An End to Animal Testing? UK Charity Announces World’s First Chair in Animal Replacement Science

February 28, 2013
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While many research labs and universities across the globe are still using outdated, unreliable and unethical animal models in life science experiments, the Dr. Hadwen Trust and Queen Mary, University of London, have announced an exciting new position as Professorial Chair in Animal Replacement Science with a £1 million legacy funding the appointment. One pioneering [...]

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Calcium Supplements: Friend or Foe for Vegans?

February 21, 2013
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After the ‘where do you get your protein’ question, the next most common thing I’m asked as a vegan is ‘where do you get your calcium, if not from milk?’ The assumption, of course, is that milk and dairy are the only food sources of this macromineral. Regular readers of theTastyVegan will already know that [...]

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Kali Gets a Present.

February 21, 2013

The poor pup appears to have sprained her paw so on her second day of convalescence I figured she needed a little pick-me-up. Recalling her puppy days where I would regularly give her a pass-the-parcel style food challenge, I created an eggbox surprise packed with vegan dog treats (the eggbox was in the nonvegan housemates’ [...]

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Chickpea Medley

February 15, 2013
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It’s gloriously sunny in Vancouver and so I got to thinking I should bid farewell to some favourite winter vegetables. Lunch today was, therefore, a big pile of roasted Brussels sprouts, chickpeas, shallots, zucchini, carrot and garlic. Another simple vegan lunch idea or a nice side dish to share for dinner.

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Queering Your Plate – How a Rainbow Diet is Good for Your Health (and your heart)

February 13, 2013
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One of my pet peeves is monochrome (read: beige) food. Look at your dinner, if it’s uniformly beige then it’s time to shake things up a little. Queering your plate is my little euphemism for eating the rainbow… a beautiful marriage of healthy foods and healthy thinking (outside the box).

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Tips for a Vegan Living Alone!

February 1, 2013
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Lots of change is afoot in the world of the TheTastyVegan, including a move to living alone after many years of cohabiting! For some lucky friends it’s likely to mean that I have plenty of spare dinner to go around each evening and large batches of vegan cookies that I can’t possibly eat on my [...]

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Going Vegan… with your dog? Here’s a FREE Webinar you’ll want to attend.

January 21, 2013
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Being vegan, having switched my own dog to a healthy vegan diet, and talking the hind legs off every other dog owner in the parks in Vancouver wasn’t enough for me it seemed. Why not, I thought, spread the word about plant-based diets for dogs even further using the powers of the interwebs? Why not [...]

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2013 – A Time for Change, Vegan-Style!

January 11, 2013
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The start of 2013 is proving exciting and busy for TheTastyVegan – not only am I talking about myself in the third person (a sure sign of success), I’m in the midst of helping with the launch of a vegan dog food company. That is, when I’m not staring into my empty refrigerator with a [...]

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Why I’m Leaving ‘Veganism’ Behind

December 31, 2012
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Fellow kale-lovers don’t fear. I have every intention of maintaining a plant-based diet and lifestyle free of animal products. My issue is semantic not practical. I have not jumped the fence, instead I am concerned over the fence’s very existence.

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The Alot Monster – Another Vegan Knitting Spectacle

December 14, 2012
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In recent months I have had something of a personal knitting renaissance where I’ve progressed from knitting simple squares over and over again to actually following patterns and making real ‘things’ from vegan yarn. Due to this, ahem, obsession, most of my friends and family are (un)fortunate enough to be receiving knitware this Christmas. Amongst [...]

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