“We hope that our simple method of making this valuable cultured soy food will lead to both an increased demand for organically grown soybeans and more local and regional food production. This will result in healthier people and a healthier planet.” – Betsy Shipley and Gunter Pfaff Tempeh, or tempe in Indonesian, is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans into cake form. It is unique…
"Why Go Veg"- reasons you would have never known!…
Is vegetarianism sexist? I don’t know, but Taco Bell certainly is. I’m sure many of you have seen the absurd new commercial for Taco Bell’s Bacon Club Chalupa, a delectable 490-calorie chicken and bacon snack. In the ad, two girls sit in a bar attempting to get attention from guys, when one shares that she has the bacon treat in her clutch. “Guys love bacon,” she explains, and a swarm…
Limiting what you eat, by only sticking with what you know, can be problematic for your health. To ensure you’re getting the right mix of vitamins and minerals you need to ensure you’re getting the right mix of food. Going vegan is a license for becoming more adventurous with your food. For anyone new to the vegan lifestyle, being open to new things, helps ease the conversion and stops you…
HappyCow is proud to be able to re-post (with permission) a cool new comic strip by MC Miller and Jen Hernandez, “Plant Life”, enjoy: For the latest from Plant Life, see: www.veganmainstream.com/category/plantlife…
I was so pleased after reading PETA’s recent ranking of Major League Baseball stadium veggie-friendliness, because it seems that the very last thing I could not enjoy equally with my meat-eating companions was a classic hot dog at a ball game. After venturing to the Angels Stadium of Anaheim, one of many that now serve “veggie” dogs, and other vegetarian options for meat-free baseball fan, I realized that this may…
So often when we're looking to try something new in the kitchen we'll get a recipe - from a magazine, from the Internet, from a friend - and we'll stick to it. Lacking the confidence to substitute you’ll go out and buy up obscure ingredients because the recipe calls for it. People often have a hard time just relaxing in the kitchen, by why sweat it? Make a mistake today, learn…
In the years that vegetarianism has become more mainstream, the meat-free diet itself has transformed. Gone are the years of the stereotypical “hippie” vegetarian who survives on dry oats, tofu blocks and raw vegetables (though there’s certainly nothing wrong with that). Now, in every grocery store one can find a section of “fake” or imitation foods, usually soy-based, created to substitute for real meat, providing a much smoother transition to…
Eating is a matter of survival. And yet, it seems we need an eater's manual - or at least according to Michael Pollan's new book Food Rules, we do.…
Most people still have never even heard of the miracle fruit. Also known as miracle berry, they are slowly getting discovered in the western world. So what is the “miracle” that they possess? In short, they make sour fruits taste sweet. Like most people, I didn’t believe it at first, but once I tried it, it was truly amazing. What happens is that a naturally occurring substance in them binds…
We just received this press release we would like to share with you… This Mother’s Day, Farm Sanctuary Encourages Public to Honor Mothers of All Species Nation’s Leading Farm Animal Protection Organization Offers Opportunity to Sponsor an Orphaned Animal or Courageous Mother in Need Watkins Glen, NY – May 5, 2010 – Last September, the heartbreaking story of Angelo, a lamb born inside a transport truck and rescued by a…
Over the weekend, I visited my local Japanese market Marukai Mart to load up on my favorite Asian goodies. In the tofu section, I found these new ready to eat soy noodles from the brand House Tofu. They are called So-Yah! Tofu Shirataki noodles in two flavors: Red Vindaloo Curry and Creamy Coconut Curry. I brought the Vindaloo for lunch today. The dish was very tasty but a little bit…
Australian billionaires Pankaj and Radhika Oswal are launching a new worldwide vegetarian restaurant chain called ‘Otarian’. “Meat eating is creating bad karma and you are also creating a vicious cycle. It’s destroying us environmentally, economically and socially. I’m putting my money where my mouth is. I’ve always been a vegetarian so I have always felt strongly about it,” Radhika Oswal. ……….but rumors are circulating that it is going to be…