This Crazy Vegan Life: A Prescription for an Endangered Species

By Christina Pirello Penguin Group I love meat. I love cheese. I love all things animal, and I've always believed that these foods are part of a healthy, balanced diet. I couldn't imagine becoming vegan, giving up all animal products completely. Veganism seemed like a quick road to malnutrition (how could you possibly get enough protein and calcium?), boredom (spinach again?), and overall weirdness (I'll have the soyburger with soy ketchup on a soy bun with soy fries). Fortunately

vegan-friendly liverpool: lunch at the egg cafe

on our recent trip to england, we spent one day and one night in liverpool. being the birthplace of the beatles, we just had to pay the city a visit…and of course, we were on the lookout for good vegan food while we were there. you know veganism is spreading like wildfire when this even this grey, industrial, port city in england has its very own website dedicated to vegetarian and vegan life. scouseveg.co.uk was a valuable resource for us while staying in liverpool, and it lead us to a very lo

Vote for Your Vegetable Love

This year, thirty-four bloggers stepped up to the challenge to create a romantic, vegetable Valentine's Day dish, and the results are impressive. The entries are all so creative, delicious-looking, and downright sexy that I'm certain that I could never pick a favorite.Fortunately, that's your job. Please do these contestants the honor of visiting their blogs and reading their full posts before you decide which one should be our winner. Though a picture may be worth a thousand words, it can't

Making Responsible Food Choices, Part Four

Here it is, the fourth and final post in my 'Making Responsible Food Choices' series. I hope I've been able to shed some light on the ethical problems that go along with some common vegan foods, as well as provide some solutions. In case you missed them, feel free to check out parts one, two, and three. Today I'm going to discuss palm oil, a substance often found in crackers, pastries, cereals, and microwave popcorn. Keebler, Oreo, Mrs. Fields, Pepperidge Farm and other companies use palm oil i