By Meg Claire Like any self-respecting Arab woman, I refuse to purchase mass-marketed hummus. No brand could possibly compare to homemade, and the attempts are alternately sour or bland. Not surprising when you realize it’s just a marketing job: forcing “Mediterranean” flavor profiles on something so perfectly simple to start with. My Syrian grandmother never…
Monday September 27th in Taiji where the movie The Cove was filmed and home to the worst dolphin slaughter in the world I’m here at the Sea Shepherd headquarters on the ground at Taiji. I’m happy to report that I have nothing to report. The whole time I’ve been in Taiji the weather has…
Being vegan and a foodie means that my whole trip and each day is usually planned around when and where I'm going to eat. I've been sticking with vegan restaurants I can find on Happy Cow whenever possible. The street system here is crazy so finding a restaurant usually takes an hour and asking 4…
Sorry I’ve been slacking on the updates while traveling in Japan! I’ve been having too much fun 🙂 Saturday September 18th After the last farm stay, where if you watched my video I seemed pretty sad and lonely, I went back to Tokyo for a few days to go to the Vegan Tokyo Meetup for…
Polenta, or corn grits, are so delicious and make the greatest breakfast porridge. If you are sick of oatmeal and cereal give this Sweet Polenta Porridge a try! Don’t use premade polenta, actually buy the grains from the bulk section at your local natural food store. Top with whatever fruit and nuts/seeds that you want….
September 14th I made it through my first day of working on the farm. I’m basically a glorified weed picker, but I did get to help weigh and bag veggies for the last hour (and was rewarded with an orange popsicle!). This farm supplies veggies to 2 French restaurants in Tokyo as well as Italian…