Dining out

One of the biggest complaints I have heard from friends is that it's to difficult to be Vegan and eat out. It seems that there are no vegan friendly resturaunts around. Yes, being a Vegan can make it hard when you want to dine out, but there are places you can go that cater to vegan costomors and there are also plenty of grocery stores that carry vegan products as well.

My personal favorites in Honolulu:

Down to Earth -

Health Food/Vegan Grocery store w/ cafe
2525 S King Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96826

Champa Thai- They have a wide viriaty of vegitarian dishes most of which are also vegan.

2452 Waialae Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

Volcano Joes Bistro-

1810 University Ave
Honolulu, Hawaii

Whole Foods-

211 Waialae Ave
Honolulu, HI 96816

Say NO to Ringling Bros.

Hey guys I wanted to post a direct link to the YouTube video about Peta's investigation of the Ringling Bros. You can also go to (http://www.ringlingbeatsanimals.com) and learn what can do to help stop this animal abuse. Check it out.

"Veg-out" with a good book

When it comes to your health you never want to take someone's word for it (including mine). Everyone is different, and everyone wants different things for their own health. It's important to do research, ask questions, and educate yourself on the best way to care for your own body. While I’ll be the first to tell you vegan is the way to go, I think that it's important to make that choice for yourself. Below I have listed two books that I have personally read and highly recommend to those who are interested in the benefits of a vegan/vegetarian life style. Even if living vegan isn’t for you all three of the books still give in sight of the over all importance of nutrition and healthy diet.

I have posted a link for the first book I recommend, "Skinny Bitch." It will connect you to the "Skinny Bitch" web site. There you will be able to find information about the all the Skinny Bitch books as well as information about the authors. I have only read "Skinny Bitch" and "Skinny Bitch in the kitchen." If you are interested in information about living vegan I would recommend "Skinny Bitch." The book is filled with information about the dangers and dairy and meat products as well as pages of recipes and meat replacement options.

The second book is called "Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry." Be warned this book is not for the fait of heart and definitely not G rated. It goes into descriptive detail of animal abuse and brutality within the meat packing industry. (This book was so horrific it took me a month to read.) As gruesome as it is, it is extremely informative and is a first hand account of what WE do to these helpless animals all over the country.

Ringling Bros. friends or foe?

Peta recently went undercover at Ringling Bros. Circus and uncovered what they say is extreme animal cruelty. Below is a link to Peta where you can find the video footage, as well as details about their on going investigation. There is also a link to just the video footage on youtube. Some say these videos speak for themselves, and other say they should be "open to interpretation." (Whatever that means) When I see these videos all I see is cruelty and abuse. Decide for your selves what to make of these video clips.

http://www.ringlingbeatsanimals.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECspj0daAlE

Holiday Goodies

Tis the season...to eat! Now that the holiday season is here it's time for all those great holiday treats that everybody loves. A lot os people think that living vegan leaves you high and dry when it comes to food variety....WRONG. There are plenty of animal safe tasty treats that you can make for the whole family this thanksgiving and christmas holiday. Listed below are a few vegan recipes for all you cookie lovers, and I have also posted a link to a great site for thanksgiving dishes.

http://vegweb.com/holiday/



SPICED OATMEAL CRANBERRY COOKIES
3/4 cup margarine
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup soy milk
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp ginger powder
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
3 cups quick cooking or rolled oatmeal
1 cup dried cranberries

VEGAN EGG NOG
- 2 and 2/3 cup extra-firm SILKEN tofu
- 2 cup soymilk, or other plain non-dairy "milk", such as almond or rice
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 cup rum or brandy (or use apple juice with rum flavoring)
- 4 and 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 2/3 cup unbleached sugar OR 1 cup Grade A light maple syrup
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 20 ice cubes
- grated nutmeg