Tag: vegan
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Vegan comfort food: the dilly stew with dumplings edition
I’ve been up in Haliburton for a week and it’s been cold and snowy. And I know we’re not alone in this right now. It’s exactly the kind of winter weather that makes me want hearty comfort foods. I blogged about chili last week. Well last night I made a stew for dinner that was…
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Meat-eating as an ideology of privilege
I have mentioned before that meat-eating is an ideology. Here “meat-eating” is really a stand-in for the use and consumption of animal products more generally. As for “ideology,” if you just consult the dictionary you’ll come away thinking of ideology neutrally, as a system of ideas, usually associated with political positions. But I like the…
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Vegan comfort food: the chili edition
When I think of comfort food the first four things that come to mind are mac and cheese, chili, lasagna, and chocolate layer cake. What qualities does comfort food need to have? What makes it comforting? For me it has a nostalgic aspect to it, where it takes me back to moments in my life…
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Vegan meal planning three ways
Sometimes the biggest obstacle to eating well (and by “well” I mean “vegan, nutritionally adequate, and tasty”) is not having ingredients on hand to support our efforts. I’m into easy planning. I am not the one who maps it all out in advance and sets Sunday aside for prepping the week’s meals. Instead, I have…
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Does “vegan for the animals” support moderation as an end-point?
I have blogged a lot about reasons for being vegan. As regular readers are aware, I think “vegan for the animals” is decisive. Given the vast animal suffering and exploitation in factory farming, from which 99% of all animals products originate, and given that the moral balance in causing suffering and death to trillions (yes,…
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Ten ideas for making 2024 more vegan than 2023
On Wednesday I reviewed some reasons for adopting a vegan lifestyle. Today I’m hoping that those reasons piqued the curiosity of at least a few people who might now be looking for next steps. It’s sometimes tough to know where to start, so today I have some suggestions. These are just ten of many “ways…
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Ten reasons to try more vegan living in 2024
As the new year approaches, it’s a great time to think about what sorts of positive changes might make 2024 better than 2023. On Friday I’ll be more specific about ways to insert more vegan options into your life. But today I am going to offer a few reasons worthy of consideration for anyone who…
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Preview: My Holiday Dinner Plans
I adore good food. So holiday dinners are the sort of thing I plan for. I’ll be partaking on Christmas day with my family. They’re omnivores, and normally I would make a Gardein Stuffed Turk’y and gravy for myself. As I have said before, they are delicious. I made a package of them just this…
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Vegan goodies for the holidays
I like desserts and sweets, especially around the holidays. The only thing is that a lot of the old favourites aren’t vegan. That’s why I make my own fun at this time of year, testing out new recipes and bringing back old favourites. This year, I’m trying two new things: coconut laddoos (which are basically…
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FYI: Most of the “superfoods” are vegan
Whether you’re a “superfood” skeptic or a “superfood” believer, the best thing about superfoods is that the majority of them are vegan. On this ranking of 21 superfoods from Outside Magazine, 19 of them are vegan. As a personal aside, 13 of them are in my kitchen right now (14 if you count whole oranges,…
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