From A to Vegan

Compassion Over Killing in 2012

Compassion Over Killing has posted the video below highlighting their achievements for the year. If you donate by December 31, 2012, your donation will be matched up to $60,000 and if you donate $100 you will receive a box of all-vegan milk chocolate truffles. There successes for 2012 include: Undercover Video Prompts USDA to Shut Down Slaughter Plant Subway Campaign Progress Animal Cruelty Lawsuit Settled; Hatchery Ceases Operation Cruelty at Pig Breeding Factory Farm Exposed Millions... Read More

Vegan Food Swap – October 2012

A few months ago a saw a post from VeggieGirl about a vegan food swap. You send someone a box of vegan goodies and you receive a box of vegan goodies from someone else. I was intrigued and excited to participate. I love food (can you tell?) and surprises. Pair the two together and I’m one happy girl The food swap is organized by Cat from The Verdant Life.  It’s a great way to connect with other vegans across the country and try food that you may not be available in... Read More

Interview with Jamie K

Jaime K. is the powerful voice behind the blog Save The Kales! and the new TV series by the same name. Jaime has been spreading her warmth and kind spirit around the Lehigh Valley in PA for some time now, so it’s no surprise that she’s now being recognized as a rising rock star in the larger vegan community. Both her blog and her show are inviting, imaginative, and inspiring. One can’t help but fall in love with her through her words. If you still haven’t checked out savethekales.wordpress.com,... Read More

How to start your own vegan potluck

If you love cooking and sharing recipes, you might want to start your own vegan potluck. Here are some of my experiences and tips. In October 2009, my wife, Chris, and I started the Bucks County Vegan Supper Club. Our first dinner was in December and one couple showed up. My first idea was that the group would learn to make a vegan dish together. We made Moroccan Cooked Tomato and Green Pepper Salad with a Moroccan Vegetable Tangine. It took a lot longer to cook the meal than... Read More

Barbecue Tips to Make it Vegan Friendly

How do I host a vegan barbecue? It is that time of year when Americans start breaking out the barbecue grill. If the guests eat meat, then this can be a nightmare for a vegan. If you are hosting a BBQ and a friend or family member is vegan then you can easily make your barbecue party vegan friendly. I used to play volleyball on Sundays and after the games the host would have an outdoor barbecue. This was quite disgusting to me. There were so many dead animals on the grill including... Read More

The Seed: A Vegan Experience

On Saturday, June 16th, Lydia and I attended The Seed: A Vegan Experience at 82 Mercer in the hopping Soho district of NYC. Instead of your typical vegetarian food festival, Erin Red, et al., made sure this gorgeous loft was teaming with vegan companies! In addition to companies peddling their wares, we were treated to speakers on two different stages as well as a screening room where movies were presented. Lovebug Kitchen seitan taco at The Seed. The space was lovely and wide-open,... Read More

Review: Sprig & Vine

Sprig & Vine is the best vegan restaurant we have close by, and it’s a pretty darn good restaurant period. For that reason we end up going there A LOT (oh, the sacrifices we make) for birthdays, anniversaries, Sunday brunch, our Breakfast with Gene Baur event or just because. It’s no accident that it’s our favorite local spot and that the food is so good, though. Ross Olchvary, the owner and chef, was a sous chef and chef de cuisine at Horizons (now reopened... Read More

ThanksLiving event, Whole Foods Market Devon

On Saturday, October 15th, our Bucks County Vegan Supper Club partnered with Char Nolan and Whole Foods Market Devon for our ThanksLiving event. When we met Char back in August, we had spoken to her about plans we had for our Supper Club. We had wanted to plan a holiday event and wanted to call it ThanksLiving (after the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary event) since it would be animal and cruelty-free.  Char had asked about helping out with it, and told us the Market would be... Read More

Breakfast with Gene Baur

photo by Derek Goodwin for Farm Sanctuary Please come have breakfast with Gene Baur, President of Farm Sanctuary at Sprig & Vine in New Hope, PA on Sunday, December 4, 2011 starting at 10 am. Your ticket will include Breakfast, Gene’s book Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food, and a year’s membership in Farm  Sanctuary, which includes the quarterly newsletter, discount on the Bed  & Breakfast, and year round visiting privileges.... Read More

Creating Community

There are times when I just get so excited that I’ve chosen to become vegan. Last Saturday was one of those times. We headed down to the Whole Foods in Devon, PA to see our favorite vegan pastry chef (Chef Fran Costigan), who had scheduled a demonstration at the store. We had also planned to interview Fran, so we wanted to make sure that we had plenty of time to both watch the demo and to do the interview. Between us, we are rarely late and ended up arriving a whole half hour... Read More