September 2011
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Guest interview: Krisanga Cowen of Vivapura!
I have a history of awesome vegan roommates (see: Vegan Myths Debunked creators Jonathan and Ivory). My new roommate here in Patagonia, Ariz. is the awesome Krisanga Cowen. Krisanga (far right) took a break from grinding sprouted raw nut butters and making coconuts delicious to tell Vegansaurus readers about how much he loves promoting a health-conscious, plant-based lifestyle through...
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Guest post: University of North Texas turns...
An all-vegan campus cafeteria? Yep! Responding to the demand for more vegan food choices on campus, the University of North Texas has just set the bar higher. Taking students’ requests to heart, they have created a full-service vegan cafeteria, Mean Greens Dining Hall, believed to be the first in the nation! UNT’s dining services special projects director Ken Botts sees this as a trend that...
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Guest recipe: Pumpkin brownies!
What up, my sexy vegan ladies (and dudes, y’all are welcome, too)? It’s getting to be fall here in the Midwest, which means I’m arbitrarily dumping pumpkin into everything I’m baking. This week, it’s dark chocolate pumpkin brownies. I’m giving you the recipe as a half-batch (because I have no self control and eat the entire pan, so, you know, I’m...
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Vegansaurus NYC: Vegan fashion event for Mercy for...
Amid all the fur and leather comes a breath of fresh air for the vegans during New York City Fashion Week! Perfectly placed at Greenhouse, the eco-friendly event venue located in Tribeca, Have Mercy! will feature some of the industry’s top vegan-friendly designers, including Fraley Le, Yane Mode, Sew Moe Designs and Pretty Birdie Stephanie Teague.
Enjoy hors d’oeurves catered by...
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WatchThat’s Pam from True Blood throwing down for lab chimps! She’s working with PCRM to help pass the Great Ape Protection Act which is the best act and MUST MUST MUST pass. And as you certainly know, you don’t fuck with Pam; she will eat your face. And you will like it. Why is she the sexiest best?
Also, how freaky is it to see Kristin Bauer looking like a human? She’s...
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Wednesday: Berkeley Vegan Bakesale for Berkeley...
Vegan bakesales are the best bakesales, right? Tasty, portable food, all of it cruelty-free, and all the proceeds go to charitable causes. The next one you should attend is on Wednesday, put on by the Berkeley Organization for Animal Advocacy in support of Berkeley Animal Care Services, part of the city of Berkeley. It’s a no-kill shelter that needs money to expand. Help them out by picking...
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This Wednesday's Millennium Winemaker Dinner --...
Hey! You know how you want to be fancy all the time but you also need to hoard your groats!? Well, we’ve got a solution! Well, kind-of!
Millennium is offering their Millennium’s September Winemaker Dinner THIS WEDNESDAY for $60 instead of $75 if you mention you heard about it on Vegansaurus! It’s just that easy! So, you can’t be HELLA poor if you wanna go, but you can...
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Recipe: Pink power ranch dressing! I love pink!
You can make this with a different-colored onion, and it’ll be totally normal ranch dressing. But pink is my favorite color, and I had too many red onions, so here it is.
Pink Power Ranch Dressing makes around 3 cups
Ingredients 1/2 cup vegan mayonnaise 6 oz. firm silken tofu (vacuum-packed rules!) 1/2 small red onion, peeled and roughly chopped 1/4 cup nondairy milk juice of 1 lemon (or...
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Save Pete the moose! The Man wants to "remove" him...
This is Pete with his BFF. Pete’s story in a nutshell, from Pete himself:
I was attacked by dogs and mauled when I was about five days old. Some nice people took me to David and he nursed me back to health. Fish and Wildlife told the people who found me to let me die. They couldn’t bear to just leave me there. David has been my best friend for the last 14 months. A nice man named...
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Product review: Vegan, gluten-free cookies from A...
I am not a raw-foodist, nor do I suffer from celiac disease. I did spend a solid year “eating less wheat,” but that year I was also involved in two terrible relationships and constantly going for a run and drinking low-calorie soymilk—we file that year under “personal crises” and try not to think about it very much.
People with legitimate gluten issues, however,...
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Top 10 links of the week! An edifying ramble...
Per usual, I slipped up last week, so this spans a couple weeks. Leave me alone, I have a real job!
National Geographic has a nice infograph about the LEGAL wildlife trade in Asia. It’s ill. I would have posted it but it’s too big to post the whole thing so go check it out.
From One Green Planet, vegan wine pairings! I love my wine and you know this.
Grist wonders, is Idaho a...
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And to think I used to idolize Steven Seagal!
When I first moved to the Bay Area, my therapist suggested I participate in an organized activity in order to “make friends,” whatever that means. I joined an aikido dojo and became intrigued by one of the most famous practitioners of this martial art: Steven Seagal. Dude was the first foreigner in Japan to operate an aikido dojo, and he’s a seventh dan, which means he’s...
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Baby and big white bunnies need homes! Adopt a...
Vegansaurus pal Emily has tiny baby foster bunnies that, as of Friday, will be old enough for you to adopt! They are classic white rabbits of the Alice in Wonderland variety and so cute I can’t even handle it. My long, rabbit-less years are a trial unto me, you guys. Someday I will adopt a rabbit and we will be best friends and finally my life will be complete.
What’s up with these...
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Happy Veggie Kids: Olivia!
This is Olivia with her friend Ruby! Olivia is almost five. Happy early bday, O! She’s from Nevada City, CA. and her mom has a cool vegan baking biz: Allison’s Gourmet. OMG that stuff looks GOOD! Olivia must be living the yummy vegan life. Jealous.
What is your favorite food? Olivia: Pink Beans. [Ed. note: whaa? Is this a real thing? I love pink food!]
What is your favorite kind of...
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