On this page, I bring you the best of the week’s vegan and plant-based news, and the week’s sexiest recipes.

I sift through the vegan google alerts daily so you don’t have to 🙂

I aim to bring you the most interesting, well-written, cool, funny and informative stuff, so you can spend less time trawling the internet for inspiration and have MORE time in the kitch, cooking up a vegan storm!

 

Week ending July 23rd

• Great piece on intersectionality Five Questions for Mark Hawthorne on the Deeper Meaning of Veganism – HuffPost
• Vegans Have Healthier Gut Bacteria, Study Suggests – HuffPost
• Meet the parents raising vegan babies – Guardian
• Brava! Five Star mayor of Turin to create Italy’s first ‘vegetarian city’ – Guardian
• Not my thing – but good for her! I had vegan Louboutins made for my $100K wedding – New York Post
• 7 Keys to Success on a Healthy Vegan Diet – Forks Over Knives
• These Are the Best and Worst Airports for Vegans – care2.com
• Interesting…Amid Surge Of Money Into Alternative Foods, Some Say It’s Time To Bury The Word ‘Vegan‘ – Forbes
• A vegan mayo CEO has embarked on a one-man, $200,000 ad campaign against Donald Trump – Quartz
• Chef Fired for Saying He Secretly Fed Animal Products to Vegans – care2.com
• Woohoo! Vegetarian Launches Surged by 60% over Past Five Years – nutritionaloutlook.com

UK specific

• The BBC thinks vegan voices are trivial: ‘Countryfile ignores vegan voices’: BBC to streamline complaints system to stop vexatious viewers wasting licence fee – The Telegraph
• The article isn’t too bad, that’s why I’m including it – but what an offensive title! Can vegans ever be good parents? – The Telegraph
• I LOVE it when vegan restaurants can be found in the least likely places!! New vegan restaurant opens in Cleethorpes – Grimsby Telegraph

Recipes

• Lentil Meatball Marinara Sandwich – One Green Planet
• Roasted Cauliflower Nachos With Jalapeño Crema – One Green Planet
• Kidney Beans Spinach Masala – One Green Planet

 

Week ending July 2nd

• World’s hottest destinations for vegans – CNN
• Meat is horrible – Washington Post
• Vegan in the Region: Meat-free diet easier than ever – NWI Times
• We tried it: What Impossible Foods’ meatless burger really tastes like – San Francisco Business Times
• ‘Going vegan saved my life’: Teenager suffering crippling bowel condition claims giving up meat helped him bulk up and play college football – Daily Mail

UK specific

• Iceland is now selling vegan nice cream made with avocado and bananas – Metro

US specific

• Dun-Well Doughnuts Will Soon Bring Their Vegan Treats To The East Village – Gothamist

Recipes

• Curried Potato and Peas Flatbread Wrap – One Green Planet
• Sweet Mock Eel Nigiri – One Green Planet
• 4 Quick And Easy Vegan Dinners – HuffPost Canada
• Vegan Mushroom Walnut Pâté – HuffPost UK
• The best vegan ice cream recipes – The Charlotte Observer

 

Week ending June 26

• How My Daughter Got off ADHD Meds, Reversed Prediabetes, and Started Thriving on a WFPB Diet – Forks Over Knives
• How to Survive as a Vegan on Tour in Middle America – Munchies Vice
• Pragmatically Plant-based: Arthritis Relief – Traverse City Record Eagle
• Why Plants Are This Summer’s “Coolest” Diet – HuffPost
• Whole Food Plant-Based Diet and Aged Garlic For A Young Heart – HuffPost
• Um, it’s not a ‘trend’ though 🙂  ‘Go Vegan’ trend could prevent and reverse type 2 diabetes – Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Today

UK specific

• Why you don’t have to be a vegan to have a great day out at the Swansea Vegan Festival – Wales Online

US specific

• Surviving Eat Drink Vegan Los Angeles – Paste
• 7 Rad Vegan Bacons – Paste
• Vegedelphia: Phillies keep their non-meat-eating fans satisfied – Courier Post

Recipes

• Roasted Rhubarb Vanilla Cream Pie – One Green Planet
• Chickpea Vindaloo – One Green Planet
• Georgian Creamy Walnut-Stuffed Eggplant Rolls – One Green Planet

 

Week ending June 12th

• The Powerful Politics of Healthy Eating: Vegan Podcaster Rich Roll – HuffPost
• Yorkshire’s vegan cricket coach stumps sponsors after questioning use of leather balls and calling for entire dairy industry to be shut down – Telegraph
• Pragmatically plant-based: ‘Tis thrilling to be grilling – Traverse City Record Eagle
• Raising children the vegan way – Daily News Service
• Not my bag, but…The Verdict Is in on Beyond Burger, the Meatless Burger That ‘Bleeds‘ – Eater
• Plant powered Ironman – BBC
• A vegan and plant-based diet has helped powerlifter Matthew Jones become third best in the world – Wales Online

UK specific

• A vegetarian and vegan coffee and juice bar is opening in Cardiff – Wales Online
• Grimsby’s first vegan shop opens – Grimsby Telegraph

US specific

• A Complete Guide to Vegan Starbucks #PinkDrinks – VegNews
• A banquet of vegan food at the Shore – philly.com

Recipes

• Trinidadian Alloo Hand Pies – One Green Planet
• Blast the heat for a charred vegan salad – Jewish Journal
• Mushroom Butter Masala – One Green Planet
• Black Lentil Dosa – One Green Planet
• 3 plant-based recipes you need to try this World Meat Free Day – Greenpeace
• Dim Sum Mango Pudding – One Green Planet

 

Week ending May 15th

• Teehee! Big Meat: At War with Consumers – HuffPost
• Where’s the beef? Flexing its political muscle in Washington – The Hill
• 9 ways to survive airplane food as a vegan – Metro
• Vegans Whip Up a Secret Weapon: Aquafaba – New York Times
• The Protein Myth That Has Taken Years to Debunk – care2.com
• Vegan mayo king Hampton Creek is betting big on vegan “scrambled eggs” – Quartz

UK specific

• Two New Vegan Butter Replacements Hit UK Shelves – Ecorazzi
• Zizzi launch new spring gluten-free and vegan menu – Bristol Post

Recipes

• Dosa Cakes With Curried Cauliflower and Kimchi – One Green Planet
• Here’s your ticket to a vegan take on moussaka that’s actually traditional – Washington Post
• Super Veggie Peanut Sauce Stir Fry – One Green Planet
• Mango Ginger Popsicles – One Green Planet

 

Week ending May 8th

• Meet the Vegan Burger That May Change the Food World as We Know It – One Green Planet
• Plant-Based Diet Reduces Risk of Prostate Cancer – HuffPost
• Meat consumption raises mortality rates, analysis of more than 1. 5 million people finds – Science Daily
• Wow, this story really has legs! Famous California vegan restaurateurs under fire over revelation they eat meat – The Guardian
• Last week leather from tea, this week leather from pineapples! Vegan Leather Made Out of Pineapples Could Take the Fashion World by Storm – Food And Wine
• Why doesn’t everyone go vegetarian? – The Independent

