Periodically on PostSecret, postcards are sent in either defaming vegetarianism, confessing “cheating” on a veg diet, or proclaiming a love for meat.  This week, there were two decidedly non-vegan postcards were posted:

Here’s an idea: stop using prayers (also seen amongst some as “respecting the animal”) as an excuse to just stop buying leather handbags.  Is […]

Teese Vegan Cheese from Chicago Soy Dairy - Buy Teese Vegan Cheese Online
Temptation’s Teese vegan cheese is now available to us, the lowly public! Order now, OR DIE.
(tags: teese temptation vegan cheese)

An Animal-Friendly Life: Happy meat on cover of this month’s “Good”
Everything that’s wrong with “happy meat” summed up in one magazine cover. AR groups *must* distance themselves from this nonsense.
(tags: happymeat welfarism)

7-Eleven’s seitan-ic cult | Philadelphia Daily News | 01/31/2008
Let’s hope this idea spreads. Can you imagine tofu egg salad sandwiches and seitan […]

This site, like any site that takes a decidedly anti-mainstream view on a topic, receives its fair share of nut job commenters. Over the years, I’ve taken different approaches toward the drive-by stupidity:

Try to counter their every comment. At first, I opted to pick apart every bit of their always weak arguments. […]

Daily Kos: Vegetables of Mass Destruction - David’s Story
Sad interview with a former Tyson slaughterhouse worker. Also sad is the quote from the writer at the end: “I would never advocate vegetarianism as a one-size-fits-all solution to this problem…” [via VO]
(tags: humanrights laborissues slaughterhouse tyson interview iowa)

One of my favorite cookbook authors and long-time friend of the Veg Blog, Nava Atlas has just released her newest collection of recipes titled Vegan Express. While I admit to being a little skeptical of another “quick vegan meals”-type book, I knew that Nava has experience in that realm with The 5-Ingredient Vegetarian […]

(Hmm — for some reason, daily links don’t seem to be showing up here. I’ll have to look into that.)
I was thinking today about how vegan marshmallows for the longest time were the “holy grail” of unavailable vegan goods. Then, Sweet & Sara came along.
So, with that problem solved, I think we need […]

I just opened the freezer in my workplace’s kitchen and spotted a box of vegan veggie burgers.
And they weren’t mine.
The mind reels!

H.R. 1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 (Deb’s take, Will Potter’s take)Deb’s been telling me about this act which has already passed in the house with only six nays.  It takes the screwy mentality of the AETA to new extremes.
Gary’s “To Meat-Eaters: Easy Ways to Reduce Meat Consumption While Retaining Your […]

I’ve mentioned before that finding a good variety of veggie food can be difficult in Loudoun County, VA.  It gets trickier the further west you go.  Leesburg offers a few restaurants with a few veggie options, but nothing anywhere near an all-vegetarian restaurant.
Thankfully, there’s Xuan Saigon, Leesburg’s only Vietnamese restaurant, located on Fort Evans Road […]