June 2011
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Bake gluten-free: xgfx did all the work, so you...
The cutie-pie gluten-free bakers over at xgfx have taken it upon themselves to experiment with the new King Arthur flour gluten-free baking mixes! They have attempted the challenge of finding the right ratio of egg- and dairy-replacements required for VEGANIZATION of each mix! I don’t know nearly enough about gluten-free baking, BUT what I do know is after reading their review and...
May 2011
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Get inspired by this interview with Sarah Kramer
How It All Vegan was my first vegan cookbook, and its coauthor Sarah Kramer still has a special place in my heart. Kristin over at Cook Bake Nibble has a nice interview with Sarah up this week as part of her Inspirational Women Interviews 2011 series. I suggest you take a moment to go read. Some highlights:
“I try to broaden my horizons by sticking my fingers in as many pies as...
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Tonight in SF: make vegan corn dogs FOR FREE (FOR...
All of the details are at SF Weekly, where I’m the interim food editor and that is why you haven’t seen much Laura B. around here and also why this sentence doesn’t make lots of sense MY BRAIN IT HURTS. Anyway, it’s a good thing for you because the rest of the people/dinos on this site are better at everything, SO ANYWAY: EVERYONE COME TONIGHT! Get fat on vegan corn dogs...
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Happy Veggie Kids: Noah!
This is seven-year-old Noah! He is clearly a baseball stud and he also helps his mom with her blog!
Vegansaurus: What is your favorite food? Noah: Pickles and Tofurkey Reubens. [Mom note: I made my own recipe]
What is your favorite kind of birthday cake? Pineapple upside-down cake.
Why are you vegan? Because it doesn’t hurt animals.
Do you like being vegan? Why? Yes, because it doesn’t hurt...
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Holy Hodo Batman, free soy at the Ferry Building...
Spicy Yuba Strips, fancy plate not included!
Guys, remember how I visited the new Hodo Soy Beanery kiosk at the Ferry Building and got free stuff and it was delicious? Now you can get free delicious stuff too, Saturday May 28 ONLY!
Here’s the exclusive early scoop:
“Celebrate the long weekend with a FREE 6 oz container of Hodo Soy Beanery Hijiki Salad or Spicy Yuba Strips ($5.99...
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Mark Zuckerberg, we applaud and fear you
On one hand, he’s doing what most meat-eaters wouldn’t dare, by killing the animals he eats; on the other, what kind of sociopath can slit a goat’s throat? Honestly, I have more respect for slaughterhouse employees who are FORCED to do the dirty work so that they can feed their families/don’t get deported. Well, that and I feel awful for them—what a terrible job they...
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Patxi's Chicago Pizza is opening in the Inner...
So many incredible and amazing things come out of Chicago. Top 5: The Handlebar, Sultan’s Market, Mercy for Animals, me (I’m actually from the Bay Area, but I lived there for three years) and CHICAGO-STYLE PIZZA! I had it a few times before I went vegan, and man, is it decadent (by which I mean super, amazingly delicious)! Now that I live in San Francisco, I no longer have to go...
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Bob Barker honored with prestigious Veg Award! You...
My friend Lena Fay is the UnOfficial president of the Bob Barker Fan Club. I interviewed her earlier today about her adoration of all things Bob Barker, and for a better understanding in general, via text message.
Vegansaurus: Can you explain in two or three sentences your love for Bob Barker and why you are the president of his fan club? Lena Fay: Bob Barker made me understand the...
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Happy Veggie Kids: Ayame!
This is eight-year-old Ayame! She’s been vegan her whole life and I’m assuming she’s been adorable at least that long.
Vegansaurus: What is your favorite food? Ayame: I have too many, but, cookies!
What is your favorite kind of birthday cake? Dad’s vanilla cake.
Why are you vegan? Because mom and dad are vegan. Because if you eat animals it’s not right.
Do you...
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The Search Dog Foundation puts more rescued dogs...
Did you want more Search Dog Foundation news? Of course you did, those dogs are awesome! Our friend Mike let us know that two search teams were deployed on Monday, May 23 to Joplin, Mo. to work in the wreckage of the tornado that demolished the area over the weekend. Check it out: both dogs are “rescued dogs turned rescuers,” and they’re California dogs—Huck comes from the...
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Veganized for your pleasure: brown sugar bacon...
