Bryanna's "New Veggies" forum Encouragement, advice and support for new vegetarians and vegans. Vegetarian Awakening (Vegan Chef's Conference) Everyday Dish DVD! Home of the new vegan cooking DVD featuring me, Julie Hasson and Dreena Burton! I'm happy to announce that a cooking DVD featuring myself and two great vegan chefs and authors, Julie Hasson, and Dreena Burton,  is now available.  It includes 5 recipes from each of us.  I am showing the method for making one of my soy and seitan roasts, and one of my cutlet recipes, and well as my "saucy neatballs", and other recipes.  I think it will be a great help for you to be able to see the steps in making these recipes!  See the Vegan Lunchbox review here (Tues, April 10, 2007 post).  See also a blog review from Vegan Vice, and a review from Tiger the Lion.  Listen to a review on Vegan Freak Radio!   Vegan and Vegetarian Websites Fran Costigan, the "Diva of Dairy-Free Desserts"! If you don't have Fran's book, More Great Good Dairy-Free Desserts Naturally, get it now!  I can personally attest to the perfection of Fran's creations!   Fatfree Vegan Recipes Fabulous fatfree vegan recipes, full of flavor, with lots of ethnic stuff!  A large collection of slow-cooker recipes. Downbound-- an online vegan store (Attn: Canada!) Downbound is the place to go for online ethical, organic, vegan shopping (sweatshop-free), and hemp wear.  AND THEY HAVE A CANADIAN SITE  at http://www.downbound.ca/ !!  The prices are in Canadian dollars and they ship from Toronto!  There is also a UK site that ships internationally (no food from that one, though) at http://www.downbound.co.uk/ Downbound carries bags, wallets, clothing, cruelty-free cosmetics and personal care, vegan pet food, fabrics, footwear, nutritional supplements, ropes and twine, stationary, home and garden items, leather-free sports and recreation items, animal rights and fitness videos,  and some musical items (a few CDs and vegan guitar straps!).  Food items include vegan cheese spreads and gravy mixes, vegan chocolate products, organic "cheese" mixes, organic wholewheat macaroni and vegan cheese.  Check them out! Herbivore This Portland, OR vegan store (and online store!) has great clothing (for kids too!); vegan books, wallets and bags, AND a great vegan magazine, Herbivore, with 14 online issues and 2 print issues a year!  the store in Portland also has aprons, picture frames, coats, art, and more! . Vegetarian Women This is a terrific site! Vegetarianwomen.com grew out of the Yahoo e-mail group, Vegetarian Mothers' Network.  The goal of this website is to provide an online community, a place where vegetarian women can support and communicate with others who seek to live a healthy and cruelty-free lifestyle. Cruelty-Free Living from The Animal Spirit This site has, among many other features, a great "Online Guide To Cruelty-Free Living". vegbay auction for the green community VEGBAY.COM is a FREE online auction for the Veg/Green/Animal Rights communities. Sell or buy vegetarian, vegan, hemp, fair trade, yoga, new age, health & beauty, organic, recycled, and miscellaneous items and services while supporting fellow veg-friendly individuals, businesses and not-for-profit organizations. Vegbay.com also offers FREE store front space to veg-friendly businesses and individuals. Vegbay.com is intended to be a friendly, enjoyable and useful experience for the green and veggie communities. We encourage environmentally and ethically aware shopping. EXCHANGE - SHARE - SUPPORT Healthy Eating: The Mail Order Catalog Vegan foods, soyfoods, vegetarian and vegan cookbooks (including mine, because these folks are my publishers) and lots more! VegFamily There is an excellent vegan nutrition question and answer column by Dina Aronson, RD on this site at http://vegfamily.com/dietician/index.htm . Vegetarian Baby and Child Online Magazine Dietitian's Guide to Vegetarian Diets The official website of vegan dietician, Virginia Messina: "I'm Ginny Messina, MPH, RD, a registered dietitian and public health nutritionist—and, of course, a vegetarian. I developed this site to provide basic facts that will make it super easy for you to eat a more plant-based diet. You won't find a comprehensive overview of nutrition science or any snazzy gourmet recipes here. This is meant for people who want just enough information to get them started—with confidence—in planning and preparing healthful vegetarian meals for their family. I'll also provide links to more comprehensive information if you want to delve a little deeper into vegetarian and vegan nutrition." VegRD, Nutrition Answers from Virginia Messina vegan registered dietician and author of "The Vegetarian Way".  You can read her archives of over 100 questions  (click "parent directory" when you get to the page).  A wonderful resource! The Mad Cowboy! Website of the cattle rancher-turned-vegan activist, Howard Lyman.  A truly unique perspective on veganism. Fireweed.ca The eclectic and BEAUTIFUL site of my friend, fellow Denman Islander, vegan activist. Home of: Island Home & Animal Care DI MEOW Society Sacred Harvest Botanicals Community Garden Parties Island Textures Photography Arkadian Gardens Cuisine Community Potluck Series The Vegan Forum An independent vegan bulletin board with both vegan and off topic  forums, free ads, link & news archive. Free local language subforums upon request (there are Swedish and Norwegian ones, so far). Veganforum.com was created in August 2003.  