9:37 am in animals, food, united states, vegan, vegetarian by TreeHugger
Image credit: The Perennial Plate
I wondered before why
I find myself apologizing to vegetarians for eating meat, even though I don't feel bad about it. At the time, I concluded that it was a similar issue to why any and every green lifestyle choice—even if kept completely to ourselves—what we choose to do, or not do, can be seen by others as a
judgement on what they do. It seems that Mirra, the veg...
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5:29 pm in Food & Health, vegan, Weekday Vegetarian by TreeHugger
Photo credit: Kelly Rossiter
Okay, I am now offcially disgusted with myself. I took a healthy
avocado, dipped it in egg, breaded it and then fried it. Yes, I did, and it was totally delicious. And then I made a little dip of sriracha sauce and mayonnaise. I've been reading various websites over the past couple of months looking a recipes for avocado fries thinking to myself "who would eat that?" Well, it turns out, me. And my husband. We both loved it. Wow, it was really good, and not something I'm going to repeat any time soon. It felt incredibly decadent, but hey, ...
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8:17 am in food, united states, vegan, vegetarian by TreeHugger
Image credit: Vegan Black Metal Chef
"The power of seitan compels you..."
From a totally
meat- and dairy-free pad thai to a rather oxymoronic sounding
vegan redneck medley, the Vegan Black Metal Chef has already won legions of fans around the Globe. His latest episode may be his best yet, as Brian Manowitz makes vegan tempura asparagus sushi....
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8:00 am in Food & Health, science, vegan by TreeHugger
Photo: Daniel Morrison
It's one of those truths that you'd rather not know. That bright red, orange, and green gelatin you slurped down as a child is actually
made from animals.
Vegans avoid it like the plague because it's
derived from the collagen in an animal's skin and bones. But what if it was made from humans? How d...
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