“You’ve a vegan? Does that mean you’re from planet Vega?” “So you’re one of those va-guns?” “Vegan? I’ve been hearing that word a lot lately. What does it mean?” “Do you eat fish?” “If you’re vegan you can’t have the ham, but you can have the egg salad.” “But where do you get your protein?” […]
Lifestyle
The Compassion Conversation Must Continue
This summer marks eight years since I read Skinny Bitch. It would be another year and half before I gave up cheese, but my awakening to a more compassionate lifestyle began that afternoon in a Barnes & Noble store. Awakening Maybe that’s not quite true. I think I had already started to awaken, in some […]
Plant-Based by Nafsika
Who else is excited to watch Plant-Based by Nafsika, “the world’s first vegan lifestyle TV series”? I know I can’t wait! You may have heard the recent buzz about the show on VegNews or PETA, or maybe on Facebook or Instagram. But if not, here’s a video preview to check out: Doesn’t Nafsika Antypas make it look fun […]
My Fat Dad by Dawn Lerman
It always amazes and fascinates me how each person approaches and learns about food in different ways. And it’s always interesting to see how their relationship with food changes the rest of their outlook. My Fat Dad by Dawn Lerman is a look into her life growing up with an overweight dad who was always […]
The Magic of Picking Up Your First CSA Share
Finding ourselves in a rut and buying the same veggies over and over again, week after week, my partner and I decided to try purchasing a CSA summer share this year. The promise of fresh, organic, seasonal vegetables was alluring from a health perspective, but the slightly scary/mostly exciting thought of creating dishes based on […]