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A Very Vegan Thanksgiving

November 9, 2011

How will you celebrate Thanksgiving this year? I plan to join some friends for a home-cooked vegan meal. Whether you enjoy cooking, eating out or carrying in, you have options for a very vegan Thanksgiving. But first, let’s watch a new Mercy for Animals commercial:

According to Mercy for Animals…

More than 300 million turkeys are killed in the U.S. every year – 40 million for Thanksgiving dinners alone. Most turkeys killed for food are raised in unnatural conditions, crammed by the thousands into windowless warehouses, where disease, smothering and heart attacks are common. Turkeys are drugged and bred to grow so large, so quickly that their legs are often unable to withstand their own weight. Countless birds slowly starve to death within inches of food after they become crippled and are unable to move.

Ideas for Celebrating Thanksgiving the Vegan Way

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Soul Veg East Available in Your ‘Hood?

April 8, 2008

Update: Many Whole Foods locations now carry Soul Veg pre-packaged foods. Look for it in a refrigerated section. I have seen it in a couple of different spots depending on the store, so don’t hesitate to ask.

Did you know there are several shops around town that sell tasty, vegan Soul Veg treats like its mac and “cheese” or jerk tofu wraps, (two of my favorites)? The following stores sell refrigerated Soul Veg pre-packaged entrees, side dishes, and dinners:

New Leaf Natural Grocery, 1261 W. Loyola Ave., Chicago
True Nature Foods, 6034 N. Broadway, Chicago
J D Mills Health Foods, 635 Chicago Ave., Evanston
Southtown Health Foods 2100 W 95th St., Chicago
Barnes and Noble bookstores on the University of Chicago and DePaul University campuses also carry Soul Vegetarian East foods. The University of Chicago has four cafes carrying Soul Veg foods, as well.

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Vegan Fast Food

April 7, 2008

Ever since Veggie Bite opened on the South side I was always a tad jealous. So close, yet so far away for us Northsiders. Veggie Bite is now open in Wicker Park making it a little more equal opportunity for all of Chicago. Woo hoo!

Where: 1300 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622
When: Mon-Fri 11AM-10PM, Sat-Sun 8AM-10PM

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Praise the Vegan Gods!

March 6, 2008

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Update: It gets even better. You can buy samples of Teese online! Check it out and report back how you like it.

Also, more pictures of pizzas with MELTED Teese from The Post Punk Kitchen.
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It just got even easier being vegan! There’s a new vegan “cheese” in town — made right here in Chi town.

Chicago Soy Dairy, the company behind Temptation Vegan “ice cream,” announces their own vegan cheese — Teese Vegan Cheese. They are starting with a Mozzarella flavor, but are working on more. It’s being served up by the Chicago Diner and on pizzas at the Whole Foods on Halsted Street in Lakeview. Although it isn’t available yet in groceries, I’m sure that’s just a matter of time.

For more information and to watch a video of the cheese melting–IT MELTS!–click here. So for those vegetarians who say they could never give up cheese, go try this vegan cheese. Perhaps you will change your mind?

And that’s not all.There is a new vegan restaurant in Evanston called Life Vegan. The food is tasty — similar to Soul Veg but allows us Northsiders easier access! Go taste the food for yourself. It’s quite delicious in a comfort food kind-of-way. Check out a review for the new restaurant from Time Out Chicago. Life Vegan is located at 1601 Simpson Street, Evanston, IL, 847.869-6379. Life Vegan is closed.

Amen. ;-)

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