
Food Revolution: Jamie Oliver Rips Off John Robbins
posted on 14 March 2010, 10:52 pm
Jamie Oliver's TED Award and, indirectly, his upcoming TV series, "Food Revolution" are interesting events. Whether unconsciously or not, he ripped off the title of one of the best books about food, diet, health, factory farming, ever written (particularly because......
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Happy Pi(e) Day! Celebrate with 7 Vegan Pie Recipes.
posted on 14 March 2010, 12:20 pm
Happy Pi(e) Day! I can't think of a better way to celebrate Pi Day, than with my top seven vegan pie recipes and recommendations for Pie!You Say Pi, I Say Pie! I was never much of a mathie (aka math nerd) in school, I was usually brushing up on my AP English essay, or doodli...
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Ellen Spotlighting Veganism
posted on 14 March 2010, 9:00 am
Ellen has been doing so much in recent months to bring awareness to eating vegan. I am always excited to see vegan discussions and cooking demos on her show, and to see it represented in such a sensible, honest, and positive manner. I'm feeling kind of grateful......
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the full post at eat, drink & be vegan
Examining Classism in Vegan Rhetoric
posted on 14 March 2010, 6:03 am
Prof Susurro at Like a Whisper recently deconstructed some class privilege in the VOC discussion on the about second-hand items.
Her critiques are accurate & well worth a read. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Prof, both in the original post & on your own blog.
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A Giant Shiitake Mushroom and Twenty Ways to Cook it.
posted on 13 March 2010, 5:59 pm
I found this giant shiitake mushroom swimming in a sea of average sized shrooms in the bulk mushrooms bin at Whole Foods. I had just seen the movie Alice in Wonderland, so when I spotted this mysterious, over sized, fluffy fungi, I expected a giant smoke-puffing blue caterpi...
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Win a Signed Copy of Sistah Vegan!
posted on 13 March 2010, 6:01 am
Breeze is giving away one signed copy of the new Sistah Vegan book.
She’s gonna make you work for it: in 250 words or less, write something about the following topic in the comments of her post:
Sistah Vegan project was created to tackle the question of the racialized exp...
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the full post at Vegans of Color
Video: Colbert on "Crisis Seeds" for Growing Your Own
posted on 12 March 2010, 7:45 pm
Outrageous Colbert bit about a "Crisis Seeds" advertiser on Glen Beck's show: "When you're tilling the earth with a human femur while the sky is raining fire, you'll want a reliable supply of radicchio and mini squash..." and "...I refuse......
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Fiber to the Rescue
posted on 12 March 2010, 7:22 pm
Just in case you didn't already know, the amount of fiber we eat prevents all chronic diseases including cancer and heart disease. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition just published a study (March 10, 2010) that found dietary fiber is associated with increased leukoc...
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At the moment...
posted on 12 March 2010, 5:09 pm
I am making Mac & Cheese Florentine in the crock pot. Only there's no cheese, of course. Not even soy cheese...or the King of all dairy alternatives, Daiya. Nope, it's just true goodness (secret "cheese" ingredients to be revelaed later, if worthy). It ...
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The Vegan Week That Was: humane lobby day, vulva lip balm, vegan shoooes!, cook with The Discerning Brute, will Teany ever reopen?, new 'sNice to open, whale sushi, and more
posted on 12 March 2010, 4:18 pm
[Make waffles with Joshua Katcher tomorrow! Image via The Discerning Brute.]New York State Humane Lobby Day is upon us, March 24, people. This is our chance to talk about legislation that will directly and significantly affect the nonhumans with whom we share the state. ...
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the full post at SuperVegan: Vegan Blog and New York City Restaurant Guide
Southern Oregon
posted on 12 March 2010, 1:03 pm
I recently spent a few days in southern Oregon, attending to some family business. I'm sure I've mentioned before just how NOT vegan-friendly it is down there. Apparently, those southerners also don't understand food intolerances, either. Case in point: My sister...
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The Perfectly Simple Pizza Salad. Salad Recipe Series.
posted on 12 March 2010, 12:40 pm
My Perfectly Simple Pizza Salad isn't just a side dish recipe - it's a necessary component to pizza night. I crave this salad with my pizza pie! And it's super simple to prepare, so it grants your "easy dinner" wishes: Phone in order, prep your salad, grab some bevies - done...
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Video: Colbert Consumer Alert on Pringles
posted on 12 March 2010, 10:39 am
Another hilarious Colbert bit about food-like products. Considering that I've seen some vegan bloggers (vegan lunchbox, of all people) acclaim "Pringles" it's particularly good sport to see this clever short clip about a recent recall of the food-like product. To......
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Vegan Boys Are The Best
posted on 12 March 2010, 10:21 am
While I would never purport to being (even slightly) offended by the Vegan Boys Are The Worst song (which incidently got a lot of heat Vegansaurus recently and was the impetus of this post), I feel as a vegan boy and fellow musician that I must offer up a retort. Is this Bi...
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Shoes. Oh My Gawd. Shoes.
posted on 12 March 2010, 9:11 am
Last night (as previously mentioned here on SuperVegan) was the opening party for the Melissa's Shoes Pop-Up shop inside of the Lower East Side's Kaight store. Naked feet, open shoe boxes and smiling gals trying on super cute shoes were the scene last night.
The vegan s...
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Partners in Exploitation
posted on 11 March 2010, 11:04 pm
Dear Colleagues:
Making society feel more comfortable about animal exploitation and encouraging consumption are more often than not an explicit goal of animal welfare campaigns and organizations.
For example, many of the large animal advocacy groups in the United States and ...
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the full post at Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach
philly cupcakes
posted on 11 March 2010, 5:39 pm
Red velvet, vegan cupcake at Philly CupcakeCraving an elegant, moist vegan cupper but don't feel like baking? Check out Philly Cupcake. Although they are not a vegan bakery, I applaud them for offering delectable vegan options. All cupcakes are displayed in an ornate, semi-B...
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The Vegan Candy Hierarchy of Deliciousness
posted on 11 March 2010, 3:38 pm
Oh, do I love me some candy. This graph was ripped off from inspired by this. (Granted, my derivation is both glaringly rudimentary and a bit contrived - but, y'know I'm okay with that.) Please share your candy-related thoughts in the comments section below.Update:I called F...
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New Jamba Juice Organic Hot Blends. Vegan Hot Bevs!
posted on 11 March 2010, 1:43 pm
Perfectly Chocolate Chai Tea, Heavenly Green Tea Latte and Classic Hot Chocolate (all vegan when made with soymilk) are just a few of the new Organic Hot Blends menu items at Jamba Juice. So it looks like Starbucks tried smoothies and now Jamba Juice is trying hot beverages....
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Michael Pollan/Alicia Silverstone on Oprah TODAY
posted on 11 March 2010, 12:17 pm
From Allison at future-works.com: "Hi Mark, I noticed you're a conscious food enthusiast and also previously posted about the documentary "Food, Inc." so I thought you'd want to know about Thursday's Oprah Winfrey Show that focuses on conscious eating. Part......
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