Archive for June, 2010

  • 2 Delicious Low Calorie and Vegetarian Recipes For Artichoke and Haricot Sou

    So try the following low calorie and vegetarian recipes and enjoy the day Artichoke Soup 1 lb. each of artichokes and potatoes 1 Spanish onion 1 oz. of butter 1 pint of milk Pepper and salt to taste. Peel wash and cut into dice the artichokes potatoes and onion. Cook them until tender in 1 quart of water with the butter and seasoning. When the vegetables are tender rub them through a sieve……More on

  • Review Of Vegetarian Cooking Schools

    Vegetarian cooking schools offer individuals the opportunity to learn more about vegetarian cooking or even to become a professional in the field. The first vegetarian cooking school is The School of Natural Cookery. This school offers the opportunity to become a professional to be a home cook or to take specialty classes. This schools philosophy is to bring together plant based cooking in a…..More on

  • Ohio Animal Welfare Agreement Reached

    Historic news out of Ohio this afternoon: the Ohio Humane ballot initiative has been called off in exchange for a string of important animal cruelty concessions (all bullet points below are copied and pasted from HSUS’ press release):

    A ban on veal crates by 2017, which is the same timing as the ballot measure.
    A ban on [...]

  • Ryan Andrews: Sucker or Shill?

    The million dollar question for the vegan world this month is this: is Ryan Andrews just a sucker, or is he a shill for the beef industry?
    Joshua Stark, a conscientious omnivore and grass-fed beef proponent, has a lengthy and superb blog entry which makes a strong argument that Andrews is not simply a garden-variety nitwit. [...]

  • Butternut Apple Soup

    I blogged a great minimalist soup photo the other day, and here’s another.
    Uploaded by: lastcallforcorn

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  • Cattle Feedlots are Like a Holiday Inn

    Ryan Andrews, a vegan bodybuilder and strength coach, has overjoyed America’s cattlemen by touring a 22,000-head feedlot and then parroting beef industry talking points:
    You see, very few people in the nutrition world are ever allowed to visit feedlots. In fact, some of my favorite authors have written entire books about feedlots without ever being [...]

  • Thank You to Vegan.com Summer 2010 Supporters

    Last week, I put up a donation page which sought financial help to allow me to keep publishing Vegan.com. I’m happy to say that 28 generous readers stepped up with donations that will allow me to just about break even on publishing this site through Labor Day.
    So, if you enjoy my writing, please give [...]

  • Jessica Simpson a Weekend Vegan

    I’ve had a soft spot for Jessica Simpson ever since her existence was widely credited with impairing Tony Romo’s quarterbacking, and bouncing the Dallas Cowboys out of the playoffs. Now CNN is reporting that she’s become a weekend vegan. Anything that spreads the vegan message to her inexplicably large fan-base has to be good [...]

  • Salmon-Flavored Vodka

    Now you can enjoy that dead-fish-in-your-mouth hangover effect while you’re drinking. An Alaska distillery has introduced salmon flavored vodka.
    The distillery is based in Wasilla, the little city that keeps on giving. (Thanks, Bea.) Link.

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  • BP Keeps Wildlife Rescuers Out of Gulf

    And Obama is still letting BP direct the cleanup? How is this even possible? It’s like watching someone get beaten to death in the boxing ring, and the ref refusing to stop the fight. Link.

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