UK specific

• Such good news! Hours of queues as 1200 people turn out for New Forest Vegan Fair – Southern Daily Echo

US specific

• In the City of the Cheese Steak, Vegans Feel at Home – New York Times
• Vegans in Alaska? Yes, and it’s not as hard as you might think – Alaska Dispatch News
• Meet the Cambodian-American Baker Behind LA’s New Punk Rock Vegan Doughnut Shop – Munchies

Recipes

• This is totes my kinda dish! Chickpea, Spinach, and Potato Curry – One Green Planet
• Russian Oven: vegan monastery cake – Russia Beyond The Headlines
• Cashew Ricotta Chocolate Sponge Cake – One Green Planet
• Strawberries and Cream Cheesecake – One Green Planet

 

Week ending May 1st

• It’s All Peachy Eating Vegan Food: Interview With Chef Chloe Coscarelli – HuffPost
• Third Time’s a Charm: Shifting to Veganism for the Planet – HuffPost
• Being told I had MS was devastating, but my new raw food diet has liberated me… vegan is the way to go – Belfast Telegraph
• WAY to cash in on someone’s death! – Angry vegans attack Paignton butcher’s purple sausage tribute in memory of Prince – Herald Express
• I find ‘death threats’ a little hard to believe Top L.A. Vegan Restaurant Owners Receiving Death Threats for Slaughtering Animals – Hollywood Reporter
• Scientists Are Turning Tea Into Vegan Leather – care2.com
• Veggies In Cattle Country: Leading Texas Hospital Now Promoting Plant-Based Diet – Fronteras
• Why Sydney’s appetite for vegan dining keeps growing – Good Food Au
• A day-in-the-life of a 5-year-old vegan, violin busker in Skagit County – mynorthwest.com

UK specific

• Why Sarah’s on mission to bring her tasty vegan food to the meat eating masses – Belfast Telegraph
• How good is Chester for vegetarians and vegans? – Chester Chronicle
• Hurrah, Dee’s sausages are delish! Dee’s Wholefoods to sell vegan sausages through Holland & Barrett in the UK – Sunday Business Post

Recipes

• Coconut Kiwi Pops – One Green Planet

 

Week ending April 17th

• How A Meat-Free Challenge Turned Me Into A Lifelong Vegetarian  (They’re actually vegan) – Elite Daily
• 15 Things You’ll Be Surprised To Learn After Your First Year Of Going Vegan – Elite Daily
• Why going vegan for Earth Month can have a huge impact – USA Today
• Donovan Will is proof you can eat vegan and run a 90km marathon – Ecorazzi
• The greenest restaurant in the world is a school cafeteria – Treehugger
• Thai New Year: The best places for vegan Thai food you need to try – Metro

US specific

• Whole Foods Now Makes Its Own Frozen Vegan Pizza – Latest Vegan News
• Where to get great vegan fro-yo and ice cream in LA – Los Angeles Times

Recipes

• What can a vegan eat at Seder? Here are some hearty, creative ideas – Los Angeles Times
• Plant Based Recipe for Passover: Zucchini Mina – HuffPost
• Jasmine Lavender Tea Cakes – One Green Planet
• Pear Galette With Rooibos Glaze – One Green Planet

 

Week ending April 10th

• This is why you crave beef: Inside secrets of Big Meat’s billion-dollar ad and lobbying campaigns – salon.com
• French turning away from meat towards vegetarianism – www.thelocal.fr
• Vegan Diet: It’s Powerful Medicine Kim Williams, MD, says in Q&A – MD
• Lisa Simpson, a vegan? 20,000 fans petition “Simpsons” writers to take “Lisa the vegetarian” to the next level – salon.com
• Proof Meat Alternatives Are Better: Producing Beef Creates 90 Percent More Greenhouse Gas Emissions – One Green Planet
• This looks good – and all vegan! First glimpse of 365 by Whole Foods Market – Food Business News
• Eating without killing – is the Vegan food revolution going to save the planet? – Meds News
• Clarks Green career nurse shares benefits of plant-based diet – Times Tribune
• The Multivore Marriage – HuffPost
• 4 Foods Shown to Reverse Artery Disease – HuffPost
• Vegan Hotspot By Chloe Shares Magic Mushroom Bacon Recipe Ahead Of L.A. Opening – LAist
• These delicious veggie burgers are fighting climate change – Grist

UK specific

• Grand National 2016: Four horses dead after mid-race injuries at Aintree meeting – Independent
• FarGo Village to host vegan fair in Coventry in April – Coventry Telegraph
• Look inside Liverpool’s Give Kitchen vegan restaurant and shop as it officially opens – Liverpool Echo

Recipes

• Jamaican Pigeon Peas Soup – One Green Planet

 

Week ending April 3rd

• The 2016 Easter uprising; a bloodless coup. Is the UK Vegan revolution upon us? – The News Hub
• Meet Matt Frazier, the Vegan Ultrarunner Behind “No Meat Athlete” – Forks Over Knives
• Next Up for the 2016 Presidential Election: a Plant-Based Diet – US News
• The Economic Case for Worldwide Vegetarianism – The Atlantic

UK specific

• INTERVIEW: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn can’t wait to try the vegan food at Forest Green Rovers – Stroud News & Journal
• Interview: Nick Knowles explains why he invested in a Shrewsbury Vegan Bistro – Shropshirelive.com
• Six more of the best vegetarian and vegan eateries in Glasgow – Wow247
• Vegetarian and vegan restaurants in North Wales – Daily Post

Recipes

• Zuppa Toscana: Tuscan Sausage Soup – One Green Planet
• Vegan Two-Bean Chili With Cashew Cream – HuffPost
• A New Vegan Caribbean Recipe – Caribbean Journal
• Pickled Red Onions – One Green Planet

 

Week ending March 13th

• Ask An Adult: Is Going Vegan Better For Me? – The Debrief
• Much ado about eating meat – The Stanford Daily
• Former U-M football player says going vegan changed his life, reversed diabetes – MLive
• Vegan And Plant Based Elite Athletes Are Changing The Sports World! – Moviepilot

US specific

• Trade Group Lobbying for Plant-Based Foods Takes a Seat in Washington – New York Times
• Durham, North Carolina is getting its own Vegan Cookoff – Ecorazzi

UK specific

• The UK’s first vegan, free-from ice cream parlour has opened – Metro
• Pizza is back on the menu! Europe’s first vegan Italian restaurant opens in Brighton –  The Telegraph
• British Pie Week: Best vegan recipes and shop-bought varieties – Metro
• Jammie Dodgers aren’t vegan any more and people are not happy – BBC Newsbeat

Recipes

• Buckwheat and Quinoa Flour Waffles – One Green Planet
• Sun-Dried Tomato and Kidney Bean Chili – One Green Planet
• Now this really is a ‘sometimes’ food, but how yummy! And you can use wholewheat filo: Baklava Saragli – One Green Planet
• ‘Fish & Chips’ – The Debrief

 

