On Friday night my husband and I hosted an end of summer shindig. What kind? A chocolate party. As you might imagine, it was a big hit. Pretty much everyone loves chocolate. We bought 15 different types of chocolate, cut them all up into little bite sized pieces, put each kind on their own individual [...]
I try and do my best for everyone – animals, the environment, people and of course, for my own health. An item I bought in 2006/2007 was an item I thought would be great for all of the above. And especially for my own health. A Sigg water bottle. We’ve all seen them. They are [...]
While shopping in Whole Foods I’m often tempted by interesting and yummy looking items. I’ve tried many a new food simply just by browsing through the sections. On Monday I saw a new item in the tofu/faux meat/vegenaise section. Vegi-Delight Zing Salad. It’s raw. It’s vegan. It’s really good for you. The ingredients are: Cabbage, [...]
If you guessed that they are considered disposable by the people who use them, then you’re right. In this country there is no system in place that requires the people who make money off the backs of animals to care for them in their retirement years. Basically, animals need a pension plan. The hard fact [...]
I love how every few months a new article comes out proclaiming that vegan fashion is cool. After all, it has to overcome the granola/hemp/hippy reputation it has had for so many years. A great article just appeared in the LA Times singing the praises of Vaute Couture, Matt and Nat, Olsen Haus, Alternative Outfitters [...]
I’ve been seeing blogs rave about Daiya vegan cheese for months now. Apparently it melts like real cheese, the texture is good, the taste is good. Everything you could ever want. I mean, look at that pizza! How much do you want to eat that right now?! The only problem: it’s not available many places. [...]
Every morning I get my lunch together for work. Because I don’t like to use plastic wrap or tin foil (disposable packaging is bad for the environment) I end up using 2 or 3 pieces of tupperware. That means when I get home, there is a bunch to clean. Here comes the solution. This delightful [...]
From 1998 to 2005 while testing over 1,000 fish in nearly 300 streams, a federal study found that ALL fish in US streams are contaminated with mercury. If you eat fish and that doesn’t scare you, I’m not sure anything in the world will. 25% of the fish had levels that were considered unsafe by [...]
I couldn’t decide which to blog about today so my choice was to blog about both. Fried green tomatoes and a feel good elephant story. Vegan Yum Yum has posted a brand new recipe for fried green tomatoes. I’ve seen the movie. I’ve heard of the dish. I’ve never eaten them. Nor do I know [...]
I felt like I should state that in the title to this blog. So many AR activists are furious over HSUS’s decision to work with Michael Vick to help end dog fighting. My feeling is this. Michael Vick has become a symbol for the consequences of dog fighting and for the brutality of the “sport.” [...]
