Before I became a vegan, I was addicted to Iron Chef America . Every Thursday I couldn't wait to see what the next "secret ingredient" would be ... artichokes, lentils, maybe cranberries? As I became a vegan, watching Iron Chef became harder and harder, until I just couldn't do it anymore. A week or two ago when flipping through the channels I saw that the secret ingredient was steak, ugh. I felt almost sorry for the judges who would have to eat 10 plates of cholesterol, fat, and cruelty-laden meat. They didn't seem too upset about it though. I sent them an email (you can send them one too!) asking to invite a vegan chef on the show, or even doing a vegan throw down for an episode, what would be more challenging for grillmaster Bobby Flay than that?
Where are all the vegan cooking shows? Heck, I'd almost settle for vegetarian. I don't even think I've heard the word vegan even whispered on the Food Network. But last night I was browsing the usual channels and stopped when I saw chocolate cake batter oozing out my television screen. Then I heard the words tofu, then vegan soon after!! I couldn't believe that this woman was admitting to making a vegan chocolate cake with a tofu-based chocolate frosting on national television! The show was "Get Fresh with Sara Snow" on the Discovery Health channel. I visited the website and found the recipe for the cake, but not the frosting (there was also a vegan stir fry). She ended the show by encouraging viewers to try a vegan dish, yay! Her show is on Thursday nights (same as Iron Chef, hah!) if you want to check it out.
And speaking of vegan cooking shows, everyone who hasn't already should grab themselves a copy of both Everyday Dish and Vegetarian Cooking by Compassionate Cooks. They are both beautifully put together and contain some great recipes and cooking tips as well. Show your support for the vegan cooking community!
Food wise there are Luna bars, Crispy Cats bars, primal strips, nuts, sesame sticks, and a bag of clementines (not pictured). A vegan has to be prepared. There's also sunblock, a bathing suit, and some books that I've been wanting to read (The Good Good Pig, Mad Cowboy, and Making a Killing). See yall in a week!
