As I’m a huge foodie AND an aspiring writer, I yearn to strengthen my food writing skills. So I attended the Extreme Food Writing Makeover at Vida Vegan Con with cookbook author Dynise Balcavage, cookbook author and Urban Vegan blogger. I’m quite opinionated and loquacious (what, me??) so I tend to write on and on. … Continue reading
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Vida Vegan Con: Vegan Nutrition
Hi Everyone! Here at the Nutrition Panel for Vida Vegan Con. Whether going vegan for health reasons or dealing with friends and family curious where you get your protein, vegans frequently deal with nutrition. Reading nutrition labels, necessary nutrients, how plant-based diets combat chronic disease, and what “superfoods” you should be eating…the panelists broached all … Continue reading
Vida Vegan Con: Vegan Travel Tips
Hi Everyone! Here at the Travel Panel at Vida Vegan Con. Traveling to a new city or town and you’re not sure where to eat? Where’s the most veg-friendly city in the world? This panel covered those questions and more. Most of the speakers started blogs spurred by a lack of vegan restaurant reviews in … Continue reading
Vida Vegan Con: The Accidental Journalist
Hi Everyone! I’m at the Accidental Journalist panel at Vida Vegan Con. When you become a blogger, you might not think of yourself this way but you essentially become a journalist. This panel covered techniques for bloggers on grammar, style, publishing and finding your blog’s identity. All of the speakers, Gabrielle Pope (author, playwright and … Continue reading
Vida Vegan Con: Live-Blogging Welcome Address
Hi Everyone! I’m live-blogging the Welcome Address of Vida Vegan Con with the Vida Vegan Founders (Janessa Philemon-Kerp, Michele Truty and Jess Scone) and Special Speaker Laura Beck, founding editor of Vegansaurus! and VegNews Editor-at-Large and columnist. Beck, who is super spunky and sassy, welcomed all the vegan bloggers, saying she was excited, “to meet my … Continue reading
Walking in a Vegan Wonderland: Off to Vida Vegan Con!
Well The Opinioness is off to another conference this weekend. That’s my third this year! Road trip!! This time I’m headed to Portland, Oregon for the 1st ever Vida Vegan Con. Co-founded by fab vegan bloggers Janessa Philemon-Kerp, Michele Truty and Jess Scone, the conference is described as: Uniting vegan bloggers from across the globe!…Workshops, discussion … Continue reading
No Such Thing As Bad Publicity? A Feminist Vegan’s Opinions on PETA’s Latest Porn Stunt
Earlier this week, I found out from Feministe that PETA will launch a porn site. Wait, don’t they do that already what with their marketing campaigns chock full of nude women and scantily clad celebs?? Nope, folks…this time they’re pushing past titillation and doing it for reals. The controversial animal rights group’s XXX site will … Continue reading
What’s Cooking: Veggie Galaxy, a New Boston-Area Veg Diner & Vegan Bakery, Whips Up Delicious Comfort Food
One of the perks of being a blogger is that you often have your finger on the pulse of what’s new…thanks to being consumed with your blog and constantly on social media. Because of my obsession, I discovered that there’ll be a new restaurant in town. A sister restaurant to Veggie Planet, Veggie Galaxy will … Continue reading
Meat-Free Monday Recipe: White Gazpacho
When it’s the middle of hot, hazy summer, sometimes the last thing I want to do is be chained to a sweltering stove. That’s what makes gazpacho, a chilled raw vegetable soup, so refreshing. This recipe for White Gazpacho, comes from Vegetarian Times‘ Farmers Market Cookbook 2011, a special edition of the magazine. To me, … Continue reading
What’s Cooking: Review of Vegan Dishes at Boston Restaurant Teranga
As you all probably know by now, I’m a huge food nerd. I watch way too many cooking shows. I love planning excursions to new restaurants. When I go on vacation, I plot my itinerary based on where I want to dine. As the BF flipped through the channels a couple of weeks ago, he … Continue reading
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