Archive for November, 2008

My Favorite Holiday

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

I love Thanksgiving.  It is my favorite holiday.  It has all the familial warmth, good food, and holiday cheer, without the hype.  I would even say it's the least-commercialized holiday (excepting the food industry -- they make a lot of bank on T-day).  I am in my home-state of Louisiana ...

NuFu

Monday, November 24th, 2008

I had a fun opportunity to try Sunergia's new peanut-based tofu.  I love tofu, but I rarely eat it due to soy-sensitivity; so I am very excited that someone is coming up with an alternative.  I got a block of the Hickory Herb, and the Sesame Ginger (haven't tried the ...

Eating Mercifully

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

This is a trailer for a short documentary that "explores Christian perspectives on factory farming." I got it from Dr. Ben Kim's website. var so = new FlashObject("http://natalie.feedroom.com/hsus/natoneclip/Player.swf","Player", "400", "300", "8", "#FFFFFF");so.addVariable("skin", "natoneclip");so.addVariable("site", "hsus");so.addVariable("fr_story", "0d748ebe1127d611ea4280f080d3832b7d4b5deb");so.addVariable("hostURL", document.location.href);so.addParam("quality", "high");so.addParam("allowFullScreen", "true");so.addParam("menu", "false");so.write("flashcontent");

just so you know…

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Tofurkey is outta style!  Get a Celebration Roast instead!    

My First Vegan Cupcakes

Friday, November 7th, 2008

I have never made cupcakes....before today.  Growing up, my mom wasn't, and still isn't much of a baker.  She is an excellent cook, but prefers to make savory foods and make the occasional boxed cake mix if the need arises; so I don't recall ever making cupcakes as a kid. ...

It’s almost over…

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

I have never been so glad to see the end of a presidential race.  Granted, I'm not that old, but I'm not that political either.  Tomorrow night we are going to an election party, and I will drink a big glass of wine in celebration, not of a winner or ...

Thank Heaven for Hemp

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

For the soy-sensitive vegan (it aggravates my eczema), Hemp is the holy grail.  I don't know what I would do without it.  Drink yucky rice-milk? -- bleh!  Hempmilk is nutty and creamy and goes great in coffee and smoothies, and even bakes well.  Hemp protein powder also works great in ...