It’s that time of year – the Holidays – the grandest consumer-fest of all. We are consumers. We make the Consumer Price Index rise. We are measured with the Consumer Confidence Index. There are bureaus of consumer affairs, consumer magazines, and consumer networks. But I’m weary of being consumed. Consumption was the original word for […]
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Interview Series – Nava Atlas
Nava Atlas is the author and illustrator of many books on vegan and vegetarian cooking, most recently Wild About Greens and Vegan Holiday Kitchen. Her backlist includes Vegan Express, Vegan Soups and Hearty Stews for All Seasons, The Vegetarian Family Cookbook, and The Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet. Her first book, Vegetariana, published in 1984, is considered a classic in its field. Nava’s book Vegan Holiday Kitchen came out in […]
This Holiday Season, Don’t Be a Butterball
As we head into the season of eating, here is a cautionary tale. A few years ago, my boyfriend’s cousin Marilyn—a meat-and-potatoes lover if ever there was one—underwent open-heart surgery. Five of Marilyn’s coronary arteries were 99 percent clogged, and when the doctors opened up her chest, they discovered that her heart was encased in […]