Week ending March 6th

• Cattle rancher’s wife goes vegan – CBS News
• Reversing Diabetes with Food – NutritionFacts.org
• Rock star’s quest to inspire young offenders through vegan programme – Metro
• No Debate: Soy is Beneficial to Health – Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine
• Is It Possible For A Vegan To Be In A Healthy Relationship With An Omnivore? – HuffPost
• The Vegan Diet That Will Get You Jacked – GQ
• Plant-Based Athlete: What Happened When I Stopped Eating Two Pounds of Meat Per Day – Forks Over Knives
• Plant-based diet can can stave off the advance of dementia – Daily Mail
• Vegan Diet ‘Cuts Prostate Cancer Risk By 35%’ – HuffPost UK

UK specific:

• Finding a veritable feast of vegan food in Leeds – Yorkshire Evening Post
• Vegan cake cafe a seaside hit – Isle of Thanet Gazette
• We Spoke to the Chairman of Britain’s First Vegan Football Club – Munchies/Vice

US specific:

• Two reasons to eat vegan in the Boston area – Boston Globe
• LA Vegan Beer & Food Festival announces its 2016 lineup – Time Out
• Woohoo! 43 New Vegan Products Are Hitting Walmart and Target – One Green Planet

Recipes

• Fried Plantain French Toast Sandwich – One Green Planet

 

Week ending February 28th

• 7 Things About Going Vegan That Have Really Surprised Me – Bustle
• Solar cars might be impressive. But vegan diets are better for the planet – Guardian
• Is plant-based eating key to vibrant gut ecosystems? – Daily News Service
• One of L.A.’s Best Vegan Delis Is Hidden in an Eagle Rock Grocery Store – LA Weekly
• Watch Some Kids Try Ben & Jerry’s Vegan Ice Cream – Ecorazzi

• Stevie Wonder talks being vegan and living a green lifestyle – AOL

• Dr Michael Greger in the Daily Mail? Wow! How to live longer! Based on a Nobel Prize winning discovery, the ultimate guide to what to eat to beat heart disease, strokes, cancer and Alzheimer’s – Daily Mail
•  Vegan Guacamole Burger Dumplings Coming To Manhattan In March – Gothamist
• Another vegan butchers! Vegan (yes vegan) butcher opens in Berkeley – SFGate
• Vegan sushi: Where to get the best plant-based Japanese food in the UK – Metro
• I’ve been doing that vegan thing for 4 years. It changed my life, could it change yours? – Bangor Daily News

Recipes

• Cinnamon Raisin Bagels With Maple Cashew Cream Cheese – One Green Planet
• Chickpea Salad With Cilantro Dressing – One Green Planet
• One-Pot Vegan Sriracha Chili – Brit + Co
• Coconut Polenta With Roasted Root Veggies – One Green Planet

 

Week ending February 21st

• After Larry Davis’ heart stopped on Valentine’s Day 2015, he and his wife switched to whole-food lifestyle – Northwest Herald
• Bill Clinton’s vegan Las Vegas adventure – Politico
• Vegan Medicine: Time to Reach Mainstream – HuffPost
• Why Does Animal Protein Cause Weight Gain? – Forks Over Knives
• Meat consumption declines following WHO cancer warnings – Independent

UK specific

• Vegan junk food with not a lentil in sight – vive la V Revolution – Manchester Evening News
• Vegan dim sum is amazing and here’s where you can get it in London – Metro
• London Beer Week: Top vegan local brews to try this February – Metro

Recipes

• 15 Vegan Crock-Pot Recipes That Will Satisfy Any Winter Craving – Bustle
• Freezable Black Bean and Sweet Potato Burgers With a Zesty Spread – One Green Planet
• Kesra: Algerian Flatbread (you can totally use whole wheat semolina for this!) – One Green Planet

 

Week ending February 14th

• A new prescription for type 2 diabetes: A low-fat vegan diet – Washington’s Top News
• Mock meat: the rise of the vegetarian butcher – The Telegraph
• Pragmatically Plant-based: The power of food for health – Traverse Eagle
• This animal doesn’t want to die: Please think about not eating him for dinner – Salon
• A Plant-Based Diet In 2016 Should Be Nothing But Fun – HuffPost Canada

US specific

• Best plant-based dishes in Philly – Philadelphia Style
• Whoa! Look what Denver’s getting! New Vegan Soul Food Restaurant Opens in Park Hill – Westword
• California vegan eatery popular even with meat-eaters – Los Angeles Times
• These Gorgeous New Pizzas In The East Village Are Completely Vegan – Gothamist

Recipes

• Onigiri Rice Dumplings With Sweet Potato and Shiitake Filling (I usually make sushi with brown rice and it turns out great! – One Green Planet

 

Week ending February 7th

• One Month at a Time: Final progress report after month on vegan diet – Charleston  Gazette-Mail
• Hellman’s Tried to Beat Vegan Mayo and Lost—So It’s Making Its Own – takepart.com
• Change in diet can reverse coronary artery disease – Midland Reporter-Telegram
• Being a little bit vegan is completely oxymoronic – The Guardian
• HELEN BURTON: My vegan eating month is over – and I’m now converted! – Eastbourne Herald
• Ten Things Vegan Parents Want You to Know – HuffPost UK
• Comic artist takes a satirical look at meat-eaters vs vegans – Metro
• Wendy’s New Ad for Their Black Bean Burger Proves Plant-Based Protein is a Game Changer (VIDEO) – One Green Planet
• Ben & Jerry’s Is Going Vegan. Well, A Little – Fortune
• Get stuffed crust pizza at Europe’s first all-vegan Italian restaurant – Metro

UK specific

• Vegan & vegetarian cafe opens in Exmouth, UK – no more soggy seaside fish and chips! – Exeter Express & Echo
• Eight delicious vegetarian and vegan restaurants you must try in west London – getwestlondon

Recipes

• Loubia B’Zeit: Mediterranean Green Beans With Tomatoes – One Green Planet
• 23 Vegan Super Bowl Recipes To Score Big On Game Day – Bustle
• Rosemary Arancini: Italian Deep-Fried Risotto – One Green Planet
• Canadian Approved Vegan Poutine – Ecorazzi
• Moroccan Red Rice Paella – One Green Planet

 

Week ending January 31st

• Israeli veganism takes root in land of milk and honey – BBC News
• British mum on why she is bringing up her child a vegan – Metro
• This Doctor Wants to Find Out Why Men Are So Scared of Giving Up Meat – The Discerning Brute
• Ultra Athlete for the Animals: How I Became a Triple Guinness World Record Holder – Forks Over Knives
• My meat addiction is over: I’ve gone vegan, and it’s brilliant – The Guardian
• Is a Vegan Diet Cheaper? – care2.com
• Chef Matthew Kenney on the Plant-Based Revolution Coming Soon to a City Near You – Vogue

UK Specific

• Flora Launches Dairy-Free Spread – dairyreporter.com
• Cardiff’s first vegan pizza company is a pop-up with extra toppings – Wales Online
• Where to get amazing vegan pizza in London and beyond – Metro

