A call for compassion toward animals
Promoting animal rights, plant-based diets and pets looking for forever homes.
Have you ever gone grocery shopping at In-N-Out? What’s that, you say? Ever since I became vegan, and discovered that their sponge bread is vegan (oh happy day), that’s what my boyfriend and I have been doing when we treat ourselves to a meal there. We laugh about how we're just basically buying the ingredients from In-N-Out to make our own vegan burgers.
Read MoreLast week, my boyfriend and I made a white bean and red lentil burger—our second dish from Thug Kitchen’s vegan recipe book, which he gave to me for Christmas. It was surprisingly easy to make and ridiculously good—especially after dressing it up with guacamole, Field Roast's vegan Chao cheese slices in Tomato Cayenne with Spicy Pepper, and Leaf Cuisine vegan Smoky Gouda Probiotic Cashew Spread (I highly recommend both of these brands, BTW).
What I love about this book is its unconventionally crass way of making you care about eating healthy. It’s kind of like a drill sergeant at a healthy eating boot camp—no tears though, just drool.
Read MoreFor Valentine's Day, my boyfriend showed up at my place with bags full of groceries saying, "Instead of just taking you out for a fancy meal, I wanted to show you my labor of love by cooking for you." All day, all vegan, of course. He sure knows how to put a smile on my face ... and belly!
Guys, if you're reading this, next time you want to impress your girl, offer to make home-cooked meals for her for an entire day. It says "I LOVE YOU" much louder than treating her to a single meal at a fancy restaurant.
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