Chocolate Vanilla Peanut Butter Milkshake
With the weather becoming warmer here in Nova Scotia (thank goodness!), my desire to switch from a hot beverage to a more refreshing cold one has increased. The starbucks Frap drinks were 1/2 price for about a week, but they are still pricey and they...
The Chocoholics’ Dessert Choice: Vegan Chocolate Mousse!
I found a recipe for this wonderful egg- and dairy-free chocolate mousse just recently, and it was a winner! This dessert is a real childhood favourite of mine, that my Mum used to make, always popular with everyone, and then I started making it myself...
Vegan Summer Grill Sausage and Vegetables
This last weekend was a beautiful spring day here in France. We spent the day riding bicycles and enjoying the weather. Our ride took us by the open farmers market. The vegetables were so fresh I bought mushroom, tomatoes, sugar snap peas, zucchini, ...
The First Colonists On Mars Will Be Vegan
Recently, as many as 78,000 people paid and applied for the opportunity to have a one way ticket to Mars in a breathtaking moment of daring adventure. Enter the Mars One project, a bold endeavor that has captured the imagination of countless people from...
10 Surprisingly Vegan Celebrities
Has anyone ever bothered you about being vegan because “no one does stuff like that”? Well, here are ten celebrities you can use to prove them wrong! 1. Pamela Anderson We all know her as the Baywatch Babe (or whatever else you happen to...
Eating Animals: Flaming Vegan Staff Book Pick
Have you read Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals? We'll begin a series of Flaming Vegan book reviews next week with this compelling and acclaimed read by the author of Everything is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Grab a copy...
Soft Serve Chocolate Pumpkin Ice Cream
This is a pseudo-icecream recipe. It is aimed more towards those without a powerful blender or icecream machine. I use a very old and not so powerful blender, and it does the trick when I am wanting something icecreamy and chocolately! It also stops ...
Hot Stuff for Your Garden!
Want to add some easy, effective, amazing energy to your vegan garden? Try grass clippings and mulch. I've always thought mulch was a funny word. It sounds a lot like what it is: ground up greens that give your garden a blast of growth power. Another...
Vegan Travels
When you’re a vegan and you decided to travel somewhere, food becomes much, MUCH more important. If you’re going on a day trip, you’re probably inclined to pack your own lunch. If someone organises a dinner at a restaurant, you have to check their website...
Easy Orange-Ginger Brunch Biscuits
In need of a luxurious weekend treat? Expecting fun company? Consider making a quick batch of orange-ginger brunch biscuits! These zesty numbers are essentially low-cal vegan scones! Treat them accordingly by adding your favorite jam and serving...
"Oh, You're a Vegan?" Ten Commonly Asked Questions (And My Answers)
Often, when people find out that I’m a vegan, they feel the need to ask me about it. I enjoy this. It offers a chance for me to think about it myself, and also to potentially make people more aware of the decisions they are making. Here are the most ...