US Specific

• Tal Ronnen Talks Carrot Lox and the Future of Vegan Fine Dining – Los Angeles Magazine
• The Herbivorous Butcher: sausage and steak – but hold the slaughter – The Guardian
• Philadelphia-Based Vegan Restaurant HipCityVeg Is Coming to DC – The Washingtonian

Recipes

• Vanilla Cupcakes With Blackberry Cream Cheese Frosting – One Green Planet

 

Week ending January 24th

• Missed this one from a couple of weeks ago, here it is now: New atheists must become new vegans: Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins and the extra burden on moral leaders – salon.com
• New plant-based living group takes root in WNC – Mountain Xpress
• 21 Things The Egg Industry Does Not Want You To See – collective-evolution.com
• Vegan-Friendly Restaurants In Istanbul – Daily Sabah

UK specific

• The UK’s first vegan pub opens its doors in Bristol – Western Daily Press
• 10 vegan options that prove you don’t have to eat meat to enjoy eating out in London – Metro
• The Best Vegan Breakfasts You Can Get In A British B&B – Metro
• How Veganism Is Changing Colchester’s Cuisine – East Anglian Daily Times

Recipes

• West African Peanut Soup – Houston Chronicle
• Vegan Bone Broth Is Officially Trending: Here’s How to Make It – Stylecaster
• Hazelnut Coconut Cupcakes With Rich Coffee Frosting – One Green Planet

 

Week ending January 17th

• Vegan Diet Cuts Risk of Prostate Cancer, Adventist Study Finds – Adventist Review
• Vegan, Happy, And Definitely Not Preachy – Daily Telegraph
• (I seem to have missed this article from last week, so I’m posting it now: This Huge Loophole Helps the Meat Industry Hide Its Pollution – Mother Jones
• 5 Things That Happen To Your Body Once You Quit Dairy – Metro
• My Turn: Reasons People Are Embracing Veganism – The Taos News
• 7 Vegan Leather Bags That Are Even Chicer Than the Real Thing – Vogue

US specific

• ‘Machete’ Star Danny Trejo Launches Vegan Taco Restaurant In Los Angeles – Latin Post
• In Harlem, Brenda Beener Creates A Home With Seasoned Vegan – Village Voice

UK specific

• The Best British Chain Restaurants To Eat At If You’re Vegan – Metro
• Eight Of The Best Vegetarian And Vegan Restaurants In Manchester – Manchester Evening News

Recipes

• These look REALLY good: 6 Vegan Comfort Food Dishes That Won’t Make You Miss the Real Thing – Gotham
• Cheesy Chickpea Soup With Roasted Brussels Sprouts – One Green Planet
• Red Lentil Burger Wraps With Pumpkin Fries – One Green Planet
• Panettone – One Green Planet

 

Week ending January 10th

• The world’s first ‘vegan butcher’ will open his doors this month… and his name is Kale – Evening Standard
• New vegan restaurant The Allotment to open in Liverpool – Liverpool Echo
• Clean pints: why Britain is thirsty for vegan beer – Daily Telegraph
• Costa Coffee now does a fully vegan cake and we tried it first – Metro
• 15 reasons why 2016 could be the Year of the Vegan in Philly – philly.com
• Use familiar flavors and textures to create vegan dishes – The Splendid Table

Recipes

• Caribbean Black Bean Soup – foodrevolution.org
• Rosemary and Garlic Roasted Almonds – One Green Planet
• Tahini Chocolate Cookies – One Green Planet
• 14 Delicious And Filling Vegan Dinner Recipes – Metro

 

Week ending January 3rd

• 8 Takeaways From The Documentary ‘Cowspiracy’ – The Mash
• Getting To The Meat Of Climate-Change Action – www.therecord.com
• ‘What Have I Done?’: Ex Pig Farmer Talks About the Reality of Killing Animals for a Living www.care2.com
• 12 Reasons Why Going Vegan Needs To Be Your New Year’s Resolution – Metro
• 5 Reasons Enjoying More Plant-Based Meals Should Be Your New Year’s Resolution – HuffPost
• First Vegan And Alcohol-Free Bar Opens In London – Metro
• Which Bottles Of Bubbly Are Vegan And Which Have Animal Bits In Them? – Metro
• Vegetarianism Exploding Into Mainstream Culture – Hartford Courant
• 10 Must-Try Vegan Dishes In Miami – Miami New Times
• This Primary Care Office In Friendship Heights, DC Wants To Prescribe You Vegetables – Washington Business Journal
• The Vegan Hot Dogs That Will Make You Forget About Pork Sausages Forever – Metro
• Moby Names His Top 5 Vegan Restaurants in the World – Haute Living

Recipes

• Chinese Seaweed Salad – One Green Planet
• Butternut Squash and Green Lentil Curry – One Green Planet
• Matcha Cheesecake – One Green Planet

 

Week ending December 20th

• Why That Study About How Vegetarians Are Killing the Environment Is Ridiculously Wrong – slate.com
• After COP21 It’s Time to Talk About Animal Agriculture and Climate Change – HuffPost
• Vegan Living Is Taking Off In Cornwall – West Briton
• Michelle Orme’s Incredible Vegan Story – Leicester Mercury
• How I Got Rid of 100 Pounds, My Chronic Pain, and Helped My Whole Family Get Healthier – Forks Over Kinves

Recipes

• Black Tea Cardamom Cake – One Green Planet
• Paprika and Oregano Polenta Fries – One Green Planet
• 30 Vegan Main Dishes for Christmas – One Green Planet
• Roasted Garlic and Parsnip Soup – TreeHugger

 

Week ending December 13th

• LAX is No. 1 in a nationwide ranking for veggie meal options – LA Times
• Author says it’s never too late to clean up what’s on your plate – Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Living La Vida Vegan: Why sustainability at home starts on our plates – The Link
• Missed this one a couple of weeks ago. Here it is now:  Would eating less meat really help combat climate change? – Independent
• Why ultrarunners, climbers, and NFL linemen are turning to plant power – Outside Online
• Allison’s [vegan] Gourmet delivers something sweet for the holidays – HuffPost
• Vegan dining in Mexico City – Chron
• Why choosing plant-based is the most powerful action to fight climate change – One Green Planet
• Arnold Schwarzenegger: Stop eating meat and save the planet – BBC
• There’s a lot I could add to this list, but in case this article is helpful: What to buy a Vegan for Christmas – HuffPost UK
• What do your food choices have to do with saving wild horses? – One Green Planet
• As more Israelis go vegan, their military adjusts its menu – NPR
• The (halachic) case for veganism – Jerusalem Post
• Is it time we all gave up eating meat? – Daily Telegraph

UK specific news:

• What a guy!!! Will’s petition results in Tesco agreeing to phase out ‘offensive’ Meat Glorious Meat bag for life – Ely News
• Swansea has an all-vegan Christmas market! – South Wales Evening Post

