Posted on
November 18, 2019 by
The VRG Blog Editor
Cranberries are often served on Thanksgiving in the USA. If you’re looking for some vegan recipes that feature cranberries, you’ll enjoy this previous Vegetarian Journal article written by Debra Daniels-Zeller: https://www.vrg.org/journal/vj2000nov/2000_nov_cranberry.php
You’ll find these recipes in this article: Orange-Cranberry
“Butter;” Cranberry Applesauce; Warm Cranberry-Apple Cider; Heavenly Squash,
Cranberries, and Rice; Double Cranberry Soda Bread; Cranberry-Apple Cobbler;
Cranberry Fruit Salad; Whole Cranberry-Pineapple Sauce; and Creamy
Cranberry-Apple Whip.
Posted on
November 15, 2019 by
The VRG Blog Editor
Harmony Bakery in Baltimore, Maryland offers a variety of
pies including Apple and Pecan for Thanksgiving. Pre-order one today by calling
(410) 235-3870.
Posted on
November 15, 2019 by
The VRG Blog Editor
Smoked Jackfruit Brunswick Stew from Grass VBQ Joint
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
To support the updating of this online restaurant guide, please donate at: www.vrg.org/donate
Here are some new additions to VRG’s
guide:
Avelo
51 St. Nicholas St., Toronto, ON M4Y
1W6 Canada
Avelo is a small, high-end, all-vegan
restaurant. You can choose a dinner service with three, five, or eight courses.
Previous dishes have included split pea and lentil tempeh with house mole,
black garlic ice cream with soy sauce chocolate ganache, and risotto with wheat
berries and lobster mushrooms. Of course, the dishes rotate with the seasons
and at the choice of the chef, so expect the unexpected. Reservations
recommended.
Grass VBQ Joint
477 Flat Shoals Ave. SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
Located in East Atlanta, within the
We Suki Suki food collective. Part of the restaurant’s healthy alternatives to
traditional barbecue are options of smoked organic jackfruit, seitan Nashville
chicken, and a lot more! They also offer customers their Burnt Brown Sugar
Bourbon Peach Cobbler, described as “Grilled Georgia Peaches, Bourbon Brown
Sugar Sauce [and] Brûlée Crust.” Additionally, all the bread used throughout
the week is baked and delivered daily, showing Grass VBQ Joint’s commitment to
serving healthy and flavorful food to their community.
Hemplade Vegan Café
707 Old Bainbridge Rd., Tallahassee,
FL 32303
Hemplade Vegan Café is a vegan cafe
with an emphasis on hemp and the popular hemp derivative, CBD. They have
pizzas, bowls, burgers, teas, and pies. Most dishes have at least a little hemp
oil or hemp seed, but if it’s the CBD that interests you, just ask.
NoButcher
3565 S Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89103
It’s a traditional deli, but all
vegan! That being the case, of course they sell sides like deli sandwiches,
potato salad, vegan tuna salad, and so on, in addition to vegan deli meats and
vegan cheeses.
NOLA Vegan Café
1923 Leonidas St., New Orleans, LA 70118
This Uptown New Orleans vegan café
encourages people to make healthy and kind dietary choices with a delicious
menu that includes salads, sides, desserts, brunch specials, and various entree
options! Nola Vegan Café advertises their “unique brand of vegan seasonings” on
their website, which are used to create dishes like their oyster mushroom po
boy and smoked cauliflower salad. Dessert is also offered, which one can order
with the “Drink of the Day.”
Parlor City Vegan
81 Clinton St., Binghamton, NY 13905
Parlor City Vegan is a former pop-up
turned full restaurant. Entrees consist of plate dinners featuring items such
as their vegan truffle mac and cheese, fried chicken-style patties, vegan
wings, greens, vegan crab cakes, and so on. They also do catering, so if you’re
hosting a big meal, but don’t want to cook, they may have the solution for you!
Prioritized Pastries
4904 Devonshire Ave., St. Louis, MO 63109
Prioritized Pastries prioritizes your
needs! Everything is vegan and gluten-free, and they strive to be
allergen-friendly as well. They’ve got everything you would expect: scones,
muffins, cakes, cookies, and so on. They do custom orders and delivery too, so
give them a try.
Posted on
November 14, 2019 by
The VRG Blog Editor
A VRG member has osteoporosis and asked about the
bioavailability of different vegan calcium sources such as fortified soymilk,
vegan supplements, etc.
There’s not a lot of difference in terms of the percentage
of calcium absorbed from different forms of calcium.
Here’s some information from FDA’s Office of Dietary Supplements: The two main
forms of calcium dietary supplements are carbonate and citrate. Calcium
carbonate is inexpensive, but is absorbed best when taken with food. Some
over-the-counter antacid products, such as Tums® and Rolaids®, contain calcium
carbonate. Each pill or chew provides 200-400 mg of calcium. Calcium citrate, a
more expensive form of the supplement, is absorbed well on an empty or a full
stomach. In addition, people with low levels of stomach acid (a condition more
common in people older than 50) absorb calcium citrate more easily than calcium
carbonate.
