The Vegetarian Resource Group maintains an online Guide to Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurants in the USA and Canada. Here are some recent vegan restaurant additions. The entire guide can be found here: http://www.vrg.org/restaurant/index.php

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Here are some new additions to VRG’s guide (Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic many are doing take-out and/or delivery now):

• Baba, 5938 US Rt. 209, Kerhonkson, NY 12446

Baba is a mobile food truck that serves 100% seasonally fresh food at The Starlife motel in Kerhonkson. The menu includes pizza margherita, jerk tofu sandwich, BABA burga, dumplings, and much more.

• La Vegana Mexicana, 4th Street Market, 201 E. 4th St., Santa Ana, CA 92701

La Vegana Mexicana is a plant-based Mexican food eatery located in a food court offering tamales, tostados, and pombazo. No soy or mock meats are included in the menu. Both savory and sweet tamales are available including black bean and mole tamales and peaches and cream tamales with amaranth. Popular tostados include cauliflower ceviche tostadas and shrimp cocktail tostadas made with heart of palm and jicama.

• PB & J Bar, 21 Broadway St., Milton, PA 17847

Enjoy dishes such as Chickpea Croissant, Fresco Burger, Buddha Wrap, Falafel, Avocado Toast, Greek Salad, and more.

• Planta, Bethesda, 4910 Elm St., MD 20814

Planta’s Bethesda location offers a carefully curated experience in a modern, bright, elegant ambiance with plenty of plants. Even the utensils have been carefully selected for aesthetics, and their kitchen practices are also thoughtful, with menus selected to take account of seasonality and available local produce, and a commitment to operating a paperless and reduced-waste environment. Food includes inventive sushi such as mushroom bacon inari; salads; pasta dishes; pizzas; and snack and share options like steamed dumplings. They also have a separate brunch menu and an extensive drinks list (including “free spirits anti-intoxicant tonics” like matcha mojito as well as cocktails and wines).

• The Baba Bodega, 5938 US Rt. 209, Kerhonkson, NY 12446

The Baba Bodega serves 100% seasonally fresh food at Kerhonkson’s Starlife Motel. Baba Bodega offers grab-and-go sandwiches, salads, and local vegan snax, among other things.

• The Vegan Restaurants, 15550 Okeechobee Blvd., Loxahatchee, FL 33470

The Vegan Restaurants serves port burgers, palm toona, patty palm cake sandwich, curry chicken burger, falafel pasta salad, and much more. They are located on a farm and grow some of their food used in dishes.

• Yuan Su Vegetarían, 11140 SE Powell Blvd., Portland, OR 97266

Yuan Su Vegetarian is a vegan restaurant offering Chinese and Asian cuisine. Their all-day menu includes appetizers, soups, fried rice, and plant-based dinner platters with vegan chicken, beef, seafood, and pork. Favorites include veggie teriyaki chicken, veggie shrimp and sea cucumber, and veggie spareribs with sweet and sour sauce. Dinner platter combinations with an appetizer and entrée are also available such as veggie ham-fried rice, veggie General Tso’s chicken, veggie fried shrimp, and fried wantons. Clay pots and sizzling platters are also available including veggie pork belly with taro in hot pot and sizzling veggie beef with black pepper sauce.

• Xochitl Vegan, 2806 E. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90023

This vegan taqueria offers tacos, burritos, mujlitas, nachos, and more.

Debra Daniels-Zeller article titled Healthy Vegan Dishes on a Budget! provides tips on how to save money when preparing vegan meals and also shares recipes for:
Spicy Black Beans
Grilled Pepper and Quinoa-Millet Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette
Zucchini-Corn Chowder with Tomatoes
Kidney Bean-Sweet Potato Stew
Lemon Cornbread
Lemon-Carrot Coleslaw
Tofu-Broccoli Noodle Bowl

You can read the entire article here:
http://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2017issue3/2017_issue3_dishes_budget.php

Subscribe to Vegan Journal by visiting: http://www.vrg.org/member/2013sv.php

As the weather starts to slowly warm up in parts of the USA, Canada, and Europe, you may want to go hiking. Below is a list of online stores offering vegan hiking boots and shoes.

