Vegan Break

Erik Marcus, publisher of the acclaimed blog Vegan.com and author of 3 books on veganism, was kind enough to do an interview with me at AR2009! Be sure to check out his newest book, The Ultimate Vegan Guide.

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Isa Chandra Moskowitz, who you may know from the Post Punk Kitchen, is the author of numerous vegan cookbooks including Veganomicon, Vegan with a Vengeance, Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, and now this new Vegan Brunch cookbook. All of her books are all on sale now at Amazon.com, and as an added bonus, all of your amazon purchases made though VeganBreak.com links will help me keep this site running!

I can’t wait to try out these delicious looking recipes. If you try them out yourself, I’d love to hear your feedback!

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Seed is a vegan, organic and macrobiotic restaurant in Venice, California. They offer dishes ranging from curry bowls and burgers to bbq tempeh and cupcakes. I had the opportunity to eat there and interview the owner of Seed, long time vegan and chef, Eric Lechasseur. Be sure to also check out their website and take a look at their menu.

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At AR 2009 I got to interview my good friend Yvonne Smith, the Traveling Vegetarian. I don’t get to see her very often but we got a chance to reunite and share many meals and laughs at the conference. If you haven’t heard about her already be sure to check out her website.

Here is just one of Yvonne’s Traveling Vegetarian shows. You can find many more on YouTube!

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During the AR conference I got a chance to explore some of the many veggie restaurants in the LA area with my friends Dan Miller and Jen Kaden (Cleveland Regional Coordinator for Mercy for Animals). The Veggie Grill was my favorite, with some of the most delicious food I’ve ever eaten! If you’re ever in the LA area, don’t miss this place. Check out their website and see their menu here.

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The worlds longest running animal rights conference, AR 2009, is coming up this weekend from July 16-20th in Los Angeles, CA. This is a great opportunity to meet other activists, get inspired by incredible speakers who have accomplished incredible things, and of course to stock up on vegan food and animal rights gear! If you’re there, be sure to come say hi because I’d love to meet you!

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The Healthy School Lunch Campaign, sponsored by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), is calling on congress to help schools provide vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, vegetarian foods, and healthful non-dairy beverages in school meal programs in The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2009.

Please show your support by signing the petition.

You can also watch in Hi-Def here.

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Youth Empowered Action Camp is a week-long vegan sleep-away camp this summer for kids ages 11-15. The camp goes from August 17-21 at the beautiful Quaker Center in Ben Lomond, CA, just outside of Santa Cruz. Campers will stay in comfortable cabin lodging, enjoy nutritious organic vegan food, activities and workshops, a highly experienced adult staff at a phenomenal camper-to-staff-ratio of 3:1, and inclusion in a post-camp mentoring program.  This is a unique opportunity for kids to develop leadership skills and build friendships and collaborate with other like-minded leaders!

Find out more at YEAcamp.org, and please spread the word!

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Our society produces roughly 600,000,000 lbs of gelatin a year using animal skin and bones in order to make gelatinous marshmallows, gummy products such as gummy bears, pill capsules, photographic film, etc. But guess what? Now you can make smores around the campfire without killing pigs and cows! Chicago Soydairy now makes vegan marshmallows… and I can’t even tell the difference! You must try them. Mmmm.

If you can’t find them in stores, you can order them online here at VeganEssentials.com!

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Today I have a special announcement for college students:

Being vegan in college just got so much easier!

This new Vegan College Cookbook is packed with 275 recipes that can be made from the comfort of your dorm. That’s right, you can make pasta and pancakes without a stove! From to “Pimp My Ramen” Noodles to No-Bake Chocolate Cake, and from Morning-After Scramble to Butt Ugly Sticky Buns, there is no shortage of microwavable masterpieces to satisfy the hungry vegan college student. The recipes are creative and yet simple, they are unbelievably delicious, and they are presented in a witty and entertaining way. This book almost makes me want to be back in college. Almost.

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