Cookie love
hippiemommy
Oh man, I am in love! I am a cookie freak, and I am always looking for great cookie recipes. I found the most amazing vegan oatmeal raisin (and chocolate…
Vegetarian / Vegan Books
Homemade Baked Beans
Mmmm! I love slow cooked meals! I finally gave in and bought Fresh From the Vegetarian Slow Cooker, after years of constantly checking it out from the library. It is…
Mourning Wild Oats
I went out and did my grocery shopping today. I was bummed as I went around Wild Oats and realized that soon it would be swallowed up by Whole Foods.…
New books and my chance to hear Michael Pollan speak
I have all of these entries in the works, but I’ve been bogged down and haven’t had them time to actually write them out. Last night I had the opportunity…
The animals on the “beyond organic” farm
I split this into two entries. I hope that it won’t discourage people from reading the other one 🙂 In Chapter Eleven, Pollan discusses the way that the animals work…
Beyond organic
I wanted to get this entry up pretty quickly, because I don’t want to look like I am poo-pooing organic 🙂 These next few chapters have given me a ton…
Is “Organic” any better?
As I continue through The Omnivore’s Dilemma, there is just so much that I want to write about! I am working through the chapter on “Big Organic” right now, and…
The corn-fed American steer
Wow, I am 5 chapters into The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and it is a great read. I would like to point out that this author is NOT a vegetarian, and even…
Corn, corn everywhere
On the suggestion of a few women at GCM, I decided to pick up a copy of The Omnivore’s Dilemma – A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan.…
Do animals have souls? How about women?
Nice, huh? I’m reading Diet for a New America (love it!) and the discussion of the way that we treat animals in our culture has been really interesting. I found…
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