After submitting a recent post on the slowly but surely growing presence of herbivory in the mainstream, I coincidentally received a casting call notice that was looking for vegetarians. This call wasn’t for chefs though, nor actors looking to be the next star, this simply wanted vegetarians to come…EAT. Easy enough. I like to eat. I clicked and soon after got an email from one of the producers who wanted to…
This is my go-to doggie biscuit recipe when I don’t have all of the ingredients for Vegan Dog Cookies with Love. I usually have everything in my pantry for this recipe. You can substitute flours, or add more garbanzo bean flour and less regular flour. It’s a pretty forgiving recipe. Your dogs will love them, and you will be tempted to have one slathered with hummus, too. Woof! Go-To Doggie…
Cooking the potatoes is the only part of this healthy homemade pasta recipe that takes time, so I like to use potato flakes (skip the milk and butter when you make them) for a quicker weeknight meal! Try adding finely minced spinach or other veggies for creative colors once you master this basic version. Fold together into a stiff but soft dough (don’t over mix!): 4 cups cooled cooked potatoes…
This beautiful lion, Will, had been forced to perform with a traveling circus for 13 years, only knowing life confined in a cramped cage. Then Rancho dos Gnomos Santuário rescued him and gave him a second chance at life. Here is the heartwarming footage of Will being freed from his cage, feeling the earth beneath him! Please share if this video makes you smile.…
Lately I can’t seem to shut up about chia seeds. I’m absolutely obsessed with them! They go in pretty much all of my smoothies, even in my water. Andddd (surprise, surprise) chia pudding is one of my favourite desserts! 
Even though chia seeds are not as pricey as some of the other superfoods you can find on the market, they are incredibly beneficial to the body. I personally include them in my…
I grew up hating lima beans. My mom used to make them sometimes for dinner, and I would dread the thought of dinner. The smell of the beans cooking was unappealing to me as a kid. Fast forward to now, and I can tell you I’m a lima bean convert. I have a couple of recipes in my cookbook, Peruvegan, which utilize lima beans. Interestingly, the lima beans in Peru are…
This cat either wants the mouse for itself, or it wants the human to stop working and play. What do you think? Either way, this video is hilarious! Does your cat do this?…
The vegan culinary world has certainly improved in the last ten years, especially in terms of easily accessed grocery products without animal ingredients. When Daiya Foods out of Vancouver, B.C. started making their cheese shreds commercially available in 2009, it felt like the earth shifted slightly: vegan and dairy-free consumers, many of whom had long since given up on the idea of a decent plant-based cheese, suddenly had something that…
Get ready to be blown away, because this azuki bean burger with potato wedges is just to die for! It’s a bit more complicated to make because you have to get your multitasking mode on to prepare the patties, the sauce, the wedges and the caramelized onion, but its incredibly worth it! To mix things up a bit, I used large tomatoes instead of burger buns. I also served the…
In the urban US, I enjoy easy access to a vast vegan pantry—Earth Balance sticks, coconut milk and oil, affordable raw nuts, and magical powders like agar and xantham gum await me at the market down the street. For cheeses, I can get all the ingredients and make my own nut cheeses; grab Daiya, Follow Your Heart, or Chao; or purchase a variety of gourmet cheeses: Kite Hill, Punk Rawk Labs, Heidi-Ho,…
Porter is not an ordinary rescue dog. Why? Well, take a look at this video and watch him as he *drives*. No joke! This was a project to help show folks that these rescue dogs are just as intelligent and deserving of homes as any other pup. What do you think?…