Author: Tracy I
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The amazing sensory worlds of non-human animals
I just finished reading An Immense World by science writer Ed Yong. While it’s not immediately relevant to veganism, being more about animals in the natural world than about farmed animals, but it is worth a read for anyone who cares about animals and wants to learn more about how they experience the world. The…
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It took me way too long to get an air fryer
I am always hesitant when it comes to buying new small appliances. I don’t like cluttered countertops and I also don’t like purchases that then end up just sitting there gathering dust. It’s hard to know in advance sometimes whether whatever it is will be as useful as I might imagine it to be in…
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Some Reflections on Fish and other Seafood
A lot of people ease their way into vegetarianism or veganism through pescatarianism. Pescatarians avoid meat and poultry products, but they still consume and enjoy fish and seafood. In the past, I used to eat fish and seafood despite eating mostly vegetarian. So many “mostly-vegetarian” people will eat seafood on occasion (sometimes as a treat…
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Favourite Vegan Recipe Sites
Last week I blogged about my favourite cookbooks. Having access to the right resources is a hugeThis week I want to give a shout-out to my favourite recipe sites. There are countless sites for good vegan recipes. They don’t replace cookbooks. No long-since hardened batter on that oft-made cookie recipe page. No decades-old annotations about…
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Ways to be imperfect
Ever since I started my project on imperfect veganism, thinking of it more as a practice than as a theory, I’ve been reflected on the various ways a practicing vegan, who is vegan for ethical reasons, might be imperfect. I mention ethically-motivated vegans in particular because I think that someone who is vegan for health…
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My Favourite Vegan Cookbooks
It’s not true for all, but many people who become vegan start prepping more of their own meals than they did before. There are lots of good reasons for this. Here are a few: There are lots of amazing recipes online these days, to be sure. But a great cookbook is indispensable because in addition…
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Kindness Matters
kindness noun /ˈkaɪnd.nəs/ the quality of being kind kind adjective /kaɪnd/ generous, helpful, and thinking about other people’s feelings (from the Cambridge Dictionary) When vegans talk about their stance towards non-human animals, they often offer thoughts about the importance of kindness and compassion. The slogan “Kindness Matters” comes up a lot, and it is not…
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Three cheers for “accidentally vegan” foods!
Did you know that Oreo cookies are accidentally vegan? Most people who have been vegan for awhile are aware of this fact and it remains a wonder to me. I think I like Oreos more now, knowing they are not just classics but VEGAN classics, than I did when I was younger and gave no…
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Yes, vegans have a sense of humour
A friend sent me a funny vegan thing the other week and I just have to share it. It’s a humourous piece by Jessica F. Lillian, published in the Belladonna Comedy, called “Things People Say When You Tell Them You’re Vegan BINGO.” I would love to just show you the whole thing here, but I…
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Forward Food: best event ever!
This week I was one of the fortunate few on my campus who got invited to be a guest at the Forward Food Culinary Training program. It’s a collaborative program among several universities in southern Ontario, co-sponsored by the Humane Society International | Canada and the host University. I have worked at Western University in…
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