Recipes

• Teff Pancakes With Pomegranate and Pears – One Green Planet
• 5-Ingredient Almond Rosemary Crackers with Fig and Olive Tapenade – One Green Planet
• Apple Pumpkin Cheesecake With Glazed Peanut Butter Popcorn – One Green Planet
• 16 Decadent Holiday Desserts – Bustle
• Quick and Easy Vegan Cocktail Menus That Will Charm Even Meat-Eating Guests – HuffPost
• 15 Decadent Vegan Brownie Recipes – One Green Planet

 

Week ending December 6th

• You’re better off eating vegetables from Argentina than red meat from a local farm. What to do about climate change – New York Times
• Health problems, chronic headaches, and 65 pounds gone in six months on a WFPB diet – Forks Over Knives
• Interview with Kip Anderson, director of ‘Cowspiracy’ – the most important documentary you will ever see, if you enjoy living on planet Earth – mpora.com
• Vegan signs dominate climate marches – HuffPost
• 5 questions on the footprint of food, veganism and the Paris climate talks – HuffPost
• (US only) 12 vegan-friendly catering companies that will make your event spectacular – One Green Planet
• This couple are proof that you can be vegan and successful at bodybuilding – Shape Magazine
• Earth is running out of land … seriously. And it’s going to spell disaster for our food system – One Green Planet
• More than 70 percent of airport eateries serve disease-fighting foods; LAX ranks first – PCRM
• Doctor’s lifestyle transformation started by changing his diet – Houston Chronicle

Recipes

• Irish Lager Stew – One Green Planet
• Yukon Gold and Sweet Potato Latkes for Hanukkah – Vogue
• 18 more vegan Hanukkah recipes – One Green Planet
• French Onion, Fennel And Green Lentil Soup – One Green Planet

 

Week ending November 29th

• The #1 nutrition rule I live by: A cardiologist explains – Mind Body Green
• 7 wellness leaders on why they stopped eating meat (and haven’t looked back) – Mind Body Green
• It’s time to put meat on the climate negotiating table – Chatham House
• Meat should be taxed to help save the planet, think-tank suggests – Telegraph
• Meat tax far less unpalatable than government thinks, research finds – Guardian
• Why vegetarians should go vegan – Daily News Service
• If we’re going to end factory farms, we need to eat way less meat – HuffPost
• (I missed this article from last week – but it’s worth reading now) There’s a population crisis all right. But probably not the one you think – Guardian
• Vegan champagne anyone? – Decanter
• Teenager says turning vegan has helped him control his diabetes – Northamptonshire Telegraph
• Debunking the myths of veganism – The Mancunion

UK vegan restaurant news:

• Who’d have thought? And In Southend! Railway Hotel in Southend ranked among top UK vegan-friendly pubs – Southend Echo
• And another UK pub offers great vegan fare! Ethical pub is praised for its vegan-friendly menu – Oxford Mail
• Vegan pizza café opens in St James Street, Brighton – The Argus
• Review: Anna-Loka, Cardiff’s first 100% vegan restaurant – Wales Online
• Liverpool’s first vegan-only restaurant to open in 2016 – Liverpool Echo

US vegan restaurant news:

• Review of New York’s newest vegan restaurant – New Yorker

Recipes

• News on Scotland’s Vegfest, plus 4 cool recipes – baked chickpea burgers, apple, mango and pineapple crumble, carrot cake and Jamaican patties – Daily Record
• Chai-roasted muesli – One Green Planet
• Creamy kohlrabi soup – One Green Planet

 

Week ending November 22nd

• The scary science that shows milk is bad for you – Mother Jones
• Anyone can be vegan – even cash-strapped students – The Guardian
• Top vegan restaurants in Edinburgh – HuffPost UK
• Trainer- approved tips for your upcoming vegan Thanksgiving – Ecorazzi
• Don’t blame veganism for your eating disorder –  HuffPost Canada
• Market drivers in vegan and vegetarian foods – Whole Foods Magazine
• Yet another athlete – a rower this time – excelling on a plant-based diet –  MyToba.ca
• Moby’s favourite LA vegan restaurants – LA Weekly
• More and more soldiers in Israel are becoming vegan – The Atlantic

Recipes

• Baked Acorn Squash With Nut-Free Spinach Pesto – One Green Planet
• 10 vegan Thanksgiving side dishes you will love – Bustle
• Ideas for Thanksgiving main dishes – One Green Planet

 

Week ending November 15th

• Go vegan! What’s your excuse? Irish vegans run campaign throughout November – Daily News Service
• Let a turkey live this Thanksgiving – gobblers do the gobbling in this holiday meal – Washington Post
• Thousands set to head to (UK) North East Vegan Festival (NevFest) – The Shields Gazette
• How does a vegan diet affect your performance as an athlete? – www.herald.ie
• Moby’s new vegan restaurant in Silver Lake is opening next week – LA Weekly
• Deliciously Ella (Ella Woodward) launches a new deli that sells meat and fish. Why am I not surprised? – Evening Standard
• Chef Chad Sarno on overcoming asthma with a plant-based diet – Miami New Times
• Inspiring interview with the owner of New York’s newest vegan restaurant – Ecorazzi
• No beef allowed: inside the schools that have banned meat – The Guardian
• Ben and Jerry’s new vegan ice cream will be made with almond milk – HuffPost
• Here’s why you should fight diabetes with plant power – HuffPost India

Recipes

• Tahini Mashed Potatoes and Other Vegan Sides for your Thanksgiving Dinner – My Jewish Learning
• Thai Curry Red Rice Soup – One Green Planet
• 15 vegan Thanksgiving recipes – Bustle

 

Week ending November 8th

• What vegans have to put up with from everybody else – HuffPost UK
• Five things we’ve learned about meat this year – HuffPost UK
• Your next pint of Guinness could be vegan-friendly – Time
• English soccer team goes vegan for animals, the environment, and their own health – One Green Planet
• Peru bound? Headed to Lima? (Well, you never know!) If you are – this is the vegan place to be – www.peruthisweek.com
• GQ’s ‘Best Burger Of The Year’ is vegan – GQ
• McDonald’s ex-CEO joins the board of a vegan startup that wants to replace burgers with plants – Business Insider UK
• Meet the former pig farmer who is now a vegan activist – HuffPost
• Well whaddaya know? One day the Daily Mail takes down a plant-based diet, the next it sings it’s praises. Today the Daily Mail LIKES vegans – Daily Mail
• Savannah vegan doctor advises on how to feed kids  – savannahnow.com
• Perfectly concise letter on why a plant-based diet was, and is, the answer – The Daily News
• Restaurants where vegans and meat lovers can break bread together (in Long Island) – New York Times

Recipes

• Cheesy Spinach Dip – One Green Planet
• Three fabulous recipes from celebrated chef and LA restaurateur Tal Ronnen; one of which is Oven-Roasted Dumpling Squash With Harissa-Roasted Shallots and Black Garlic and Toasted Hazelnut Gremolata – Vogue
• Bánh Mi Bagels With Chickpea Cauliflower Patties (I’d use wholewheat bagels!) – One Green Planet

 

