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Monthly Archives: March, 2009

Veganlicious Zucchini Casserole

Spring is here again and it’s time to start eating fresh! Vegan Zucchini Casserole is great as a side dish or a main course. One of my childhood favorites, the version my mother used to make was topped with cheese, but I find it’s unnecessary and it tastes just as good without it. It’s delicious, [...]

There’s Murder in Every Glass of Milk

Last post I touched on how dairy comes from raped, abused and exploited mothers. Now image you are her newborn baby.
Having spent your entire life so far inside the warmth of your mother’s womb, the rush of her blood bringing comfort and the movement of her body rocking you to sleep, suddenly, you are thrust [...]

Can A Vegan and A Meat-Eater Co-Exist?

I recently read a woman’s magazine article about “mixed relationships” and ways for a couple to stay together even if they have seemingly irreconcilable differences. The writer interviewed a vegetarian woman and her meat-eating husband and asked them how they managed to get along even though they had different fundamental beliefs. The couple gave some [...]

Oma’s German Potato Salad – Veganized

This is a recipe that my grandmother taught me years ago. I was always amazed at how wonderful her Potato Salad was at traditional Christmas Eve dinner of cold sandwiches. One day I asked her to show me how she
did it. Years later, I found myself missing Oma’s Potato Salad, so I decided to ‘veganize’ [...]

Why I’d rather eat a rib-eye than drink a glass of milk

May sound counter intuitive coming from a strict, “no, not even honey” vegan but I’m completely serious. Granted, I’d rather lick the soles of Britney Spear’s feet after she’s come traipsing out of a gas station bathroom than gnosh a slab of steak but if I had the choice between meat and dairy, I’d take [...]

5 Ways to Celebrate the Great American Meatout

The 25th annual Great American Meatout, a nationwide event orchestrated by the Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM), is Friday, March 20. Similar in premise to the Great American Smokeout, the Meatout is a day for people to kick their unhealthy addiction to meat. Various festivities are being held around the world on and around the [...]