Archive for August, 2013

8/22 Be Your Own Vegan

Almost every single time I am talking with someone and my being vegan comes up they will say to me,” I would be vegetarian/vegan if it weren’t for …..fill in the blank”.  This fill in the blank is something they have decided they can not live without and therefore it is the barrier to choosing […]

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8/17 Vegan Wannabe Caterers

Happy Meatless Monday. I have the most exciting news to share. Last week Sandy and I catered a party for Wayne Pacelle, author of The Bond:Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them and CEO of the Human Society of the United States (HSUS). I am absolutely name dropping because it was the most thrilling […]

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8/14 The New Lab Created Meat

Here is some food for thought. A few days ago I heard a show on NPR’s Science Friday called Biting Into the first Invitro Meat, about the most recent  lab created meat. You can access the interview through the above link to NPR. I was riveted to the program as I drove myself home from […]

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8/12 Roasted & Spiced Chick Peas

Happy Meatless Monday. I have a snack recipe for you that is going to change the way you look at chick peas. I admit it….when I am at discount department stores like Tj Maxx and Marshalls, I peruse their shelves of bizarre specialty foods. I am not looking for anything  as much as I am […]

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8/10 Vegan Hiker Sets New Record On Pacific Crest Trail

Last year friends of ours set out to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, which they successfully completed in an impressive 165 days.  They wrote a blog and took  sensational photos along the journey.  In fact, they have even published a photo journalism book that came out early this year.   I have marveled at this […]

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8/5 An Even More Meatless Monday

As many of you may know, I work in the demo station at Trader Joe’s. Trader Joe’s is an inexpensive gourmet food store that has bizarre and interesting foods from around the world. I cook in the demo kitchen preparing food for customers and staff to sample throughout the day. I demo all kinds of […]

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