Eating Consciously

For those of you who didn't listen to my last podcast , I mentioned that I wanted to begin including more social concerns to my activist efforts. I was thinking it's been a while since I had a blog post and I think I've found the perfect opportunity to include such information. In case you don't know, Michele Bachmann is a Tea Party candidate for president, who's married to a " silverfox ," that runs an anti-gay conversion therapy clinic. Basically, he "turns" gays into "straights." Well, beyond the many things this woman is confused about , she seems to truly believe that gays can be turned straight by God. Yes, she and her anti-gay husband attended an anti-homosexual sermon, where the below video was played. She sat in the crowd and watched the video and then she proceeded to take photos with the pastor putting on the hateful sermon! It's funny to us, but sad that Bachmann and those sitting in the sermon with her...

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Or at least that's what Twitter user, XtopherHorrocks , said in regards to the scathing article that was published yesterday about me. The article came to fruition after I called out Sweet Freedom Bakery for supporting the Philadelphia Zoo. The author of the article, Christopher McJetters , has taken a lame attempt to support the bakery by trying to put the blame on me. Mr. McJetters has a total of five followers on Twitter and the outlet he writes for, Culture Mob , has only 1,654. Not to toot my own horn, but I have 2,978 followers on Twitter, so I'm not too concerned that this article is going to be very damaging for me, especially since I did nothing wrong. Anyone with a brain can see the article by Mr. McJetters is full of blatantly false statements. First Mr. McJetters begins by questioning why I used quotation marks around the word "vegan" when making reference to the bakery. Well, probably because they support the zoo and vegans don't support the zo...

Johnny Weir recently came out as being gay , as if everyone and their grandmother didn't already know that, but he also just came out with a few more things. Johnny "created" a few pieces of "fashion" for Adrienne Landau's fall 2011 collection, which premiered at New York Fashion Week . Really, what kind of gay man would Johnny be if he didn't dabble in a bit fashion design? Not only were Johnny's "designs" hideous, but he showed us once again how hideous his personality is as well. His deathly designs consisted mainly of fur. You know, the skins of murdered foxes, rabbits, minks, and chinchillas? While one might make the argument that fur is no morally different from leather or wool, which is true, what makes this so atrocious is Johnny's apathetic comments towards the issue. You might remember when Johnny was confronted last year about his fox fur trim on his skating outfits. His callous response to that ordeal was, ...

Yep, it's been forever since my last post. I'm back though, and just in time for some holiday cheer! I decided it's time for a recipe and what better than some tasty, adorable gingerbread men?! These guys are so fucking cute, you almost feel bad eating them. So, here it goes... Gingerbread Men: For the dough-- 1/2 C sugar 1/2 C earth balance 1/4 C blackstrap molasses 1/4 C agave nectar 2 C whole wheat pastry flour 1 TBS Ener-G egg replacer 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp ground ginger In a big ol' bowl, use a hand mixer to blend the earth balance and sugar until well combined. Add the molasses and agave. Mix until well-combined. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Use your hands to form a ball with the dough. If necessary, add more flour, the dough should be pliable, but not sticky, like play-doh. Refrigerate the dough for at least...

Back in business! Well, sort of. I apologize to all of my regular readers and subscribers, as I have not posted a blog entry for five months! If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook , you probably know that I have been dealing with some personal issues and have been quite busy with school, work, and helping run the newly formed nonprofit, Peace Advocacy Network . So, this blog is not going anywhere, it’s just been stuck on the back burner for a bit longer than anticipated. That being said, I will do my best to keep up with more regular posts now that my schedule has lighted up a bit, but I can’t make any promises as to frequency. What I will say though, is that I’d like to begin incorporating other pertinent issues surrounding veganism, animal rights, and other pressing concerns. So far, this blog has been mostly recipes, but I think you’ll enjoy diving a bit more into some other topics as well. I thought that to start, I could announce something to you that will segue nicely in...

Okay, sorry it's been over two months since my last post! To say I've been busy is an understatement. Being so busy, I've been relying on quick, satisfying meals to sustain myself throughout the week. I figure while I had a spare minute, I'd share a tasty recipe for vegan tacos! Vegan Beef Taco Don't miss another post! Subscribe to Eating Consciously by Email Find me elsewhere... www.veganfacebook.com www.vegantwitter.com www.veganexaminer.com www.veganyoutube.com