The Betty Crocker Project : The Incredible Green Monsta Casserole

OK – So there is no Green Monsta in the Betty Crocker Cookbook but there is a Spinach-Bacon-Chicken casserole that I was veganizing and just kept going. I couldn’t help myself. The casserole was very good on it’s own but sometimes I see opportunities to […]

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The Betty Crocker Project : Linguine with Clams (Marinated Mushrooms) in White Wine Sauce & Rosemary Garlic Bread

OK: before everyone gets all ruthless about how this looks, please remember we’re veganizing this. I didn’t use the photo with the sauce mixed in because it just didn’t really show the sauce–and that’s the best part! Yes, using Oyster Mushrooms for clams is a […]

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The Betty Crocker Project : Red Beans & Rice with Our Fried Okra

Around the time I moved from DC to Norfolk, Dan and I started talking about driving to Savannah, GA for the weekend. We talked about seeing the mossy trees and walking along the river. We planned trips to see lighthouses and Civil War forts. We […]

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Vegan Fish & Chips Tacos with Sriracha Tartar Sauce

So here’s a funny thing about humans*… we like distractions from reality. In the beginning we had myths and numerous religions to explain our existence and give meaning to our wars and struggle. We then moved to songs, theatre, poetry, books and then movies. Eventually […]

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Chimichurri Carrot Soup

We are also now deep into the season of orange food. Pumpkins**, squashes and beta carotene riddled root vegetables are piled in perfect pyramids in produce sections and headlining on seasonal menus everywhere. Seemed as good of a time as any to get crazy with […]

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Special Edition: Vegans on Valentine’s Day – Episode IV

Like a grumpy husband in an outdated romantic comedy – I find myself in the same position every year – scrambling at St. Valentine’s Day. Not to make or buy something special for my Dan but to get the annual Vegans on Valentine’s Day post […]

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Simple Vegan Italian Sausage & Pasta Dinner

Recently I was helping out one of favorite people Michelle Schwegmann at the NY Vegetarian Festival when I got to meet some pretty awesome folks in the booth behind hers. You might know Michelle as the poster girl for Herbivore Clothing Company but honestly I […]

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Tempeh Sausage & Artichoke Lasagna

So what do us Shannons talk about when we’re not scheming new food plots? Mostly politics. That’s probably not shocking since we’re activists and all. I mean mean activists talking about politics is like dentists talking about sugar-free gum or Elizabethan historians talking about lacy collars. These […]

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