This was part of our Thanksgiving dinner. It makes way too much for 2 people – you may want to halve the recipe. Sautee 1/2 an onion in some olive oil. Once the onion is soft, add 2 cups of dry risotto (arborio rice). Mix with the onion and olive oil. Slowly add 1 cup …
Nov
28
Masters of Marketing
The deep, dark secret of American agriculture is that there is way too much food available: 3,900 calories per day for every man, woman, and child in the country. The average adult needs barely over half that and children much less. And this substantial excess is at the high end compared to other industrialized countries. …
Nov
27
Gentle Thanksgiving
We know that, traditionally, everyone tucks in to a turkey at Thanksgiving – but that doesn’t mean that us vegans and vegetarians have to miss out on a delicious dinner! There are plenty of tasty and innovative alternatives to eating meat at this time of year, and you can still make your Thanksgiving meal something …
Nov
25
Thanksgiving Day (dis)Grace
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is known for pushing the limits. PETA created this TV ad to be aired during this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, but NBC will not allow it to air. According to PETA’s blog, “When we first submitted our newest commercial to NBC in the hopes of running …
Nov
24
Top 10 Reasons To Not Eat Turkeys
From GoVeg.com Pardon me, pilgrim! This Thanksgiving, how about ditching the dead bird? These beautiful, inquisitive, intelligent birds endure lives of suffering and painful deaths. Here are 10 good reasons to carve out a new tradition by flocking to vegetarian entrées, along with some scrumptious holiday cooking tips and recipes—thankfully, none of them require stuffing …
Nov
23
Housekeeping
Double-post today for 2 quick announcements… I recently switched my rss feed to feedburner (you may have noticed the change in my “Subscribe” button to the right & the new ability to subscribe via email). I was just notified that with the switch, pictures were no longer showing up in my feed. Rest assured, I …
Nov
23
Meatless Monday #10: Broccoli, Rice & Cheese Casserole
We went to our friends’ annual Thanksgiving Potluck on Sunday. There are a few vegetarians in our pack, so alongside the turkey there was also a tofurkey! We brought Ed’s mom’s broccoli, rice & cheese casserole and jalapeno bread. I’m only posting the casserole recipe here because although the bread was fantastic, it was made from …
Nov
19
Meet Your Meat: Turkeys
I have to admit, I had no clue who Shirley Jones was. After googling her, I found out that she played the mom on The Partridge Family (hence her cheese-ball reference to partridges at the start of the clip). No matter who she is, she gives an excellent description of the lives of factory-farmed turkeys. …
Nov
17
Let’s Talk Turkey
In the spirit of the upcoming holiday, let’s talk turkey. President George Washington declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1789 with these words, “Thanksgiving is a time to rediscover the spiritual being within and draw strength from our founders and political zealots whose prolific faith has created a nation that we as well as our progeny …
Nov
16
Meatless Monday #9: Falafel Pita
Ingredients Pita bread Veggies – I like to use tomato, onion, parsley, cucumber, and olives Hummus Falafel balls – I use Veggie Patch’s pre-made falafel balls, but you could make your own. (I also sometimes useVeggie Patch’s spinach nuggets instead of their falafel, and YUM!) Directions 1. Smear hummus on the inside of the pita pocket. …
