Raw Food Chef Chris Slawson

June 14, 2011
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Chris Slawson is a graduate of ASU and chef-owner of Christopher’s Kitchen in Palm Beach Gardens Florida. Slawson grew up in Oregon and Hawaii, in a creative and health conscious environment,  the kind of an environment where you only find healthy and weird food in the larder or refrigerator. When he graduated with a degree [...]

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Helen’s Survival Techniques

June 13, 2011
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Helen was delighted to be invited to a big family BBQ on Saturday, where she was to help prepare salads and make a veggie alternative too. By mid-morning Helen began to realize that a small Welsh town is not  the best place to source her favourite tofu which she had hoped to use as the [...]

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Ribfest

June 13, 2011
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There are some people in this world who do not relish the thought of gnawing on land animals dripping with sauce. We are drawn to Ribfest to listen to the bands, check out the vendors, and meet up with friends. But we don’t have to go hungry. Here is a quick overview of some of [...]

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Morrissery At The Lokerse Festival

June 12, 2011
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Can you remember back to 2009 and the Coachella festival when the totalitarian-vegetarian lyricist and singer Morrissery stomped off stage because he smelt meat grilling on a nearby food stand? Well this year he’s heading for a festival in Belgium and the promooters have promised that the whole site will be meat free on the [...]

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Thai Pumpkin Coconut Soup

June 12, 2011
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In Thailand, pumpkin and coconut milk are commonly paired up to make a variety of soups, curries, and even sweet dishes. Here they are combined with a lightly curried soup that makes for a wonderful vegetarian/vegan entree – similar to those served at Thai or Vietnamese restaurants throughout North America. The addition of lemongrass makes [...]

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Vegetarian Athletes

June 10, 2011
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If I had a dollar for every time someone said to me that vegetarians are not as strong as meat eaters, that on the sports field they just can’t perform as well, I pause and say ‘have you ever heard of these men and women? Bill Pearl: I’m not into bodybuilding myself but friends tell [...]

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