No frills, but lots of interesting stuff! Rawganique Website of fellow Denman Islander and vegan,  Touch Jamikorn.  This site sells all things hemp-- food, clothing, sheets, towels, shower curtains, amd shoes-- a great selection!  Also a raw foods site-- equipment for making raw foods, links to other raw foods info, and some of Touch's beautiful recipes (with photos). Vegan Connection Susan Voisin's very helpful page, which includes where to find vegan ballet slippers and other non-leather items, lists of vegan beer and wine and lots of other stuff! Susan's Vegetarian Bookmarks A very complete list of veg and vegan links covering all subjects. Cooking by Kittee An eclectic mix of vegan recipes and knowledge-- you won't be sorry you checked it out! VeganPeace "Striving towards peacefully sharing our Earth. Includes information about veganism, sweatshops, parenting, gay issues, e-cards, recipes, cookbook reviews and ingredient definitions." Simply Spice A UK website for "People that are Passionate about Indian Cooking". "We supply 1000's of the Freshest Authentic Indian spices & cooking ingredients, especially those hard to find elusive ingredients you need for that specific dish?"  Great stuff! Vegan Food BIG collection of vegan recipes from many sources! Vegan Knitters The member list of the Vegan Knitters Ring. Explaining vegetable fiber yarns A page from the vegan knitter blog "Fakesheep". Fakesheep: the Vegan Knitting Blog Fascinating, even to a non-knitter! Vegan Cooking Schools and Classes Vegetarian Culinary Arts; Atlantic Union College Where? South Lancaster, MA "The Vegetarian Culinary Arts program is designed to prepare students for a career in the food services industry specializing in vegan and vegetarian cuisine. Graduates will be qualified to work at Seventh-day Adventist education and health facilities. Those who desire to work in heal spas, life style resorts, health food ministry, and personal chef, own and operate restaurants or a catering business will be well prepared upon completion of this degree." NOTE: You do not have to be Seventh Day Adventist to attend!   The Chef Instructor is a marvellous chef and wonderful human being, Chef Sualua Topolo.  Bio here. Mimi Clark's Veg Cooking Classes in Virginia Vegan cooking classes are offered once a month on Sunday mornings.  The school is located in Fairfax Station, VA. "Mimi Clark is among the preeminent instructors in the natural foods industry today. Her product familiarity and culinary knowledge is vast, current, and thorough." Jo Stepaniak, M.S. Ed., author Institute for Culinary Awakening Located in Portland, OR, "The Institute for Culinary Awakening is dedicated to the teaching and preparation of Organic, Plant-Based Cuisine. ICA offers consultations, custom programs, and trainings in the Vegan Culinary Arts to individuals, businesses and food professionals." Chef Albert H. Chase, Jr., Founder and Culinary Director of the Institute for Culinary AwakeningTM, is a 1979 alumnus of the Culinary Institute of America, a member of the Chefs Collaborative 2000 and  EarthSave International, and a 30 year culinary professional who combines his classical training with over 12 years of focus both personally and professionally on the benefits, preparation and creation of all Gourmet, Organic, Plant-Based Cuisine. Chef Al is a gifted teacher who empowers his students through a fun, creative and delicious approach to cooking! The Natural Gourmet Institute New York's premiere natural foods chef training and public cooking class institute.  Not all vegan, but many vegan classes, including those by vegan dessert diva, Fran Costigan! Vegan Radio Shows Go Vegan Texas! Radio A great weekly vegan radio show on Monday mornings on KPFT 90.1 FM Houston & 89.5 Galveston, but you can listen live online or hear the shows on the Archives (or download them to your comouter).  Lots of interesting subjects, friendly atmosphere! Go Vegan Radio Lively and informative!  Go Vegan with Bob Linden Animal Liberation & Rights Human Health Vegetarianism & Food Environment Compassion Justice Peace Vegan Freak Radio Vegan radio podcasts!  Check it out! Vegan Radio You can listen to archived shows  Lots of  interesting stuff! Animal Voices "Your animal advocacy and veg living radio show" from Toronto. Blogs The Vegan Lunch Box Visit this charming blog every weekday to see what tasty and appealing vegan treats Jennifer comes up with for "little Shmoo"! Fatfree Vegan Kitchen SusanV is a real vegan presence on the Web.  If you are trying to live a low-fat lifestyle, this is a must! dieaseproof.com Published by Joel Fuhrman, MD, author of "Eat to Live".  Interesting articles on current nutritional matters. Spice Island Vegan Another Vegan Feaster's blog, with emphasis on South and Southeast Asian vegan cooking, and all things nice and spicey! The Bakehouse A Vegan Feaster's blog, with emphasis on healthy baking. Soyfoods Tempeh.info A great site with tempeh recipes (marked vegetarian or vegan); information on how to make your own tempeh and purchase a starter; tempeh FAQs and links. Indonesian Cuisines (Tempeh) Wonderful site with great Indonesian tempeh recipes, ideas, nutritional info, facts, as well as some other Indonesian products.  