Archive for May, 2008
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
How to avoid capture by the FBI
This via Boing Boing: In preparation for the Republican National Convention, FBI agents in the Twin Cities area were apparently recruiting presumably vegan-looking folk to troll vegan potlucks and report on terrorists. That’s right. If you are compassionate and health-conscious and cavort with more of the same, you’re likely to be plotting horrible things against [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Humor by cvc
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Find your local organic farmer's market, CSAs and more…
today at the farmer’s marketOriginally uploaded by coffywoman.
Most produce found in a grocery store is 1-2 weeks old and is often shipped from non-local sources. By shopping at your local farmer’s market or participating in a CSA, you support the local economy and ecological farming practices. But more than that, you’ll reap the [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by cvc
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Follow PETA on Twitter
We recently published a post about vegans on Twitter. Now, you can follow PETA and the PETA blog on Twitter as well!
No Comments » - Posted in Social Networking by cvc
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
get a cash rebate from Microsoft when you buy vegan stuff
Under the cash program revealed Wednesday, Web shoppers who sign up for an account and buy items found using Microsoft’s Live Search cashback site will receive a percentage of the purchase price deposited into their account. [ via Yahoo! News]
I tested it out with a search for vegan shoes, clicked to view a Garmont hiking [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Shopping, Uncategorized by cvc
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Trying veganism? Follow Oprah’s 21-day vegan diet
That’s right. Apparently, Oprah is embarking on a 21-day cleanse in which she eliminates not only caffeine, sugar, alcohol, and gluten, but all animal products as well.
She reports that Day 1 was easy:
So this first day wasn’t hard at all. For breakfast, I had steel-cut oatmeal with fresh blueberries, strawberries, chopped walnuts and a [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by cvc
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
The best way to cook your veggies
[via Lifehacker]
It’s not only what we eat and how much of it, but also how it’s prepared. Although there is a perception that raw foods are better, some fruits and veggies actually benefit from some sort of “processing” (cooking).
The lowdown:
carrots, zucchini and broccoli are best boiled instead of steamed, fried, or served raw.
microwaving [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by cvc
Monday, May 19th, 2008
vegan bodybuilding
Troy Leferski on body building and being vegan:
I’d been thinking about adopting a vegan lifestyle. Initially, it was for ethical reasons but the more I looked into it, the more I was convinced that the vegan diet was also the ultimate healthy diet and great for longevity. And, of course, there’s a huge emphasis on [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Vegan Fitness by cvc
Sunday, May 18th, 2008
get free ice cream from Wheeler's
“the perfect spoonful: tasting wheeler’s vegan ice cream”Originally uploaded by bazu
For all you lucky vegans in Boston, MA, or anywhere nearby, Wheeler’s Frozen Desserts is now serving 20-30 varieties of vegan ice cream on a rotating basis. Not only that, Wheeler encourages special requests and will create custom flavors around your ice cream event!
As of [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Food Hacks by cvc
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Sunday Brunch
Lemon Maple Scones with Vegan Clotted Cream Originally uploaded by teenytinyturkey.
If you haven’t seen the VeganYumYum food blog yet, it’s definitely worth a visit. It has some of the best food photography I’ve seen so far AND the recipes sound absolutely mouth-watering.
This picture (and recipe) was the inspiration [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Food Hacks by cvc
Friday, May 16th, 2008
vegans a-twitter
What is Twitter and why is it of any interest to us vegan-types? In short, Twitter is a communication and social networking tool where folks make mini-updates (max of 140 characters per message) in answer to the question: “What are you doing?”
Vegans on twitter are sending status messages about what they’re eating, thinking about and [...]
