When did veganism start? When did veganism start? The origins of this lifestyle choice can be traced back centuries, with various religious and philosophical traditions promoting the idea of abstaining from animal products for ethical or spiritual reasons. For example, some sects of Hinduism have long promoted a vegetarian diet as a means of achieving spiritual purity. In Jainism, adherents are expected to follow a strict vegetarian diet, with some adherents even avoiding root vegetables and tubers to minimise harm to living beings. But when did veganism start to be practised outside of Asia ..read more

Why does this vegan soup have such a stupid name? It’s a broccoli and potato vegan soup. The name is a portmanteau. Saying ‘potoccoli soup,’ instead of ‘potato and broccoli soup,’ saves you three whole syllables. Think what you can do with all of that extra time – I know, maybe count the syllables in both words. What else do I need to know before I read the recipe? You need to know that I am sitting here writing questions to myself as if you were asking them, yet you could be anyone and I have no idea what you would ask. 60 Second Soup Scoops are quick reads. They are vegan soup recipes that a ..read more

#ScrambleStreak Because I love tofu scramble, and because I wanted to eat more high protein vegan breakfasts, and because I wanted to plug my vegan scrambled tofu recipe, I decided to eat scrambled tofu for breakfast for as many days in a row as I could, probably at least 30 days. I lasted an impressive 8 days – mainly because I wasn’t organised enough to make sure I had enough tofu, and also because I wasn’t creative enough to come up with more than 8 days worth of scrambled tofu ideas. Also you try eating scrambled tofu for breakfast for 30 days straight and let me know how you got on. I pos ..read more

No need to over-egg this vegan recipe for easy scrambled tofu. It has hardly any ingredients, tastes great and will fill your house with the aroma of a thousand dog farts. Better still, other than the assault on your nasal cavities, there’s no cruelty involved. Read on and not only will you have the ability to make a healthy, high protein, quick vegan meal, you will also learn other uses for Kala Namak that will make up for the lack of fart-flavouring, decomposing animal flesh in your diet. Why this recipe is different from other scrambled tofu recipes on the Internet This recipe for easy scra ..read more

Vegan Yeast Beast – Level Up That Nooch Nature’s umami tasting dandruff, known as nooch or nutritional yeast or even vegan yeast, is a big favourite in this house. I’m not sure why, but before becoming vegan, I had never used it or even heard about nutritional yeast. I was missing out. In this post I thought that I would share with you my latest discovery – Vegan Yeast Beast – Next Level Nooch. But first… Using Nutritional Yeast for an experiment Nutritional yeast tastes good on its own. Sometimes I like to pour a large mound of it on to my hand and then attempt to shove it into my mouth – the ..read more

Can vegans drink breast milk? – is a question that I have never been asked. This lead me to think: have I not been asked whether it’s ok for vegans to drink breast milk, because: a)nobody wants to know whether vegans can drink breast milk; or b)people think it’s a bit of a weird question and don’t want to ask? So with this in mind I thought it was time to milk this gap in the market and do another Vegan Dad Quick Read. The commercialisation of Breast Milk Vegans strangely don’t like to drink the breast milk of another species as it more often than not involves animal cruelty – and it’s also ju ..read more

Peas on Toast – Urine for a treat This morning I heard my youngest say, ‘ can I have pee on toast?’ and as much as the thought of giving her a sodden piece of toasted sourdough amused me, I thought that she would find it inedible, and it could also get messy. So instead, for her breakfast I exchanged an ‘e’ for an ‘a’, pluralised it, and made her peas on toast.  A recipe for World Peace Some might refer to this as smashed peas on toast,  some might call it mashed peas on toast, it’s also known as crushed peas on toast. Personally, I don’t care too much how you pulverise your peas, I ..read more

With the growing popularity of veganism, many companies are cashing in and creating products that resemble food made from dead animals. Here we answer the important question of why do vegans eat fake meat? So why do vegans eat fake meat then? Quite often, just as meat eaters are outraged by non alcoholic beer and fake tans, they also get upset that vegans want to eat products made from plants that are disguised to look like something that they aren’t. Vegan sausages are a prime example – made to look like the popular sausage cut of meat. Vegan disconnect One reason that manufacturers of plant ..read more

Can vegans drink alcohol? Yes vegans can drink alcohol. Many vegans consider alcohol to be an essential part of the vegan diet, using it help numb the pain of all the crap that they put up with from the odd misinformed non vegan. Popular vegan alcoholic drinks As with so called fake meats such as vacon, vegans change the first letter of many alcoholic drinks in order to veganise them. Popular alcoholic drinks among vegans are: Vandy (which can be either brandy or shandy or a potent mix of the two) Vhiskey Vin Veer Vine Vvodka Vum Vequila Vex on the Beach You get the idea – Vegans who have dr ..read more

Can dogs be vegan? When I tell people about my dog, Barry (yes we called him Barry) they often ask, ‘but can dogs be vegan?’. The simple answer is no, there is no such thing as vegan dogs. It may surprise you that I am writing this considering that I am a vegan and my dog follows a plant based diet. But, it’s here that a distinction has to be made. Pigs or dogs in blankets. I know which I prefer. A vegan diet is part of a vegan lifestyle. Veganism isn’t solely about eating plant based foods. Being vegan means living you life in a way that causes as little harm and suffering to other living thi ..read more