After we bought a bunch of leeks and fennel at the vegetable stand last week, I’ve been trying to figure out different recipes to use either or both. The beet, fennel, pomegranate salad was one recipe. This potato, leek, fennel soup is another. I’ve generally had an aversion to using leeks because of how sandy they […]
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Who Wants to be a Vegan Pastry Baker?
Calling all out-of-work vegan baking enthusiasts living in Portland, Oregon! Sweetpea Baking Co. is hiring an early morning (read: 4am start time) baker. This sounds like so much fun to me and if I lived in Portland, I might consider this as a second career choice. Here are the details It sounds like as part of […]
Pittsburgh Vegan Cook-Off
My mom sent me the newsletter for Pittsburgh East End Food Co-Op the other day. The East End Food Co-Op is a really wonderful co-op and has been there at least as long as I can remember. They have an amazing herb/spice and bulk selection, a little cafe with delicious prepared food, and lots of […]
Raw Chia Key Lime Pie
I have been wanting to try making chia pudding for a while now. I bought some chia seeds about 3 or 4 months ago and have not gotten around to doing anything with them until this past weekend. Chia seeds are high in protein, Omega 3’s, and fiber. I’ve been trying to cut out the […]
Beet, Fennel & Pomegranate Kale Salad
I’ve never been a big fan of beets, but I have set my mind to deciding to like them. About 7 or 8 years ago, I made a conscious decision to start liking olives and capers. I had always avoided them like the plague, but one day I went to the olive bar at Whole Foods […]
Vegan Tattoos
When I decided to actually go forward with finding a tattoo artist to make a drawing of my tattoo idea, I started looking at Seattle tattoo artists’ portfolios. I spent weeks combing through online portfolios and looking at hundreds of images of tattoos. In case you don’t already know, Seattle is a haven for tattoos–both […]
Animals, Ethics and Food Syllabus
Yesterday was my first day teaching my new course, Animals, Ethics and Food: Deconstructing Dominant Discourses. The first day of class is always spent taking care of the nitty gritty details–introductions, learning names, reviewing the syllabus and answering any questions that may come up. We had time yesterday for all of this, plus we watched […]
Thinking about the New Year
Happy 2012 everyone! I’m sorry I’ve been such a sporadic blogger over the last two weeks. The Holidays We’ve had lots going on (as I’m sure everyone has). First, it was madly racing to get holiday packages out the door to family and friends not living in Seattle. My dad arrived in Seattle on Dec. […]
Please Sue Dick Hughes, Dow Chemical
Remember back in October, when I went to New York for a visit… I blogged about the great work that Dick Hughes is doing to bring to light the lasting impacts (through generations of Vietnamese and Americans) of the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. For those not familiar with the history of Agent […]
Cinnamon Pull-Apart Bread
A friend of mine posted a recipe for Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread on Facebook the other day and I immediately wanted to veganize it. It’s been a while since I made a yeast bread, so I was a little nervous. I’ve definitely gone through some bread-baking phases and, in addition to some really delicious loaves, I’ve […]