Why yes, that is rice whip on my waffle. I do not mess around.
I really don’t understand this longstanding bacon obsession in America. And when it got to the point where it was showing up on magazine covers, in chocolate bars, in squeezable formats, and with full-on “trend” status (If one more person tries to get me to eat bacon by saying, “but bacon doesn’t...
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Guest post: A vegan lady's guide to bleeding, or...
Hello, everybody! Today I’m going to talk about Shark Week. And when I say Shark Week, I’m not talking Discovery Channel. I’m talking the kind that happens to a person’s ovaries once a month.
Yes, menstruation.
So, what about having a “leaky basement” isn’t vegan? And why would Vegansaurus be talking about Mother Nature’s gift? Well, surfing the...
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Happy Veggie Kids: Logan P!
Guys, I think I just fell in love with an eight-year-old! But he lives in Phoenix, A.Z. I’m not super stoked about the whole long-distance thing but I think we can make it work! Because he’s dreamy. Take it away, Logan P.!
Vegansaurus: What is your favorite food? Logan: Tofu. [Mom note: Logan’s favorite meal is tofu steaks with mushroom sauce from Cherryblossom Noodle Cafe.]
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Pose of the hypocritical excuse-itarian: yoga IS...
I was halfway through writing an article on yoga as it relates to veganism when this article appeared in my inbox, courtesy of the head honchos at Vegansaurus. Suffice to say it only fueled my agni (Sanskrit for “fire”). Sometime in the 1980s yoga took over the Western world. Suddenly everyone was in downward dog, from 20-something administrative assistants to hardcore fitness...
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Pearl the search and rescue dog: still amazing!
Pearl, the ASPCA dog of the year 2010, was deployed to Japan in March following the massive earthquake and tsunami. They were in the Ofunato City area on the northeast coast, and worked from Mar. 14 to 21. So heroic! The Search Dog Foundation has more information—including videos—on Pearl and her team’s work.
Our friend Mike from Occupied Las Vegas visited the SDF and got to see...
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Gluten-free biscuits and gravy! Your eyes do not...
I don’t have celiac disease and I don’t have a sensitivity to gluten; nonetheless, I’m into the challenge of making delicious gluten-free, vegan, baked goods and entrees/sides. The thing that discourages me when I am looking for recipes is that I need to have 5 million ingredients, none of which are in my “pantry” (haphazard shelf in the kitchen). I mean,...
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Breaking news: vegan travels in Eastern Europe,...
Vegan traveling can be rough. A two-week trek through Peru five years ago left me exhilarated by the stunning beauty of the Andes and Machu Picchu but at least 10 pounds lighter. Seriously, I starved. I like to think I survived due to the twin graces of those lovely Hare Krishnas who own the Govinda’s chain of vegetarian restaurants, and beer—it’s like liquid bread! I was bracing for a similar...
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Happy Veggie Kids: Isabelle
This is nine-year-old Isabelle! What can I say other than that the girl looks good in fuzzy ears.
Vegansaurus: What is your favorite food? Isabelle: Fruit
What is your favorite kind of birthday cake? Chocolate zucchini cupcakes
Why are you vegan? Because it saves animals and it’s healthy
Do you like being vegan? Why? Yes, I like being vegan because I love animals.
Is it ever hard to be...
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Guest post: Adventures in DIY ice cream! Plus, a...
You know those types of friends that you bond with specifically over one thing? Maybe it’s a particular TV show or a band that you secretly love? That’s the type of friendship that my buddy, Jack Shirley, and I have, except we bond over food, or more specifically: desserts.
Jack owns his own recording studio, The Atomic Garden Recording Studio in East Palo Alto, Calif., but he is also on a...
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Vegansaurus giveaway: Harmony Valley...
Why do we love free shit so much? Who knows, it’s in our stupid human DNA. Free is good and free veggie burgers are BETTER! If I know one thing to be true, it is that. Now where’s Oprah? She’s got to hear this, for real.
Harmony Valley makes damn fine burger, sausage, and hummus in a bag and you want to eat it all. Seriously, I first tried this stuff at Expo West and was blown...
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WatchYou know what is awesome about dogs? All they want to do is shower you with affection. I mean, sometimes they wanna eat food and sniff butts, but mostly they just want to love you (unless they’ve been trained to do otherwise, and that’s totally not the dogs’ fault). So that’s why I’m SUPER-PISSED when police officers bust down doors and shoot family pets.