These two forms of calcium (calcium citrate and calcium carbonate) are well
absorbed as is calcium phosphate.
Calcium absorption is best when a person consumes no more than 500 mg at one
time. So a person who takes 1,000 mg/day of calcium from supplements, for
example, should split the dose rather than take it all at once.
Calcium carbonate is the fortificant used in most soymilk sold in the U.S. As
noted above, it is well absorbed. A variety of calcium salts are used to
fortify orange juice. There has been little research on their relative
bioavailability. One study found that calcium citrate malate was quite
bioavailable.
Posted on
November 14, 2019 by
The VRG Blog Editor
Below is a list of some of the restaurants, caterers, and
groups offering vegan meals/potlucks for Thanksgiving (both before and on that
day) alphabetically by state. If you’re looking for some new recipes to prepare
for Thanksgiving, visit: http://www.vrg.org/recipes/vegan_thanksgiving.php
We wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving!
CALIFORNIA
+Native Foods, Costa Mesa, Los Angeles, and San Diego, CA
Posted on
November 13, 2019 by
The VRG Blog Editor
Marcy Schveibinz (a VRG volunteer) did a vegan cooking demo
at Howard Community College Sustainability Day in Columbia, Maryland. The
Vegetarian Resource Group also had a table at this event. We answered numerous
questions from students thinking of going veggie due to environmental concerns.
Posted on
November 13, 2019 by
The VRG Blog Editor
Photo from gardeninthekitchen.com
Cooler weather has arrived in many parts of the USA and it’s
time to roast vegetables! A previous article in Vegetarian Journal called Roasting for Flavor and Sweetness written
by Sally Bernstein features these vegan roasting recipes: Roasted Cherry
Tomatoes, Cinnamon Roasted Pears, Roasted Veggie and Tempeh Sandwiches, Garlic
and Rosemary Potatoes, Roasted Baba Ganoush, and South-of-the-Border Red Pepper
Dip.
Another article that ran in Vegetarian Journal featuring vegan roasting recipes is called
Roasting Vegetables and Fruit by Debra Daniels-Zeller. Recipes included are
Roasted Kale Chips, Roasted Roma Tomatoes, Simple Roasted Root Vegetables,
Whole Roasted Cauliflower, Roasted Maple-Cinnamon Apples, Quinoa Salad with
Roasted Asparagus, Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Lemon-Dijon Sauce, Balsamic
Roasted Portobello Mushrooms, and Orange Roasted Pineapple with Chocolate and
Coconut Sorbet.
Posted on
November 12, 2019 by
The VRG Blog Editor
We recently had the pleasure of visiting The Tasty in Philadelphia, PA. This vegan diner serves brunch items including vegan French toast, pancakes, waffles, scrambled tofu, breakfast burritos, roasted potatoes, biscuits and gravy, donuts, and so much more. Portions are huge!
They are located at 1401 S 12th St., Philadelphia, PA 19147
and are open daily for breakfast and lunch.
Posted on
November 12, 2019 by
The VRG Blog Editor
Are you looking for some vegan alternatives to Turkey this Thanksgiving? Fortunately, there are many options today.
Field Roast offers these choices:
1. Celebration Roast with Traditional
Bread Stuffing and Gravy – made with fresh onions, celery, cranberries
and butternut squash.
2. Hazelnut Cranberry Roast en Croute
– a rich, hazelnut-infused grain meat stuffed with Field Roast sausages,
crystallized ginger, cranberries and apples – wrapped in a savory puff pastry. It’s
even Toaster Oven friendly!
See: https://fieldroast.com/products/field-roast/
Posted on
November 11, 2019 by
The VRG Blog Editor
The Vegetarian Resource Group is
hosting our 38th Annual Pre-Thanksgiving Vegan Potluck Dinner on Sunday,
November 24th, 2019 at 5 PM. The event is taking place at:
North
Baltimore Mennonite Church
4615 Roland Avenue
Baltimore MD 21210
We will be showing appreciation for
turkeys by not eating them! Come join us for a variety of festive, delicious
vegan dishes! Please bring a vegan dish – free of meat, fish, poultry, dairy,
eggs, honey, or any other animal by-products – that serves 4 per adult
attending.
Adult admission is $5 and children
eat free! Any questions call (410) 366-8343 Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.
Also, you may want to bring a vegan
canned good for the church that will be used for feeding the hungry. We hope to
see you there!
The Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on veganism and the interrelated issues of health, nutrition, ecology, ethics, and world hunger. We have been helping health professionals, food services, businesses, educators, students, vegans, and vegetarians since 1982. In addition to publishing the Vegan Journal, VRG produces and sells a number of books.
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