You may or may not have heard about the May Day events here in Seattle yesterday. May Day is a global day of action and solidarity for worker and immigration rights and there were events planned around the world to peacefully demonstrate in the spirit of social justice. Media coverage, of course, has not focused on the peaceful demonstrations or the politics surrounding labor and […]
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Twittering on the Edge
Here I am, twittering on the edge. I’ve finally signed up for a Serenity in the Storm Twitter account. I have never used Twitter before and have generally been resistant to engaging whole heartedly in these social media/networking sites. I do have a Facebook account for Serenity in the Storm, but thus far I have […]
A Vegan Baby Shower
These past few weeks, Eric and I have been preparing for a baby shower for our dear friends/mentors, Maria Elena and Tony. I met Maria Elena when I first got to the UW and she is the reason I’m working on animal ethics/studies. She is an amazing advocate for animals in the academy and has […]
Vegan Raspberry & Apricot Thumbprint Cookies
Stop what you’re doing and go make these now! Seriously. Okay, maybe finish reading the recipe and THEN go make these. I couldn’t even let the last batch cool completely before I had to jump on the computer and post this recipe so that you would not have to suffer another day without these cookies, […]
Interior Decorating by Hardly Alice
This post is long overdue. When I was in New York in February, we rode the train up to New Haven, CT to visit our friend Gwen…I’m sure you remember Gwen–of Hardly Alice. We stayed over night with Gwen in her lovely apartment and went out for a yummy vegan sushi dinner. Gwen has spent […]
Curried Quinoa Salad with Ginger-Lime Dressing
It’s a greyish, dark kind of morning at the moment and I’m sitting here in the almost-dark at my computer. The glow of the screen is the brightest thing in the room. Thank goodness on this dark, dreary morning (perfect for going back to bed) we have another guest recipe post from Passover that is […]
Passover Seder 2012
Good morning, Monday! This weekend, we had two treats–(1) it was Passover and we went to Eric’s mom’s cousin’s house for seder, and (2) our dear friend Theresa came to visit from Spokane, which was awesome. Theresa was my first friend when I moved to Seattle in 2004. She and I worked at a coffee shop in […]
Roasted Beet and Orange Salad
I’m glad the vegetable pot pie provoked mouth-watering responses from the Pittsburgh crowd. Today, I’ve got another recipe for you. Though not what I would consider comfort food per se, this roasted beet salad has gorgeous coloring and a sweet citrus and earthy flavor. When I was in NY, I attended a board meeting for the […]
“How You Get Unstuck” from Dear Sugar
When I was in New York, my friend Emma introduced me to Dear Sugar. Dear Sugar is an advice column at The Rumpus. Sugar is a great writer who decided to use her writing skills to give advice. People write in and explain the problem/dilemma they’re having and Sugar chooses letters to respond to. She […]
Carnism: Making the Invisible Visible
I spent several hours this weekend reading through the comments section of the NYTimes ‘Tell Us Why It’s Ethical to Eat Meat” contest and getting progressively depressed by the tendency of ‘meat-eaters’ to dismiss vegans as elitist, irrational, extreme or simple wrong and to justify their meat consumption in a variety of predictable arguments–some more absurd than […]
