Information on vegan lifestyle.
Believe it or not, but Mallorca is the top destination for vegans in Europe. I know I’m using superlatives here, but I do believe it’s true. Not only are more and more high-class restaurants (such as the “Hotel Valldemossa” or the two-star Michelin restaurant “Es Fum”) starting to offer extensive vegan menus, but the local government is also recognizing the rising number of vegans on the largest Balearic island. How do I know? Well,…
There are days when we, as vegans, feel absolutely hopeless. Days when, no matter how hard we try, everything and everybody seems so against veganism that all we feel like doing is packing up and going off to live in a remote cave somewhere. Days when our faith in humanity hangs by a thread. Days when we could yell at our friends and relatives because their excuses not to embrace a life…
I just spent 7 weeks in Canada. It’s home, sort of. Almost half of my time was spent in Toronto, where I made sure to visit family and friends AND the new Harry Potter-themed bar. I also made sure stuff my face with a veritable smorgasbord of wicked good vegan food. After being away from the city for a while it was nice to see that there are a whack of new vegan…
As a bit of background info about myself…I’m Laura, I’m 26, and I live in Surrey, UK. I went Vegan on January 1st 2006. I didn’t know of any other Vegans at the time, didn’t have any culinary skills, and didn’t receive a great deal of support from family or friends, but it all came down to the fact that I knew that eating animals and by-products was wrong. I probably spent…
It’s becoming more and more common to find teenagers willing to become vegans. It’s great to know that the younger generations are embracing compassion and will transmit those values to their offspring one day. Yet, teenagers often face big obstacles when transitioning from omnivore to vegan: they have no jobs and depend on their parents who often say “While you live under my roof, you must obey my rules.” Many…
I am a baby vegan (2 years old) and traveller (4 months old) and I did not quite pick the most vegan-friendly countries to start my travels with. The decision to get out there unfortunately brought its obligatory compromises with it. I would like to openly share my personal experiences with you, because it is what it is. And there is no use hiding from the truth. I might get…
This is another easy meal to put together, and everything goes together on one plate. It’s really colorful and pretty to look at, so it’s also a nice dish to make for friends. If you want the fajitas a little more on the spicy side, add a little bit of fresh jalapeno pepper. Play around with the ingredients, and add things that you like, or delete what you don’t like.…
International Integrators Facilitator Caty Genestra Villalonga has started a movement in Spain around the common expression “4 COS4S” or “four things” to increase awareness about the benefits of eating whole, plant-based foods. As discussed in the January 25th blog, the 4 COS4S Project started by inviting restaurants on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca to add “4 things” (“4 cosas”) to their menus whose ingredients are whole food, plant-based and do…
Our Mallorcan friend Caty is the inspiring leader of the International Integrators project 4 COS4S. When Caty became involved with International Integrators, she read El Estudio de China (The China Study), which immediately affected her awareness of her own eating patterns and those of her two school-aged nephews and their schoolmates. “It’s nothing like the Mediterranean diet that I grew up with,” she says. The more Caty learns about whole…
Having a Superbowl party this year? Try out these Superbowl Sofritos. This recipe will feed about four hungry people as a main meal, or lots more as an appetizer. You can easily double or triple the recipe, and you can decide how you want to serve it…either more as a meal, or as something for your guests to nibble on. If you want to serve it as an appetizer, use big corn…
Traveling as a vegan in Mongolia is not recommended for weak stomachs. I thought mine could handle it, but it didn’t. Although I was always very well prepared, I had a lot of difficulty coping with the local eating habits. I didn’t want my diet to get in the way of experiencing the local culture, so I stubbornly took on the nomad way of living on the countryside. Marvelous idea, Marie. Bravo.…
This is a variation of the traditional Peruvian Seco dish that’s contained in my cookbook, Peruvegan. I came up with this dish after pondering what type of Peruvian dish I was going to make for my gluten-free friends. This version removes the seitan (making it gluten-free), and replaces it with Portobello and Crimini mushrooms, and Japanese sweet potatoes. The dense and chewy texture of the mushrooms, along with the salty broth…
If you have been a vegan even just for a few weeks, you have probably already heard the arguments that non-vegans present to justify the continued consuming of animal products. Whilst some people are clearly just concerned about their health and unaware of vegan health facts (let’s face it, we all worry about our health and not knowing all the facts only increases our fear of trying something different) most of the excuses for still…