“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?” […]
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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 […]
Easy Vegan Corn Muffins
Simple vegan cornbread muffins with pieces of chive and whole corn kernels. Guys, I’m obsessed with Kittee’s New Orleans Style Beans. They’re seriously my favorite way to eat pinto beans right now, and I have been making these vegan cornbread muffins to go with it. They’re quick to make, simple, and make a nice, easy meal with […]
Berry-Studded Chocolate Bliss Balls
We all have certain foods that are wrapped in memory; all it takes is one bite, and we’re whisked back in time to the moment we first tasted it. The experience, told to others over time, can expand to mythic proportions. And I swear, like many before have sworn with their own personal memories, that […]
Lemon-Dill Summer Vegetables with Creamy Polenta
There is a health food store not too far from my house that sells produce from local area farms. It’s an eclectic little place, there’s always a selection of limited batch vegetables or fruit that I’ve never seen before. This week it was elephant garlic scapes. I’ve heard of garlic scapes, but never elephant garlic […]