October is not just for haunted hayrides, jack-o’-lanterns, and all-night horror movie marathons. It’s also the month set aside to highlight an issue even more gruesome and frightening than a Friday the 13th film fest—the murder of millions of cats, pigs, frogs, and other animals every year for classroom dissection. October is “Cut Out Dissection” Month, and PETA‘s youth division, peta2, is asking students to observe a day of silence…
Every single month, hundreds of people flock to Chiang Mai – a beautiful city in northern Thailand, to study Thai massage at the oldest and most traditional school in the north – The Old Medicine School. The old medicine School is both a school and a hospital specialized in Thai massage (northern style). Most of the western students live and eat in the premises, it’s included in the package and…
From – Life in the Open – a 1919 book. “Eggs were meant to produce chickens and not omelettes; and cow’s milk is a perfect food for a calf, but most assuredly not for a grown-up human being“. The Vegetarian Messenger & Health Review, p. 237 – Dugald Semple – 1912. In our Ernest Bell Library, one beautiful shelf is specifically dedicated to the books and articles of Cathie & Dugald Semple. Over the next…
By: Veronica Stenberg, creator of Elegantly Vegan Take your soup making skills to new heights with my advice for enhancing both taste and presentation. Soup is both nourishing and a source of much needed warmth during this time a year. I’ve gathered my best advice for making soups that not only taste delicious but also look the part. Use fresh produce – to accomplish a real yummy soup, ditch…
Fall is the perfect time to return to baking, yet it can also be a bit daunting for those of us who are slightly challenged in the kitchen. Baking is a science with its exact measurements and step by step instructions that, if not followed to the letter, could ultimately lead to disaster. This is why I went in search of the easiest vegan cookie recipe that would complement…
This tofu recipe has a mild but delicious flavor that can be paired with a variety of other flavors and ingredients. My favorite ways to eat it are in a whole-wheat wrap with shredded cabbage and peppers or on top of a great big salad with slivered almonds and a sesame dressing. Black Tea & Soy Marinated Tofu Servings: 3 Serving Size: 4 pieces Calories: 116 Fat: 6 Ingredients: 1…
It’s National School Lunch Week: Do you know what your kids are eating? If they’re still trying to force down mystery meat, it’s a toss-up. Yep, that gray matter that was the butt of so many jokes when we were kids is still around, but now it’s more disgusting than mysterious. We know that a lot of mystery meat is actually “mechanically separated meat,” which is made by sending animals’…
If you have kids or picky eaters in your life, you will appreciate this recipe. It is simple, to the point and gets the Meatless Monday job done! If you have never made your own red sauce now is the time to embrace the magic of homemade sauce. It does not compare to store bought. This red sauce recipe is a good one to have on hand for all different…
Hello Everyone! I want to invite you to the funnest, most educational, highest vibe raw foods party on the planet. The Raw Living Expo is on it’s second year and better than ever! Hosting the 6th Annual Best of Raw Awards, this will be a party you don’t want to miss. http://www.rawlivingexpo.com/happycow/ . . The Best of Raw Foods team have put together yet another phenomenal event supporting the raw…
Updated – Mon Oct 13, 2014 The Humanitarian League’s team has had a busy year – promoting veganism, opposing vivisection & planting many trees. During the past 12 months The Ernest Bell Library has been given / has purchased more that 200 of the items on our main ‘Search List’ & has ‘found’ another 300+ items previously ‘unknown to us’. We now have more than 300 pieces of Ernest Bell’s own writings.…