I recently watched the Oscar award winning documentary, “The Cove,” which documents the slaughtering and shipment of beautiful bottle-nose dolphins in what’s referred to as, the cove, in Taiji, Japan. Richard O’Barry, the dolphin trainer for the once popular TV show, Flipper, demonstrates a massive amount of courage in his gripping documentation of the fate… Read the Rest…
Posts Tagged ‘vegan’
Sinful Sundays
16
Oct
2011
Sunday always seems like the day I find myself whipping up creative concoctions for my blog followers. I think I was pretty spot-on when it comes to my, “Sinful Sunday,” post. Chocolate Peppermint and Caramel Covered Pretzels and Salted Popcorn {Vegan. Gluten free. Sinfully sweet and salty.} Ingredients: 1 bag Sunspire chocolate chips (vegan and… Read the Rest…
Coretta Scott King: Civil Rights Activist and Devout Vegan
07
Sep
2011
Coretta Scott King became a vegan after she was inspired by her son Dexter’s friend, human rights activist, Dick Gregory. In Dick’s memoir, Callus on My Soul, he wrote: “I had been a participant in all of the ‘major’ and most of the ‘minor’ civil rights demonstrations of the early sixties. Under the leadership of… Read the Rest…
Panang Peanut Curry with Udon Noodles
16
Aug
2011
Vegan. Gluten Free. Super Spicy. Yummy. What an easy recipe to whip together. Forget the days of Hamburger Helper. With the right spices in your cabinet, you can throw this dish together in 15 minutes. Yes, 15 minutes. The Panang Peanut Sauce is made from fresh sprouted almond milk (made with a Vitamix and nut… Read the Rest…
Rope Bracelets!
17
Apr
2011
I spotted Proenza Schouler’s Spring 2011 jewelery line earlier this year and it stopped me in my tracks! I never ran a price check on the beautiful rope bracelets because I was shopping for a dress that day, but after I saw Nina Garcia post the rope bracelet on her website as one of her… Read the Rest…
De Rossi and Some Good, Healthy Laughter
20
Nov
2010
One of my favorite comedians, Ellen DeGeneres, is married to a beautiful woman, Portia de Rossi. De Rossi published a book this month revealing what unhealthy habits she had developed from modeling and acting at a young age, and how those habits almost killed her. Yes, the story is a very raw and sad illustration… Read the Rest…
Tips on Eating a Vegan Diet
05
Aug
2010
People often express how much they would love to eat a vegan diet, but they just don’t know how it would be possible to eat that way, everyday. Does this sound like you? I believe that making the decision to become a vegan–or even a vegetarian–is a completely personal decision. Whether the doctor has ordered… Read the Rest…