Wait, it...
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Review: Earth Elite Vegan boots from PlanetShoes!
You guys, I got free boots. And they are amazing.
PlanetShoes contacted Vegansaurus in January to see if we’d be interested in sampling their services. After some editorial discussion, I decided that as I’m totally in this for personal gain—presents, money, the adulation of anonymous masses—then yes, it would be a really great idea if they sent me a free pair of vegan...
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Happy Veggie Kids: Zen!
Today we have 12-year-old Zen. He cracks me up! Take it away, Zen!
Vegansaurus: What is your favorite food? Zen: Gum.
What is your favorite kind of birthday cake? Tropical
Why are you vegan? Reason #1: Because being vegan doesn’t hurt animals. Reason #2: It’s better for your body. Reason #3: I’ve heard about what happens inside factory farms/slaughterhouses. [barfing...
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Cookbook review: Color Me Vegan by Colleen...
Earlier this year, Vegansaurus was asked if we’d like to review Colleen Patrick-Goudreau’s new cookbook, Color Me Vegan. Being a total CPG fangirl—as in, every time I’m in her presence I’m awed to speechlessness—I said, YES WE WILL AND IT WILL BE ME WHO DOES IT GIVE ME THAT BOOK, and a little while later, I had it.
It’s gorgeous, as usual. The recipes...
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Millennium sous chef Jason Dunbar's memorial fund
Millennium sous chef Jason Dunbar died unexpectedly while hiking in Yosemite on Friday, May 13. He was only 34 years old, and by all accounts (and there are lots of them), an extremely kind, funny, and awesomely wonderful stand-up dude. I have several friends who are former co-workers of his and all of them speak with such love, it’s awe-inspiring. If I leave behind a 1/20th of that amount...
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Represent vegans by dancing your ass off at SF...
OMG guys, SF Pride weekend is almost here! And by almost I mean more than a month away!
It’s time to start planning because once again this there’s a group of veggie-persons who will be taking advantage of massive crowds of caring happy people to spread the vegan gospel. They’ve got buttons and everything! Last year they passed out over 17,000 vegetarian starter...
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Sura Korean BBQ: Oakland's unlikely gem of vegan...
Once upon a time I was walking down Telegraph Avenue in Temescal with a friend when we passed this restaurant that I would never in a zillion years have chosen. But this certain meat-eating person was like, “Oooh, Korean BBQ! Let’s go there!” and since I wasn’t really hungry I was like, “OK fine, whatever you want, friend-from-out-of-town, I will go sit with you and...
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Book review: The Vampire and the Vegan, Book l:...
Jeez, it’s like I’m in grade school all over again with my book report, but without all the blacking out and forgetting to breathe due to a very real fear of public speaking. Fuck, just talking in general is sometimes too much for me to handle. Fortunately for me, my social anxiety meds come over the counter in the somewhat inexpensive form of PBR vitamins and exercise.
All right, let’s do...
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Happy Veggie Kids: Sierra!
This is Sierra from Northern California! She is nine and a half and OMG SO ADORBS!
Vegansaurus: What is your favorite food? Sierra: All kinds of Mexican, especially mama’s black beans and cilantro-lime rice! Or, anything from Millennium. I LOVE their crusted oyster mushrooms! [Ed. note: Homegirl has good taste!]
What is your favorite kind of birthday cake? Carrot cake.
Why are you...
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TOMORROW, Sunday, May 22: an SF vegan bakesale! DO...
Still here on earth because you’re not worthy and wondering what’s next! Gain sustenance to fight hell’s army at this vegan bakesale in SF! Or you know, just to get fat on. Both are totally worthy causes.
It’s from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Mercury Cafe and every penny earned goes to helping them build a parklet. Too cute! So make it happen, cap’n!
Now marvel at their...
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Top eight links of the week: a relevant ride...
[WTF is going on here? Do people just have lambs now? Can I get one? Will it stay the size of a cat? How patient is this cat!]
I’ve been super-busy so you only get eight links this week. Cry me a river!
Some six-year-old raised over $25,000 for the Northeast Nebraska Humane Society. What have you done for me lately?!