Week ending October 25th

• This is hilarious! 4 vegans who seriously need to watch their protein intake – Daily News Service
• Don’t let the meat industry decide the future of your health and the planet! The US meat industry’s wildly successful, 40-year crusade to keep its hold on the American diet – Quartz
• US folks – here’s a list of vegan candy you can buy for trick or treaters at Halloween – Paste Magazine
• Well, I could’ve written this: 10 great American cities for vegans – The Daily Meal
• This is what the egg industry do to you if you pose competition – The Guardian
• Your guide to being vegan in Iceland – Reykjavik Grapevine
• Stop believing the old, bad science on how much protein you need – HuffPost UK
• This piece is actually from last week, but I didn’t spot it then, so I’m adding it to this week’s news in case you didn’t see it. The real-life diet of the vegan who can run hundreds of miles, no problem – GQ
• Chef to the stars, Tal Ronnen of Crossroads, LA,  shares vegan recipes with the rest of us – Forward
• How to build muscle on a plant-base diet – Forks Over Knives
• New vegan meal delivery service launched by Forks Over Knives – Ecorazzi
• Look what eating plant-based just for ONE WEEK can do for you – www.cleveland.com
• Two new reasons why Tel Aviv is a vegan culinary capital (I might have to get on a plane to Tel Aviv JUST to try the saffron and pistachio ice-cream!) – Haaretz

Recipes

• Asian tostadas with beer battered avocado and drunken mushrooms – One Green Planet
• Vegan grilled garden vegetable lasagna with puttanesca sauce – Forward
• I LOVE Korean food! Personally, I’d use brown rice instead of white rice in this recipe, to make it healthier. Bangin’ Korean Bibimbap – One Green Planet

 

Week ending October 18th

• A new study finds that plant-based diets benefit cancer survivors – HuffPost
• This guy is often in the vegan news; here he is again, 101 year old vegan, Dr Ellsworth Wareham – Metro
• For health; eat brown, red or black rice. Avoid or minimise the white kind – HuffPost
• It’s official. Research proves plant foods are cheaper than animal foods – Alternet
• A piece on Chef Tal Ronnen and his passion for food that will make your mouth water, and his recipe for mushroom farro soup – ABC News
• Calling New Yorkers and New York visitors: This is what the food looks like at new East Village restaurant Avant Garden – Village Voice
• And AGAIN with the New York vegan news – Union Square is about to get a lot more vegan, with a new Blossom, and VBurger – Gothamist
• Questioning the ethics & science of a pure vegan diet, by Dr T Colin Campbell himself – Nutritionstudies.org

Recipes

• Palak Chole – Indian spinach and chick pea curry – One Green Planet
• Can you tell It’s that time of year again? – 21 yummy vegan pumpkin recipes – HuffPost
• Vegan linguine with shiitake cream sauce (if you can’t find a whole grain linguine, I don’t see why this wouldn’t work with whole wheat spaghetti – swtimes.com

 

Week ending October 12th

• Can a vegan drive-thru compete with Mcdonalds etc? Of course! Just wait and see! – Conde Naste Traveller (cntraveller.com)
• Big cruise liner company (Costa Cruises) now offer vegan menus because of demand. How times are changing! – breakingtravelnews.com
• Chickpea meringues, chia seeds and courgetti: the new healthy diet of the British student. Just please know that you don’t need to eat chia seeds to be a healthy vegan. And how on earth do students afford these? – Daily Telegraph
• Paradigm failure is primary reason for lack of progress in cancer research, says cancer biologist, Dr T Colin Campbell (author of The China Study). Food as prevention and reversal for cancer needs to become mainstream knowledge –  news-medical.net
• How vegan Appalachian Trail record-breaker, Scott Jurek, fueled up – Portland Press Herald
• Impossible Foods raises a whopping $108 million for its plant-based burgers, and did you catch the list of backers?? – techcrunch.com
• Re-using bags at the supermarket does ZERO for the enironment compared to what moving away from animal foods would do!– HuffPost UK
  
• Watch Stevie Wonder sing about veganism – no really! – Ecorazzi

Recipes

• Kimchi poutine. I cannot stress how much seeing the title of this recipe engaged me. Readers of my blog will know I am kimchi’s number one fan already, and poutine is a Canadian junk food dish that is pretty much everyones guilty pleasure fantasy (food-wise!) – It’s basically chips, cheese and gravy. How could a vegan version of this NOT be sublime paired with kimchi? – One Green Planet
• Vegan spanakopita – US Magazine
• Spiced chickpeas with harissa and tamarind – One Green Planet

 

Week ending September 20th

• The tragic consequences of our ethical failures – Herald Scotland
• This is what vegan Rosh Hashana dinner looks like – YUM! – Jerusalem Post
• Good news about vegan MP Kerry McCarthy appointed as spokesperson for the environment, food and rural affairs, reported in true Daily Mail fashion – Daily Mail
• …And the Guardian’s more measured response to this appointment! – The Guardian
• James Cameron, film director, explains why he’s vegan – Men’s Journal
• Review of Miyoko’s Kitchen vegan soft cheeses – The Guardian
• Vegan sausage platter wins bronze medal in professional competition – HuffPost
• Here’s how to lower your blood pressure naturally – HuffPost
• Avant Garden – upscale vegan restaurant, opens in New York’s East Village  – Zagat
• Review of ‘by Chloe,’ new vegan restaurant in New York’s Greenwich Village – Times of Israel

Recipes

• 7 Dairy Free and Meatless Versions of Your Fave Vietnamese Dishes – One Green Planet
• Butternut squash and black bean enchiladas with mango-avocado salsa – One Green Planet
• Spicy chipotle onion pucks – One Green Planet
• Nigella’s dark, sumptuous chocolate cake – Daily Mail (Yes, it’s vegan, and yes I know! Who’d’ve thought!)

 

Week ending September 13th

• Well this is pretty horrific: US-appointed egg lobby paid food blogs and targeted chef to crush vegan startup – The Guardian
• Let’s shift to a plant-based diet to end world hunger by 2030 – Reuters
• Is Berlin the vegan capital of the world with it’s 30 vegan restaurants and plenty more offering vegan options? – The Local de
• The face of veganism is changing – HuffPost UK
• Most condoms aren’t vegan!! (I didn’t know this either!) Here are some vegan condom options – Ecorazzi
• Why India should embrace it’s exisiting vegetarianism, and become even more vegetarian – Swarajya
• Hollywood director James Cameron will talk about relationship between food and climate change this week at US-China climate summit– Variety
• Famous vegan Ellen Degeneres starts leather footwear line – WTF??? – The Dodo

Recipes

• 12 vegan breakfast recipes – bustle.com
• Pumpkin bread – HuffPost
• 5 ways to enjoy vegan pumpkin spice this fall – Ecorazzi

 

Week ending Aug 30th

• The real reason I went vegan, and why I’m never going back – Cosmopolitan
• If you’re a new vegan in DC, try this excellent vegan support group founded by JVM (Jane Velez-Mitchell) herself! – Washington Post
• 14 vegan bodybuilders who will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about protein – HuffPost UK
• Londons best vegan restaurants – Londonist
• Five healthy plant-based lunches to take to work – The Guardian
• Cool vegan beauty products – HuffPost US
• We knew this already but…it’s official! A vegan diet is safe during pregnancy – care2.com

