Posted in Recipes, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized on Oct 15th, 2012
It’s already that time of year again…coming into Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving can be a stressful time for vegans (and new vegans especially). For one, it is incredibly depressing to think about the 46 million turkeys slaughtered each year in the United States for Thanksgiving day alone. That is a lot of individual lives taken for one [...]
Posted in Activism, Animal Rights, Animal Studies, Animals, Thanksgiving on Oct 2nd, 2012
Yesterday, in class, I asked the students to shout out responses and we brainstormed on the board. First was…What constitutes home? comfort family love safety security bed food Next was… What constitutes food? taste nutrition comfort community satisfaction access Then I asked the class to think about familiar traditions that are centered on food: Barbeque [...]
Posted in Thanksgiving on Nov 25th, 2011
This Thanksgiving was so nice. I got up early yesterday morning and started cooking and had everything prepared to go over to our friends’ (Karen, Jeremy and Oliver) by 12:30. Eric and I actually had time to sit down and watch an episode of Glee and and episode of The Big Bang Theory before we headed [...]
Posted in Recipes, Thanksgiving on Nov 24th, 2011
Yesterday was another crafting day. We were not quite as productive as we had hoped. I think the magnitude of our planned projects was a bit overwhelming. But we did wrap some of the soap we made, cut out a bunch of fabric for the sewing projects we’re doing, and make mulled wine. I would [...]
Posted in Animal Rights, Animals, Recipes, Thanksgiving on Nov 22nd, 2011
Thanksgiving can be stressful for vegans and nonvegans alike when the the question of what to eat comes up. For many people in the U.S., Thanksgiving has been tied, for generations, to the preparation and consumption of a turkey. Becoming vegan, particularly for ethical reasons, challenges this tradition and can result in a range of discomfort. Some family [...]
Posted in Week in Review on Nov 20th, 2011
This last week has been filled with recipes for lovely food that would be great for Thanksgiving. I’ve been cooking a lot to experiment with creating vegan versions of some of the Thanksgiving favorites. In particular because I’d been cooking so much myself, it was a real treat to go over to my mother-in-law’s house [...]
Posted in Recipes, Thanksgiving on Nov 17th, 2011
Today, being Thursday, is craft day with my dear friend, Tish. Our plan today is to make vanilla extract, among some other activities to be determined…maybe a trip to the craft store. But before I head out, a quick post. This week has been a bit of a marathon of recipes in preparation for Thanksgiving and [...]
Posted in Recipes, Thanksgiving on Nov 16th, 2011
If I could only have one of the typical Thanksgiving dishes, I’m pretty sure I would choose stuffing. A pile of stuffing doused in mushroom gravy is just about as good as it gets, in my opinion. Each family seems to have their own special stuffing recipe–some with nuts, some with cornbread, some with dried fruit, [...]
Posted in Recipes on Nov 15th, 2011
Last week, I announced a ‘Veganize Thanksgiving Recipe Challenge’ where I asked readers to comment with their requests for vegan versions of Thanksgiving favorites. Anne wrote in with a request for vegan mashed potatoes and so yesterday I posted the Garlic Mashed Potatoes recipe that will go wonderfully with the Mushroom Gravy. Holly wrote in [...]
Posted in Recipes on Nov 14th, 2011
When I was a little girl, my ‘second mother’ (Barb) who rented the third floor apartment of our house, watched Julia Child’s cooking shows religiously. She would tape them and then watch them when she had time to sit down and take notes. She filled many pads of paper with Julia Child’s recipes. Sitting on Barb’s couch [...]
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