Contact the site owners to buy fresh, homemade tempeh.  In addition to traditional tempeh, they make a three-bean tempeh and a tempeh mixed with blackeyed peas. Animal Rights AnimalLaw.com "AnimalLaw.com provides access to legislation and legal matters pertaining to the rights and welfare of animals. AnimalLaw.com supports information concerning animal cruelty, animal control, laboratory animal welfare, the use of animals in education, product testing and in the laboratory, animal control issues, and general animal welfare." United Poultry Concerns is a national non-profit organization that addresses the treatment of domestic fowl in food production, science, education, entertainment, and human companionship situations.   Founded by Karen Davis, PhD, author of "MORE THAN A MEAL The Turkey in History, Myth, Ritual, and Reality",  "Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned Eggs: An Inside Look at the Modern Poultry Industry", and cookbook "Instead of Chicken, Instead of Turkey: A Poultryless Poultry Potpourri". Teens for Animals Here’s a site for teen animal rights advocates. Lots more information on how not to do dissections (and why). National Anti-Vivisection Society A wonderful website from the National Anti-Vivisection Society (US) a wonderful website.  Click "Animals in Education" and you'll find articles and other links, including a "NAVS Dissection Hotline" and alternatives to dissection in the classroom. For US students, there are articles on the law, as well. Fishing Hurts! Essays on why eating fish is not good for you, the oceans, or the fish; a kids' corner, and faux fish recipes. HUMANE CHARITY SEAL OF APPROVAL The Humane Charity Seal of Approval is the easiest way for donors to spot charities that are committed to providing vital services and care to patients or advancing research without the use of animals. People who donate to charities want to know where their money is going. For many, a key concern is whether their donations might fund animal experiments. In fact, over 65 percent of adults recently surveyed said they would be more likely to donate to a health charity that had a policy of never funding animal experiments. Over 80 percent of those under 35 agreed. With a rapidly expanding and diversifying list of approved charities, the Humane Charity Seal of Approval is leading the way into a new era of humane giving. For Veggie Kids and Teens kidbean.com; online vegan children's store "Our mission is to provide a wide variety of products that positively impact the total health of the earth and its inhabitants by promoting breastfeeding, attachment parenting, and plant-based diets, while embracing the three R's: reduce, reuse, and recycle. In order to have the greatest impact, we strive to make compassionate consumerism more affordable." Vegetarian Teens (lots of vegan content) This is a great site for both teens and parents! Animals in Education National Anti-Vivisection Society (US) page, which includes a dissection hotline for students who don't want to do animal dissections. Teen vegetarian info You’ll find lots of teen info, and about books for veg teens, too Net Frog: Cruelty-Free Frog Dissection! Vegan Society of the UK "Teen Vegan Info Sheet" Veg for kids Part of the Farm Sanctuary "Veg for Life" campaign; lots of info,links, resources on vegetarian children, including nutrition. Non-vegetarian, but helpful Vickilynn's Soy and Non-soy Soymilk Maker Recipes A variety of interesting innovations from Vickilynn Haycraft's realfoodliving site..  Also check out the product reviews (soymilk makers, automatic bread machines, mills and more here. Ellen's Kitchen Not vegetarian, but lots of vegetarian and vegan stuff.  Too many things to describre-- check it out! Living Cookbook Recipe Software I just purchased this recently and it is wonderful! I can now calculate nutritional data for my recipes; you can keep shopping lists, inventory, publish cookbooks, add photos, and lots more. The Cooks' Thesaurus Absolutely invaluable!  "The Cook's Thesaurus is a cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools.  Entries include pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations, and suggested substitutions." Delightful Food Basically a link site, with a focus on food.  Not a vegetarian site, but has a vegetarian and vegan category, as well as links for healthy weight loss, nutrition, children's cooking, etc.  The owner is also a mystery writer and I like her eclectic site! Just Causes Support Just Causes at No Cost This site concentrates on links to free donation sites on which you can generate donations for humanitarian, ecological, animal rights and rescue, and other important causes by simply clicking buttons. The Hunger Site Click every day to give free food. Goodsearch Support your favorite charity or school whenever you search the Internet VeganPeace page on Sweatshops and Child Labor "I always notice a great interest among vegans about the issues of sweatshops and child labor. Is it okay to buy those non-leather shoes? Aren't they made in a sweatshop? And if they are made in a sweatshop, can you really call them vegan? " This page has sweatshop FAQs and ideas for actions you can take in your daily life.  