Chalk Art & Bearing Witness at Toronto Pig Save Vigil

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Photo of a sad and frightened pig taken at a Toronto Pig Save vigil in 2012 Pigs are some of our favorite animals. They’re smart, cute, and clean when not stuck in cages or styes. We were contacted by Anita Krajnc, from the Toronto Pig Save, and asked if we could help divulge the work they do trying to raise consciousness about the slaughter of these wonderful animals. TPS holds weekly vigils in Toronto (on Lake Shore and Strachan), about half a mile away from the egregiously brutal “Quality Meat Packers”...

Book Review: Dating Vegans

Monday, May 20, 2013

We had the pleasure of meeting Anne Dinshah on a couple of occasions, Vegetarian Summerfest and CARE Veggie Fest. She’s peppy and energetic—the kind of person you just can help but like when you first meet them—and she will get your ass in shape if you ever meet her on the boot camp field at Summerfest. Unlike most vegans, Anne is a lifetime vegan, born and raised. Her daughter is the fourth generation of vegetarians/vegans in her family and that, to me, is most impressive. The last time we met up with Anne, she...

Review: Vegetarian Plus Vegan Pepper Steaks and Spareribs

Monday, May 13, 2013

Vegan Black Pepper Steaks Before I begin my review, have you read my recent post “To Vegan Meat or Not Vegan Meat?” In case you didn’t know, and I didn’t, VegeUSA has a line of food products called Vegetarian Plus, with over 20 items, 13 of them vegan. They were nice enough to send me a couple of coupons so we could try some of their vegan products. Unfortunately, only two of the vegan items, the Vegan Black Pepper Steaks and the Vegan Citrus Sparerib Cutlet, are available here in PA. Luckily, our...

Review: Soyummi Pudding

Friday, May 10, 2013

Last year I got a couple of coupons for free Soyummi puddings. I was so excited because I had seen them at my local grocery/health food store, but when I went to buy them they didn’t carry them any more I searched all my local stores for months and they’re finally back on the shelves (in the refrigerated aisle). I got two flavors, the Soyummi dark chocolate and rice puddings. Their website lists three more flavors —tapioca, cherry and lime—but these were all I found. They’re dairy-free (of course), gluten-free,...

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To Vegan Meat or Not Vegan Meat? That is the question.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Oh, the conundrum. Not really. It’s really a no-brainer, literally —no animal brains were consumed during this post. I decided to write about this because we love to eat and we post a lot of food reviews, most of them including some product or dish with a vegan meat or dairy analog. Occasionally people will ask us why we eat vegan versions of typically animal-derived foods. We’ve even had a non-veg friend who was appalled when we once tweeted that we were eating vegan calamari (100% plant-based). Some think we...

Vegan Gastronomy Weekend – Philly Burbs

Friday, May 3, 2013

It finally feels like spring here in southeastern PA and that makes us feel like dancing, singing and eating lots of good vegan food. So I decided it’s time for another Vegan Gastronomy tour of our beloved keystone state. A few weeks back I contributed to Vance Lemkuhl’s article “Vegan dining in the Philly ‘burbs” on Philly.com. Reading the final article gave me some ideas on where I wanted to go to explore some Philly burb eateries. Hang in there, ’cause we were all over the map. Day...

Review: Vgë Café – Bryn Mawr, PA

Friday, May 3, 2013

It’s been a year since Vgë Café opened and we finally got out there to try their delicious sandwiches. Mauro and I decided to check it out on one of our drive-abouts a couple of weeks back. And let me tell you, we really missed out on some good stuff this past year. We took a nice scenic and hilly route out there. It was a gorgeous day and perfect weather for driving around, it made me appreciate the lush, green scenery and how much I love living in this part of the country. We were pretty hungry by the time...

Review: Artisan Exchange – West Chester, PA

Friday, May 3, 2013

A couple weeks back I contributed to Vance Lemkuhl’s article “Vegan dining in the Philly ‘burbs” on Philly.com and I really wanted to try the Rawsome fudge listed. I visited Artisan Exchange‘s website to see if there were any other vegan vendors and I saw that a couple other favorites listed. Since we were headed out that way one Saturday anyway, I decided to give it a shot and see how many other vegan yummies are available at this market. I had a blast schmoozing with all the vendors and encouraging...

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Interview with Allyson Kramer

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Chalk Art & Bearing Witness at Toronto Pig Save Vigil

Pigs are some of our favorite animals. They’re smart, cute, and clean when not stuck in cages or styes. We were contacted by Anita Krajnc, from the Toronto Pig Save, and asked if we could help divulge the work they do trying to raise consciousness about the slaughter of these wonderful animals. TPS holds weekly [...]

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Review: Vegetarian Plus Vegan Pepper Steaks and Spareribs

Before I begin my review, have you read my recent post “To Vegan Meat or Not Vegan Meat?” In case you didn’t know, and I didn’t, VegeUSA has a line of food products called Vegetarian Plus, with over 20 items, 13 of them vegan. They were nice enough to send me a couple of [...]