Recipes

• 10 sweet and savoury vegan waffle recipes – One Green Planet
• Beer broth veggie (vegan) pot pie – One Green Planet
• Summer squash spice cake – One Green Planet
• Whipped coffee coconut vegan cheesecake with cinnamon crust – The Mancunion

 

Week ending Aug 23rd

• Missing your leather jacket? Here are 10 vegan leather jackets more stylish than the real thing – bustle.com
• All about the vegan leather this week! – more vegan leather picks for fall – HuffPost Canada
• 15 vegan bodybuilders proving you can be insanely strong without meat – Metro
• Check out this vegan ‘shellfish’ tower! – Zagat
• The relationship between livestock farming and overgrazing, war and climate change – opednews.com
• Know anyone who swears by chicken as a great source of protein? This will inform them why it’s not ideal – The Guardian
• Vegans and vegetarians have never had so much choice – LA Times
• Headed Boston way? Here are 12 vegan and vegetarian places in the city – boston.com
• 10 best places to eat in Edinburgh if you’re vegan – chortle.co.uk
• Protecting wildlife, one bite at a time – HuffPost US
• Vegan ironman champ talks about his inspiring trajectory – Ecorazzi

Recipes

• Bourbon vanilla bean scones – One Green Planet
• Creamy coconut chai popsicles – Treehugger
• Are you a potato fan? Check these 26 summer yummy potato recipes – One Green Planet
• Balsamic caramel swirl bars – One Green Planet

 

Week ending Aug 16th

• Do animal lovers need to be vegan? – Daily Telegraph
• Eat less meat, save the planet – Florida International University News
• Cycle healthier with a vegan diet – Bicycling.com
• What I eat as a plant-based endurance runner (the writer – not me, I don’t run).  – One Green Planet
• 13 things this person learned after going vegan for a month – Irish Examiner
• Sickening. 23 year old opens up Long Island’s first vegan restaurant, and it looks amazing! Why wasn’t I that entrepreneurial at 23?? – thefoodduo.com
• Super-cool new all-vegan restaurant opens in Cardiff – wow247.co.uk
• So you’re an athletic type? What are the best vegan protein powders? – Mens Fitness
• Yes, vegan organic agriculture IS possible – Treehugger
• DC, you’re about to get a new vegan diner and bar! – hillnow.com

Recipes

• Whole wheat pasta with sundried tomatoes and lemon breadcrumbs – One Green Planet
• No-bake macaroons – Treehugger
• Red lentil and butternut squash burgers – One Green Planet

 

Week ending Aug 9th

• Diet For A New America – An oldie but a goodie. A must-read if you are considering a plant-based diet, or even if you’re not (though you soon will be after reading this!) – Poughkeepsie Journal
• Goat cheese farmers see the light and give it up to make vegan cheese instead – care2.com
• Would you like to see Pret-a-Manger open a veggie-only restaurant? Vote now! – Daily Telegraph
• An Italian court just ruled that babies can be vegan and healthy – vice.com
• We know now It’s most likely our large brains evolved through eating carbohydrates – Science Daily

Recipes

• Savoury pancake stach with pine nut cream – One Green Planet
• 12 simple vegan ice cream recipes (including fig, coconut and blackberry; and matcha and coconut)  – Bustle

 

Week ending Aug 2nd

• Kate Lally from the Liverpool Echo went vegan for a week. What happened? – Liverpool Echo
• If this trucker can make vegan meals in his truck, none of us have any excuse not to make them in our kitchens! – WTOP
• There’s an even bigger threat to lions than trophy hunters – The Dodo
• Why is Cecil the lion different to the billions of other animals we eat? – Huffington Post Canada
• Being vegan is a piece of cake – Edinburgh Evening News
• ‘I went vegan for 60 days and it changed my life.’ This article is kinda great so I wanted to include it, but the writers nutritional therapist is misinformed, and Lord knows why she brings up a book on raw veganism when it’s a totally different thing – Daily Telgraph.
• NBA star Ben Gordon goes vegan – The Uconn blog
• Pantry staples for new vegans – Huffington Post
• Vegan author Chloe Coscarelli’s new restaurant opening in the West Village, NY – gothamist.com
• Vegans have the lowest daily carbon footprint – Ecorazzi
• New vegan restaurant opening in Atlanta – atlantamagazine.com
• Finally, a cookbook on vegan French cuisine, by a top chef – Huffington Post

Recipes

• Cherry chocolate soft serve ice cream. You’re welcome! – Forks Over Knives
• How could you NOT want to make funfetti sugar cookie popsicles? – One Green Planet
• How to make vegan chorizo – Washington Post
• The Daily Telegraph shares some incredible vegan recipes – Daily Telegraph

 

Week ending July 26th

• The brilliant soultion to California’s drought – if you eat beef, don’t shower! (Fun vid) – The Guardian
• Read about this inspiring, self-taught vegan chef – Las Vegas Sun
• Is there a moral case for meat? Of course not – and this author agrees. Just wish he hadn’t made veganism sound hard – Grist
• Vegan for a week? Challenge accepted – also, see the link to all the amazing-looking vegan places in Liverpool, UK – Liverpool Echo
• A UK burger chain with 12 vegan options on the menu? I’m in! – Lincolnshire Echo
• Fabulous news! Edinburgh gets it’s first all-vegan restaurant – Edinburgh Evening News
• Tips for vegans travelling in Europe – Huffington Post
• Why this veteran marine and police officer went vegan – USA Today
• So you’re a vegan athlete and wanna bulk up without yucky whey? –  cheatsheet.com

Recipes

• Vegan grits bowl with veggies – Treehugger
• Super creamy mac n’ cheese – One Green Planet
• Minimal ingredient rhubarb cinnamon crumble – One Green Planet

 

Week Ending July 5th

• How many bowel movements should you be having a day? Hippocrates says three!
• Lifestyle changes are more effective than medical interventions for most diseases
• A vegan diet can keep memory loss at bay
• Even the Daily Mail is advocating a vegan diet for weight loss, wow!
• Why does Glastonbury serve a holy ton of animal food, when it is also trying to promote environmentalism?
• Review of new film Plant Pure Nation
• New vegan Peruvian restaurant opening in Los Angeles, the menu is making my mouth water!
• Don’t feel left out New York! There’s a fabulous new vegan place opening for you, too!
• Are you a music and food lover in Glasgow? Try this vegan restaurant
• Pro sports stadiums in the US to offer vegan options to fans at concessions, in a move towards more sustainable practices

Recipes

• Betty Crocker’s patriotic wartime walnut burger
• Chickpea ‘crab’ cakes withm wasabi mayo
• Summery pea and mint soup

 

