A great way to nurture a budding interest in compassionate living is to share your favorite animal advocacy movies and books about the issues.
Is your omnivore partner (or potential mate) asking questions about veganism? Is the person you adore curious about your cruelty-free philosophy? Has he or she started to eat more plant-based foods when they are around you?
Nutty and pleasant-tasting, poppy seeds are a wonderful addition to breads, rolls, bagels, and cakes. Not to mention muffins — these easy vegan lemon poppy muffins make the point easily and deliciously.
Make these muffins in the evening to enjoy as a grab and go breakfast, or serve any time with tea or coffee as a wholesome treat.
No flour. No sugar. Yes to tasty treats! With just a few choice ingredients, these no-bake date nut cookies will satisfy your sweet tooth, guilt-free.
Chewy, nutty, and made with just a few good-for-you-ingredients, these are a lovely evening snack and a perfect treat for packing into your lunch box for school or work. Dates do all the work of sweetening these flourless, sugarless cookies.
From The Book of Veganish by Kathy Freston with Rachel Cohn, © 2016. By arrangement with Avery Publishing, reprinted with permission.
Contributed by Sunny Gandara, DWS, CWE, wine director and portfolio consultant of Vegan Wines: In the realm of vegan wines and winemaking, we talk a lot about the fining process, because this is where animal by-products enter into wines. But why exactly do winemakers fine wine and is it really necessary?
At Vegan Wines we feel that information empowers us, and instead of throwing out kitchy terms like “vegan-friendly” and “animal friendly,” we really want our readers and members to understand what goes on in the making of the drinks they are consuming.