Tells you the biggest problem products and has links to "good companies" and "responsible shopping". The New Internationalist Magazine "It exists to report on issues of world poverty and inequality; to focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless in both rich and poor nations; to debate and campaign for the radical changes necessary if the basic material and spiritual needs of all are to be met."   Go to "Back Issues" and look for the article "Caught in the Crossfire",  issue 317 - October 1999-- you'll never buy a non-organic banana again!  See the FAQs page on my website for more on organic bananas.   TransFair USA; support Fair Trade products! "... independent certification organization for fair trade coffee, tea, cocoa and sugar. The FAIR TRADE CERTIFIED logo is an independent certification that adheres to monitoring criteria and standards set out by the FAIRTRADE LABELING ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL (FLO). " TransFair is also working on the fresh fruit market, such as bananas. TransFair Canada; support Fair Trade products! "... independent certification organization for fair trade coffee, tea, cocoa and sugar. The FAIR TRADE CERTIFIED logo is an independent certification that adheres to monitoring criteria and standards set out by the FAIRTRADE LABELING ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL (FLO). " TransFair is also working on the fresh fruit market, such as bananas.  The Canadian site has a "where to find" page. Miscellaneous Julie Hasson Gorgeous desserts by gorgeous author Julie Hasson!  Chocolate a specialty! RootMoose Healthy Gift Baskets Beautiful veggie food gift baskets that can be made vegan! "Our Goals: We....... *Strive to find products with all natural coloring and flavors. *Try to use earth-friendly packaging *Try to find containers you can reuse *Use, whenever possible, products with organic ingredients *Deal with vendors who are commited to healthy products and are sensitive to environmental issues " How Stuff Works! Just what it says!  Look up your category, sub-category and then subject.  Great for school projects, or explaining all kinds of mysteries! Regenesis Holistic Resources For folks in the Comox Valley on Vancouver is., BC-- New in 2003, Regenesis Holistic Resources is a unique Comox health store owned by Mary Fidler (Registered Nutritional Consulting Practitioner) and her husband Glenn.  Regenesis  offers the very best quality vitamins, supplements, tinctures,  aromatherapy products, health books (great selection), homeopathic remedies, herbal teas, personal care products, beeswax candles, organic bulk foods, top of the line juicers, sprouting supplies, personal blenders, grain mills & sauerkraut crocks.  Very nice people, too! Recommended Books The China Study A "must read"!  In The China Study, T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., details the connection between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes and cancer. The report also examines the source of nutritional confusion produced by powerful lobbies, government entities, and opportunistic scientists. The New York Times has recognized the study (China-Oxford-Cornell Diet and Health Project) as the “Grand Prix of epidemiology” and the “most comprehensive large study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease.” And see his response to critics.   "Becoming Vegan" by Vesanto Melina, & Brenda Davis An essential nutrition book for vegans, written by two vegan registered dieticians.   "The Vegetarian Way" by Virginia Messina, RD An excellent book on vegetarian and vegan nutrition, covering all ages, by a vegan registered dietican who answers your nutrition questions on http://vegrd.vegan.com     "Living Among Meat-Eaters" by Carol J. Adams Support and advice for vegans who feel misunderstood and/or pressured by family and friends.   "Raising Vegetarian Children" by Joanne Stepaniak Essential reading for vegetarian parents AND parents of vegetarian children.   "The Vegan Sourcebook" by Joanne Stepaniak Answers to all things vegan.   "Diet for a New America" by John Robbins The book that inspired me to pursue veganism.   "The Food Revolution" by John Robbins Subtitle: "How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World".   Companion volume to "Diet for a New America", this book covers modern dilemmas, such as GMO's.   "The Good Carbohydrate Revolution" A wonderful book for those interested in good health, weight loss, lowering cholesterol, deafedating diabetes, etc.. A great explanation of why all carbohydrates are not alike! "Defeating Diabetes" by Brenda Davis, RD How a plant-based diet can help you defeat diabetes. Excellent book by well-known vegan dietician Brenda Davis. OTHER PASSIONS! Bellydance Favorite General Bellydance Links Canadian Bellydance Links Mysteries Historical Mystery Bibliography You can look up the period in history that interests you, then check the list of mysteries set in that period! Historical Mystery Fiction Home Page Search by author or period, see new titles, kids' titles, etc.