Week Ending June 28th

• Why low-carb diets are nonsense; it’s a plant-based diet that is optimal for weight loss – Newsweek
• Eat less red meat and cyle more for your and the planet’s health – Guardian
• Insensed by the Yulin Dog Festival? Protest against it, but don’t forget the 1.9m animals brutally slaughtered in the UK every month – The Independent
• Again, re: Yulin – It’s ok to eat dogs if it’s ok to eat cows and pigs. You can’t be morally outraged at one but think the other is fair dos – Guardian
• A whole food, plant-based diet is the secret to a long, healthy life! Surprise surprise! – Fortune
• Wow! The Daily Mail has a story about a girl who went vegan – and it’s not a snarkfest! – Daily Mail
• Raising a vegan child isn’t half as difficult as you’d think – HuffPost Canada
• The new film Plant Pure Nation is doing the rounds – see it as soon as you can – Portland Press Herald
• This person went vegan and their entire life changed – the last thing they expected – The Argus

Recipes

• Matcha (yum!) Mochi (wow!) strawberry popsicles. Great for the kids, even better for YOU!
• Perfect pea puree
• These energy-giving cherry nut bars would be great for you athletes and cyclists out there

 

Week Ending June 21st 2015

• Champion freerunner and athlete speaks out on environmental benefits of veganism
• This brilliant TedX talk on why we eat meat is one of the most watched Ted talks EVER!
• The Earth is facing a sixth mass extinction – largely due to the high volume of land and grain used while farming animals for food
• Why low-carb is BS, and that it’s actally a whole food, plant-based diet that is optimal for health and weight loss
• Lies about red meat the food industry wants you to believe
• Architecturally interesting new vegan guest house venue in Ho Chi Minh City – haven’t you always wanted to go to Vietnam? I have!
• Watermelon Cherry Cooler, with basil and mint? Hell yes!
• This chili looks amazing. You don’t need to add the soy chorizo if you don’t want to, or don’t have it. A good chili is great with just the beans and veg
• Healthy’ish’ vegan S’mores? Yes please!

 

Week ending June 14th 2015

• I’m a HUGE fan of Korean food, and this new piece is helpful for enjoying Korean food as a vegan
• Tesla shareholders start a precedent for demanding non-leather seats in cars
• Ben & Jerrys will be making a dairy-free, vegan ice-cream made out of coconut or almond milk, WHOOP WHOOP! BUT it won’t be available in the UK until after 2016!! Why does it take so long to whip up some vegan ice-cream?
• This is interesting – the liquid from cans of chick peas (garbanzos) can be used as an egg replacer. Apparently it makes amazing meringues!
• Ugh, it’s not fair. Americans already have Zpizza, Paxtis Pizza and Whole Foods that make incredible vegan pizza, now Uncle Maddio’s Pizza (which was already vegan friendly) is expanding with 30 new branches. ANY chance of opening one in London?
• New article on the origins of Kite Hill – the incredibly authentic tasting camembert-like vegan cheese
• In which we learn that grass-fed beef is NOT better than factory-farmed beef in terms of water usage
• More and more vegan options are being added to fine dining menus everywhere
• Portobello florentine with lemony Hollandaise sauce
• Easy vanilla tapioca dessert

 

Week ending May 24th 2015

• This golfer attributes his improvement in performance to a vegan diet
• The meat and dairy industries really DO NOT want you to discover the benefits of a plant-based diet
• Live in or near Manchester, UK? Here’s your guide to the cities most acest veggie restaurants
• Planning on visiting the Hollywood Bowl? Lucky you, they now have vegan options!
• Philly cheesesteaks are the LAST thing you’ll miss out on if you’re vegan and visiting Philadelphia
• So you’re an athletic type? Here are the best vegan protein powders (I recommend the Sun Warrior brand too!)
• Texas cattle rancher becomes vegan (cattle ranchers becoming vegan is actually not an uncommon story!)
• All-natural ways to keep from being a ‘two-minute man’ – read number 2 specifically!
• Phulkopir Shingara (Bengali Samosa). Use Bob’s Red Mill Gliuten-Free Flour if needed
• This looks delicious: Recipe for curried Turkish Mercimek Köftesi
• Who knew Portuguese egg custard tarts could be made vegan?

 

Week ending May 17th 2015

• This is how kids can thrive on a vegan diet. It’s not mentioned in the article but I’d bet he’s ill less often than his friends
• Not a fan of the much-hyped almond milk? Try one of these options
• Jamie Oliver going veggie/vegan two or three days a week? It’s a start!
• Yet ANOTHER doctor promoting a vegan diet (though I don’t know why he doesn’t eat peanuts or coconuts)
• And another! YAY for progressive doctors!
• I reckon the UK is about to get some decent vegan cheese, WHOOP!
• Curious to know what ikea’s vegan meatballs taste like? Here’s a review
• Love plantain? Love brownies? Then here’s a recipe for plantain brownies
• Sweetballs (sweet potato non-meatballs) by Dreena Burton

 

Week ending April 19th 2015

• So apparently, jackfruit is the new, sexy vegan ingredient, due to it’s meaty texture. Meat-eaters don’t believe it’s not meat!
• 10 great tips for reducing your meat intake
• A plant-based diet sets kids up, health-wise, for life
• Hey Auz! Specifically Melbourne! Look what you’re getting!
• Hey Auz! Specifically South West Sydney! Look what you’re getting!
• Stupid simple bean burgers with paprika and garlic sauce
• Spinach, artichoke and mozarella tofu frittata
• Vegan pancakes YAY! You can use Bob’s Red Mill All-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour 

 

Week ending April 12th 2015

• A federal panel in Washington say that a vegan diet is best for the planet, and recommend everyone eat less meat – things are getting exciting!
• Aaaand the meat industry got mad at the thought of losing some of their millions…
• This was incredible – vegan Gene Baur of Farm Sanctuary being interviewed on mainstream US TV!
• YAY! We (UK) are  getting the Ikea vegan meatballs!
• AUSTRALIA! You’re getting Ikea vegan meatballs too!
• This recipe for vegan pho looks amazing
• I can’t wait to see this new documentary with Dr T Colin Campbell, author of  ‘The China Study,’ and his doctor son
• You KNOW you want to make banana chai ice-cream with gingerbread crumble!
• If you don’t know what za’atar is you need to get familiar with it NOW (you’ll understand my vehemence when you try it!) Try this Za’atar roasted chickpea salad

 

Week ending March 15th 2015

• If vegans said things meat-eaters say. This is cool, show it to a meat-eater who has asked you any of ‘those’ questions for them to realise how they sound
• How to make your vegan cakes moist and fluffy – and a tonne of cake and muffin recipes
• Popeye’s vegan dinner. Well, If it’s good enough for Popeye, it’s good enough for me..
• Lemon, Baobab Cheesecake with Mesquitee Caramel Topping. Well this is just the prettiest dessert I ever did see, and it’s name is practically a poem..
• Looks like Beyonce’s vegan meal delivery service is a winner! Now why didn’t I think of that first???
• In which we learn that, SURPRISE, going vegan really does help animals!
• New York vegan restaurant chain Blossom Du Jour to add two new outlets – you know what this means? The vegan market is where it’s at!
• Vegan doctor sells his practise, buys a farm, and helps patients prevent and treat chronic disease with plant-based diet. WE NEED MORE DOCTORS LIKE THIS.