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September 2014

Cooking/ General/ Products/ Recipes/ Veganism

Delicious Global Recipes From Fresh Vegan

When I got my latest issue of Fresh Vegan magazine, I was overwhelmed (in a deliciously, wonderful way) by the amount of unique and mouthwatering global recipes contained in the current issue. The great folks over at Fresh Vegan (Ron Fairfield and Jacqui Deoir) were kind enough to allow me to reprint a couple of recipes from their current issue, to share with HappyCow readers. Thanks Ron and Jacqui! I love…

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General/ vegan history/ vegetarian history

Some of The First Ever Magazines For Vegetarian Children

These were produced in London. The London Vegetarian Society was the ‘most vegan’ group in the UK at this time. Henry S. Salt & Ernest Bell were writing about 100% vegetable diets. A ‘vegan’ recipe book was published in London in 1910 – No Animal Food And Nutrition And Diet With Vegetable Recipes  by Rupert H. Wheldon A battered & bruised little item in our Ernest Bell Library. Almost as rare…

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Cooking/ Recipes

Vegan Breakfast Wraps Recipe

Vegan Breakfast Wraps Recipe

I’m always asked: “What is a good savory vegan breakfast item?” When I first made these vegan breakfast wraps, my goal was to create the ultimate savory and filling breakfast. These are both filling and savory! Just a heads up, this is NOT a fast recipe to make. Only make them if you’re not hungry (maybe first enjoy a pre-breakfast snack) and be prepared to spend some time in the…

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Health/ Veganism/ Video

Top 3 Myths Vegans Have About Nutrition: Dr. Michael Greger

Top 3 Myths Vegans Have About Nutrition: Dr. Michael Greger

Vegan = healthy, right? Not necessarily (think: diet of vegan fried food and beer). Many people think that switching to a vegan diet will automatically make them healthier, but physician/author/lecturer Dr. Michael Greger shares why this isn’t always true, and what you can do to make sure you ARE getting the nutrition you need!…

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Health/ Humor

Checkout This Vegan

cross contamination grocery store vegan

While checking out at the grocery store, many vegans are starting to get grossed out about placing their groceries on the checkout counter belt. Notice how dirty the belt (that we place our groceries on) is at both the normal checkout and self-checkout? Some vegans might not care, but this was a topic of discussion in a Facebook group that got over 300 likes and a zillion comments, with some helpful…

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Animal Rights/ General

Remembering Unnamed Horses and Los Angeles Animal Activists

Remembering Many Unnamed Horses & Los Angeles based Animal Activists. With many notes added – for folk who want to dig a little deeper into anti-vivisection history / animal rights history / vegan history. ~ A THR investigation has found that, unbeknownst to the public, these incidents on Hollywood’s most prominent productions are but two of the troubling cases of animal injury and death that directly call into question the 136-year-old Washington,…

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Health/ Nutrition/ Vegan Parenting/ Veganism

Plant-Based Pregnancy: One Trimester Down, Two To Go!

Plant-Based Pregnancy: One Trimester Down, Two To Go!

Earlier this year, we made a move from Austin, Texas to Houston, Texas in search of better career opportunities and to finally begin a new journey—expanding our family from two to three. I’ve been eating plant-based for more than two and half years by now, and when I began to think about creating a new life, I immediately looked at my diet. I knew the basics of eating plant-based and…

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