Eating Consciously

Sorry to leave you guys hanging for so long! I haven't been posting a lot lately because between getting the ebook together, starting summer courses, and being active for animals, it has left me little time to post. Have no fear though, I have been steadily compiling recipes for your cooking pleasures and I just have to put them up here. You know I will never stop blogging and posting recipes for all of you ;) Originally, I was going to give you a grilled cheese and tomato soup recipe, but I'm still uploading the videos for it. In the meantime, I'll leave you with a simple recipe that's sure to satisfy even the meatiest of cravings! Stuffed Peppers 2 C cooked brown rice 1 roll vegan sausage 1 onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 TBS nutritional yeast 2 TBS olive oil 2 TBS tamari 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper 3 bell peppers, cut in half and seeds removed 1 can tomato sauce In a large bowl, combine rice, sausage, onion, garlic, nutritional yeast, olive oil, tama...

Well hello! It's been a bit longer than usual since my last post, but I have been really busy this past week. I figured I'd share some of the highlights from the past week with all of you. For starters, I did another interview this past week and this time it was on Vegetarian Stew, which is a vegan radio show on FM radio out in Grand Junction, CO. It's not up online, YET, but you will be happy to know the interview will be up in my next podcast episode which should be up in the next few days. The hosts even asked me about some of my " 10 Stupid Questions Vegan Get Asked " and I gave them some more compelling answers than my original tounge-in-cheek responses. On Friday, I went to a circus demonstration to tell Ringling that they are not welcome in Philadephia. I even wore the heavy elephant costume in 80 degree weather to try and engage the children that were visiting with their parents. It was amazing to see the look on the kids' faces when they realiz...

Well, the contest from the last post is over and we have two winners! I used a random number generator based on the number of comments to select the lucky participants. They happened to be comments numbers 15 and 26, or Jen and Happy Herbivore . I already heard back from Happy Herbivore, but I am still waiting to hear back from Jen. Please get in contact with me, ASAP so I can send your copy of PETA's Vegan College Cookbook ! I have two updates involving veggies. First, I have recently been featured as a dictator for the new Citysearch website called VeggieThing . It's basically a site to showcase vegan eats from around the country. Check me out under the dictators section . I have another veggie update and that's the Veggie Pride Parade ! I attended the first event last year in NYC and will be in attendance again this year, but this time I will be wearing the Penelo Pea Pod suit ! If you're not familiar, Penelo Pea Pod is the spokesperson for VivaVegie in NY...

Since I have been slacking on the frequency of my posts, as I am extremely busy and will continue to be for the next two weeks, I figured this would be a great time to make it up to all of you and give something away. In fact, I will give TWO things away!! Yes, I have in my hands two copies of PETA's Vegan College Cookbook and I must tell you that it's quite amazing. No, I'm not just saying that because I got a free copy ;) As most of you know, I'm pretty anti-cookbook because I feel most recipes are way too complicated and expensive, but this cookbook certainly debunks that theory. In fact, most of the recipes have about 5 or less ingredients and every recipe looks super quick, super easy, and super cheap! So, enough with the endorsement and on with the giveaway! What do you have to do to win a copy? Simply post a comment. That's all. I have two copies to give away and I will pick two random winners. Here's a preview of the prize at hand: So, post yo...

I know I've been slacking on the posts a bit, but rest assured I am working on some really awesome stuff for you guys ;) I would like to make a very special announcement about something I am really proud of. Today marks a milestone in the world of Eating Consciously as this blog has finally hit 100 subscribers! It was only a few months ago that we had merely about a dozen people signed up, so this is really amazing to see so many new readers in such a short amount of time. I want to thank everyone who has been around since the beginning of Eating Consciously, a little over a year ago, and also want to extend a warm welcome to all the new subscribers and those that have yet to come! It really encourages me to continue with the work that I am doing here, knowing that it's having a direct impact on your lives and the lives of countless animals. So, not only should this be a celebration for myself and the blog, but a celebration for all of us and the progress we are making in...

I must admit, I'm not a big soup eater. I enjoy the occasional soup every now and again and one of my favorite meals happens to be my "Chicken" Noodle Soup , but beyond that, I don't enjoy them often. I know there are a TON of soup lovers out there and I was inspired recently by a post over at Eat Air , where they made a different soup everyday for an entire week! So, I got my creative juices flowing and whipped up this soup the other night. For someone who is not a soup fanatic, I must say this one was awfully delicious! Lentil Tomato Soup 1 onion, diced 6 cloves garlic, minced 2 TBS olive oil 1 can diced tomatoes 1 C green lentils 2 tsp salt 1 tsp crushed red pepper 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp paprika 1 head kale, chopped 6 C water 2 vegan vegetable bouillon cubes In a large pot, heat the onions, garlic, and oil over medium heat until onions turn translucent. Add tomatoes, lentils, and spices, stirring frequently until lentils begin to brown slightly. Add...

The following is a list of stupid questions that vegans get asked with some tongue-in-cheek responses for your entertainment. Please note, I could go into immense detail to seriously address each and every one of these questions, but I will save that for later FAQs. Enjoy! 1) Don't you miss cheese? I miss cheese about as much as I miss drinking Pepto-Bismol as a kid. 2) If everyone went vegan, wouldn't animals take over the world? Yes, animals would take over the world and cows would be breaking down our doors! You do realize that these animals exist only because we breed them into existence, right? 3) Aren't you hurting plants? Plants do not have central nervous systems, therefore are not sentient, therefore do not feel pain. C'mon, really? 4) Where do you get your protein? Newsflash!! Almost ALL foods contain protein and guess what? We don't even need to combine them! This question must be straight out of 1983. 5) Do you eat fish? Biology 101: Fish belong...