The Family Kitchen over at Babble asks, what do you want for your...
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Bear Awareness Week: Finally, some good news for...
Back in the heady days of 2008, the Wildlife Alliance’s Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (does this also make you think of the Superfriends?) program saved two Malayan sun bears from traders. Named Sopheap and Sloat (um, what? they should have been named Awesome and Awesomer!), they’ve been rehabilitated and might get to return to the wild!
Earlier this month, the bears went on a field trip...
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Super great artist Christo may make sheep sad!
I love Christo,* like love love love. Like want to wrap him up in a fake silk tarp and keep him on my mantle.** He’s the mother-loving man. BUT I do NOT like art projects that bother animals! There is a big debate over Christo’s latest project, “Over the River,” as it may displace/disrupt/harm the bighorn sheep in Colorado. In typical Christo style, they want to...
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The best vegan fun-in-the-sun products! It's...
Here in Portland people tend to get really excited when we have sun, and as a result get sunburned very easily. So I put together a fancy list of a few vegan sunscreens to keep your skin as healthy as your insides! Bam!
This sunless tanner from Nature’s Gate is the perfect way to add a little glow to your skin during the winter if tanning beds aren’t your thing. I’m a huge fan...
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Hello, friends! It's WTF Wednesday! On Friday! WTF...
You guys, I’m done with school! Like forever! My cap and gown have been rented (for an exorbitant amount), my graduation fees (HIGHWAY ROBBERY) have been paid, and my thesis has finally, after months of agony and edits, been signed off on. As much relief as I feel, I’m also feeling kind of lost! Allen says that I should take this time to reflect upon the last two years of my life and...
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Endangered, Will Robinson!
Today is Endangered Species Day! Endangered Species Day happens annually, and is dedicated to acknowledging the planet’s many endangered species and recognizing the amazing efforts being made globally to save them from extinction. How awesome is that?!
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services even created this super-nifty search engine that allows you to find endangered animals by state, country,...
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Happy Veggie Kids: Cole!
Today we have eight-year-old Cole, who apparently likes LEGO, Batman and pumpkins! Awesome!
Vegansaurus: What is your favorite food? Cole: French Toast, Cereal, New potato crunchers.
What is your favorite kind of birthday cake? Salted caramel ice cream cake with free toys inside. [Ed. note: UM YES WHERE DO I GET ONE?]
Why are you vegetarian? Because my parents are and I don’t really have...
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Barnard to Bloomberg: step up your health game!
New York City Mayor Bloomberg made a bold statement last week with a proposal to ban the city’s food stamp recipients—all 1.7 million of them—from using food stamps to purchase sugary drinks and soda. Responding in an op-ed, Dr. Neal Barnard took Bloomberg to task by urging him to “include the foods that are really driving the obesity epidemic”—namely, meat and...
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New bill seeks to ban fish factory farms in U.S....
Eat Drink Better brings us word on a new bill to ban fish factory farms in U.S. oceans! Let’s support the crap out of this mother!
The main text reads:
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the Secretary of the Interior nor the Secretary of Commerce may issue any permit or in any other way authorize any person to conduct commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the...
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Public radio presents biased perspective on...
The discussion thread for Oregon Public Broadcasting’s (OPB) radio program on ”Knowing Your Meat“ quickly spurred lots of rage and debate among the Portland vegan community (thanks to the folks at Herbivore clothing via their twitter @herbivorecc)—and rightly so.
The photo affiliated with the discussion—something previously talked about on Vegansaurus—is unbelievably...
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Hellmann's expands cage-free recipes, becomes...
Mayonnaise company Hellmann’s has been making light mayo with 100 percent cage-free eggs since last year, but now it has two more recipes for which to be proud of itself: Canola Cholesterol-Free Mayonnaise and Reduced Fat Mayonnaise with Olive Oil. So thanks, mayo-ingesting people of the world, for making the first attempt at humaneness on such a grand scale so popular!
All that comes out...
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Eagle accidentally saves poodle's life!
You guys, this is NUTS!
An eagle was flying over that country up there* and was all, “Man, I’m STARVING!” and down below he saw this scraggly, neglected little toy poodle and so the eagle was all, “Imma get me a snack!” and snatches up the dog. So, they’re all flying along (the eagle to a suitable luncheon spot, the poodle to her death) and the eagle was all,...
