Hallo friend! I've been greatly inspired by the witty and informative vegan blogs out there in the blogosphere and wanted to join in on the fun. I'm too late for
VeganMoFo so I'll kick this off on
World Vegan Day instead, which marks the start of World Vegan Month. Now there's no better month to bring attention to veganism than in November, when in the US more than
45 million lives of a particular type of fowl are slaughtered just for ONE meal.
I've been vegetarian for 14 years and vegan for the past two. I switched to veganism after I saw
what they did to dairy cows. It was also around the same time the
Prop 2 campaign started in California and I learned more about the horrors of
factory farms. Within the next few months, I dedicated myself to purging all animal-derived items from my house (i.e. dairy, honey, wool, leather, products that test on animals) and now habitually scan for
vegan and
cruelty-free labels when shopping. Lifestyle change? Definitely. Feeling great? Absolutely.
So that's where the "vegan" part of "Vegan Wheekers" comes in. The "Wheekers" refer to the joys of my life, my pet guinea pigs Bert and Belle, who were adopted from the local animal shelter. Guinea pigs are well-known to wheek (a high-pitched squeal/scream) when they hear the fridge door open, but mine already wheek when they hear footsteps approaching the fridge! And yes, they're naturally vegan. :-)
I must confess I'm not much of a cook (I've been spoiled by my family's cooking for much longer than I'd like to admit) but after I moved out to start a new life with my Better Half* earlier this year, I knew I had to start clocking some hours by the stove. I was proficient at collecting recipes online but was never really good about actually putting them into practice. That is until I found
VeganDad's homey, easy to make recipes for all my favorite dishes. Score!
Cream of Broccoli Soup with Scrambled Tofu and Toast
*I love this song by Keith Urban. I also love Keith Urban. But that's another story. ;-)
Although he's more patient with his baths now, he still hates them. Once I put him down, he'd run to his wooden hut and bite it furiously to show his unhappiness. Still manages to look like an angel though, doesn't he? :-)
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