We’re coming into basil season! We’ve got a couple of basil plants in the garden that are already booming. As the summer goes on, they should only get bigger and bushier and provide fresh basil all season long. This basil sauce/dressing is raw and served cold. It tastes like a light, refreshing and tangy pesto. […]
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White House Healthy Lunchtime Challenge
For all of you 8-12 year olds out there—Or parents of 8-12 year olds… Here is a great challenge! As part of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to end child obesity, this challenge asks kids between the ages of 8 and 12 to come up with creative, healthy lunchtime options that follow the USDA’s MyPlate nutritional guidelines. It […]
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies
When I was in New York a while back, staying with my friend Emma, she brought home some cookies from the bakery where she works. They were called ‘Honey Bears’ and were all vegan ingredients, except they contained honey. They were so delicious and I wanted to recreate the recipe when I got home and make them truly […]
Keeping a Sunny Disposition
I haven’t talked about it much here on the blog, but starting in March I began researching for my dissertation on dairy farming. Most of my time for the past few months has been spent trying to make contacts for fieldwork, doing online research, reading, making to-do lists, trying to organize my thoughts on post-its and a […]
Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce
We’re definitely coming into strawberry/rhubarb season. The rhubarb in our garden is getting big and ready to harvest. It’s not quite ready, though, so I bought some rhubarb the other day at the vegetable stand, along with some strawberries (from California). I just couldn’t wait any longer! I brought them home and asked Eric if […]
Farro Salad
When I was in Pittsburgh, my mom made the most delicious farro salad with avocado and radishes. I’ve been thinking about it since then and wanting to make it. Luckily, now we all can make it because my mom sent along the recipe yesterday! This salad is served cold and is a wonderful spring/summer addition or […]
Pittsburgh Agent Orange Event with Rocky Bleier & Dick Hughes
Remember in October when I was in New York and told you about Dick Hughes, the Shoeshine Boys Project and the ongoing problem of Agent Orange in Vietnam? And then I shared with you the news of the website launch and youtube video asking Dow Chemical to Sue Dick Hughes. Well, here is a […]
Vegan Enchiladas
I know, I know. A whole week after posting the corn tortilla recipe, here’s the enchilada one. Better late than never, I suppose. I got preoccupied at the end of last week by Timothy Pachirat’s (author of Every Twelve Seconds: Industrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight) visit to Seattle. He did three events while […]
Quick Jicama Salad
I made this quick jicama salad the other night when I made enchiladas with homemade corn tortillas (I know, I still owe you the enchilada recipe!). There is really hardly anything to this ‘salad’, but it’s such a refreshing, crunchy snack to munch on while you’re cooking dinner, or as a side dish to a […]
Top 5 Vegan Apps of 2012
Today we have a treat for all of you smartphone users out there. Jane Johnson joins us as a guest blogger sharing the best vegan apps of 2012 (bio below). These sound like a great resource for making the shift to a vegan lifestyle even easier. Has anyone tried any of these or other vegan […]
