Veggie Going Vegan

(Mostly) Vegan beauty products featured in LA Times

2009-11-28T02:00:25Z

Sigh. While I'm glad that the LA Times is featuring vegan beauty products, and that it's becoming more mainstream to talk about things like carmine (the crushed up beetles that provide the red color to many beauty products) and collagen (comes f...

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Two Photos of Awesome Food, nom nom nom

2009-11-27T16:43:31Z

No, not yesterday's Thanksgiving meal, but some great vegan meals I've had lately, sometimes in unexpected places. Like in the bar of some random hotel in NYC. We had stepped in for a drink. (I honestly don't even remember what street we were on...

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The White House goes veg

2009-11-24T21:37:43Z

For one night anyway. The Prime Minister of India is the guest of honor, and is also a vegetarian, so I love it that everyone will follow suit, per this piece on ecorazzi. The menu does sound yummy (if not 100% vegan): First Potato and Eggp...

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My recipe for vegan gravy

2009-11-24T16:02:15Z

BlogHer contributing editor Alanna Kellogg has posted about making gravy this Thanksgiving, and asked for recipes. This finally motivated me to post my favorite gravy recipe...vegan of course...so I could link to it in the comments of Alanna's pos...

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Quick Link: PETA announces most veg-friendly football stadiums

2009-11-22T17:27:43Z

And my hometown stadium, Candlestick Park, is 2nd on the list. I've had a veggie dog or two at Candlestick myself, back when following the Niners wasn't an exercise in frustration and futility! Find the full list here at PETA.

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Restaurant review: Kokkari Estiatoria in San Francisco

2009-11-14T19:02:10Z

Cross-posted to SF Bay Style Friday night, after what can only be called an arduous drive into San Francisco, I landed gratefully at a small table at Kokkari Estiatorio. A Hellenic restaurant, and sister to one of my favorite places on the Peni...

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A replacement for my fave discontinued Morningstar Farms product

2009-11-07T18:38:30Z

I was as disappointed as the next vegan when I learned that Morningstar Farms had discontinued their Meal Starters "Steak" Strips. But thanks to QuarryGirl, I have learned that the company that Morningstar Farms used as a source for those steak ...

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VegNews releases vegan holiday cookie recipe e-book

2009-11-04T16:42:57Z

Yesterday the lovely folks at VegNews Magazine gave me a free peek at their new Holiday Cookie Collection e-book, available for $3 online. I blogged here how last Christmas my family bravely let me make vegan desserts for the family dinner...

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An excellent vegan meal at a non-vegan restaurant

2009-11-02T16:11:25Z

Yesterday was World Vegan Day, so of course I had to veganize a meal at a local non-vegan restaurant! Have I hammered home the point about *asking* enough for you lately? No? Well, then let me tell you another story. After an early evening of...

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Today is World Vegan Day

2009-11-02T00:18:27Z

Learn more about it here. How are you celebrating? I ate leftover vegan pizza from Amici's...yay Amici's!! I spent more time flipping through Tal Ronnen's The Conscious Cook. That's about it. What about you?

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