Thesus headquartered in Toronto, Canada and will ship hiking shoes for women to Americans. See: https://thesusoutdoors.com/

Treksta USA offers hiking shoes and boots for men and women. See: https://trekstausa.com/product-category/vegan

Merrell in the USA offers some vegan hiking shoes. Search under “vegan hiking shoe.” See: https://www.merrell.com

Ethical Wares out of Wales in the United Kingdom offers a wide variety of hiking boots See: https://www.ethicalwares.com/footwear/walking-boots-and-shoes/

Will’s Vegan Store in London, England offers hiking boots for men and women. See: https://wills-vegan-store.com/

Avesu Vegan Shoes out of Germany sells Lowa hiking boots and shoes. See: https://www.avesuveganshoes.com/brands/lowa-com.html

Are you getting tired of avocado toast and looking for some other creative toasts? Raise a Toast by Jason Yowell includes recipes for Frico Caprese; Mushroom Medley Toasts with Herbed Cashew Cheeze (photo by Rissa Miller); Seitan “Brat” Crostini; Sweet Potato Toasts with Beet Purée; BLT Toasts; and Sweet Cream & Fruit Tartine.

Read the entire article here: Raise a Toast

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Don’t vegan pizza and calzones sound like the perfect comfort food? Debra Daniels-Zeller’s article “Dairy-Free Pizza & Calzones” serves up these delicious recipes that you can prepare in your own home:

Basic Pizza, Calzone, or Focaccia Dough

Quick Fruit Pizza

Mushroom and Artichoke Calzone

Pesto Potato Calzone

Vegan Pesto

Amaranth-Kamut Individual Pizzas

Black Bean Fiesta Pizza

Roasted Vegetable And Sun-Dried Tomato Pizza

Debra also shows you how to rescue over risen dough and describes pizza essentials. See: https://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2002issue4/2002_issue4_pizza.php

To subscribe to Vegan Journal in the USA, see: https://www.vrg.org/member/2013sv.php

Trace America’s booming vegan food market back to its roots, and we land in 1837 Portland, when a hurled rock altered the course of American cuisine.

My latest untold history column, published in the Feb. 20 Maine Sunday Telegram/Portland Press Herald newspaper, examines the profound influence of Seventh-day Adventist prophet and Maine native Ellen G. White on the commercial market for vegan and vegetarian food.

See rest of article by Avery Yale Kamila at https://www.pressherald.com/2022/02/20/nearly-150-years-ago-seventh-day-adventist-leader-and-mainer-ellen-white-had-a-vision-about-vegetarian-food/

How often have you wanted to make a gift in honor of a loved one or friend but weren’t sure which charities are vegan-friendly, pro-environmental, or pro-animal rights? Please remember The Vegetarian Resource Group. You can make a gift in memory of a loved one or as a living tribute to honor someone you care about on a special occasion, such as a wedding or birth. We’ll send an acknowledgment to you and to the recipient(s) you choose. Your gift will support educational programs and help promote veganism.

Make checks payable to The Vegetarian Resource Group and mail to PO Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203, or donate at vrg.org/donate

Sweetfin restaurant in California said they have added these vegan items to their menu:

• Spicy Cucumber Salad (Vegan) – Ponzu lime dressing, chili flakes and crispy garlic.
• Citrus Kale Crunch Salad (Vegan) – Orange vinaigrette, avocado, carrots, pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds.
• Chile Ginger Forbidden Rice Noodles (Vegan) – Miso sesame sauce, pickled fresno chilis, pickled shiitake mushroom, mango, cilantro, carrots, napa cabbage and crispy garlic.
• Seaweed Salad (Vegan) – Wakame seaweed and sesame seeds.

Sweetfin locations. [  https://www.sweetfin.com/locations/ ]

For information on vegetarian and vegan restaurants around the U.S. and Canada, see
https://www.vrg.org/restaurant/index.php

For vegan bowl recipes, see https://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2020issue3/2020_issue3_bowled_over.php

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Have you ever noticed how many different types of rice there are? Chef Nancy Berkoff’s article The Long and Short of It – Meet Red, Black, Green, Gold, and Purple Rice! explains what the differences are and how to prepare vegan dishes using a variety of rice. Enjoy Sofrito with Carolina Gold Rice; Spanakorizo; Walnut & Wild Rice Salad; Cashew Coconut Purple Rice; Green Herbed Pilaf; Mango Sticky Rice; and Red Rice Pilaf.

Find the entire article here: https://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2021issue2/2021_issue2_long_short_of_it.php

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If you happen to be wandering through Washington Square Park near NYU in New York City, be sure to look for NY Dosas, a vegan Indian food cart. They are open for lunch Monday through Saturday and offer dishes including masala dosas, uthappam, idly, roti and vegetables, samosas, and more.

For information see: http://nydosas.com/

Also, see VRG’s online guide to veggie restaurants throughout the USA and Canada: https://www.vrg.org/restaurant/index.php