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Hey Pickles!

This Week's episode is brought to you by SUGAR! We had cupcakes from Strong Hearts in Buffalo right before recording the show, and Christine was pretty hyped up!

We have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen. This week we made Christine's Roasted Veggie Bowl With Barley & Miso Tahini Dressing! The full recipe is available to our Patrons over on our Patreon (link below).

We talk about the new vegan cream cheese from Philadelphia Cream Cheese. Should we buy it? Have you seen it in stores?

Our main topic this week is "Ex Vegans". Should we care if vegan personalities, or celebrities stop being vegan? Are vegans as compassionate as we say we are?
We discuss the recent news that Alex O'Connor AKA Cosmic Skeptic announced that he's no longer vegan for medical reasons.

Christine attended a webinar with The AFA to learn about how the lobbying in DC is going, and how we as vegan voters can have our voice heard with the advent of voter surveys for both the House & the Senate. These are portals where we, as vegan voters can have our voices heard (links below).

We, of course, have our listener shout out, and our usual shenanigans.

Thanks for listening, and for all of your support!

We love you!
Sam & Christine

Here are the links

Philadelphia Vegan Cream Cheese. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/06/business/philadelphia-cream-cheese-plant-based/index.html

AFA Call To Action!
House Portal  
 https://agriculture.house.gov/forms/form/?ID=2&Preview=true 

Senate Portal 
https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/farm-bill-input

Email the Senate with your feedback: [email protected]

Find who Represents you in Congress: https://www.house.gov/

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Hey Pickles!

We have some big news this week! Sam has finally opened her very own Etsy shop, Cucumber Craftworks!  You can get her beautiful hand knit items, jewelry , and more. It's all vegan, and all made with love!

This week, we have an update on the Miyokos situation with an interview with Miyoko, and her attorney , Lisa Bloom.

We also have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge! We made the Best Ever Veggie Burgers from The Clean Vegan by Jackie Akerberg.
This was a really fun recipe and it definitely lives up to its name! They were delicious!

Jackie Akerberg is the creator of Jackfruitful Kitchen, and we will link to her site and the book below in the links section!

We update you on the new guidelines for purchasing produce. The updated dirty dozen & clean fifteen lists are out.

In our main topic this week, we ask why are vegan restaurants closing? Are they closing at a disproportionate rate compared to non vegan restaurants?
The answer might surprise you!

We have our weekly listener shout out, and don't forget that if you would like to get a shout out, send us an email or DM!

Thank you so much for listening and for all of your support!

We Love You!
Sam & Christine

Here are the links:

Sam's Etsy   https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworks

Jackie Akerberg's Jackfruitful Kitchen   https://jackfruitful.com

Get the cookbook https://amzn.to/40hY4W6

The new Produce buying guideline   https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty-dozen.php

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Hey Pickles!

We hope you're having a fantastic week!

This week we have an update on the new vegan Reeses Peanut Butter Cup.

We discuss the recent sale of Tofurky Co to Moringa Foods. We'll link to the article below.

We have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen. We made our vegan fiesta bowl!
The recipe will be up on our Patreon if you're interested in trying it!

In our main topic this week, we ask the question, "Can vegans advocate effectively using social media?".
We did a little experiment asking Chat AI a few questions related to vegan activism and social media, and we got some pretty interesting answers.

We have a new listener shout out, and so many shenanigans!

Thanks so much for listening.
We love you all,
Sam & Christine

Here are the links:

Food Empowerment.  https://foodispower.org

Tofurky sells out    https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/02/oregon-based-tofurky-sold-to-japanese-food-company.html

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Hey Pickles!

We have a really fun episode this week with a trivia game that you can play with us!

We have an impressive recipe for our Vegan Cookbook Challenge from Vegan Eats World by Terry Hope Romero. 

This book has 300 vegan recipes from around the world, and we make a recipe from Morocco!

We update you on the use of bone char in sugar, and we have an update on the Miyokos situation.

Thanks so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!

Here are the links:

Bone Char https://www.peta.org/about-peta/faq/are-animal-ingredients-included-in-white-sugar/

Miyoko Schinner obtains council https://www.specialtyfood.com/news/article/schinner-plans-countersuit-in-miyokos-creamery-dispute/

Donate to Leap For Animals
https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTQ2MTU5

Get this week's cookbook *paid link    https://amzn.to/3SQWdFm

Terry Hope Romero    http://veganlatina.com

Play Trivia With US!    https://groupgames101.com/food-trivia/

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Hey Pickles!

We're coming to you a day later than usual. Sam wasn't feeling well on our regularly scheduled recording day, so here we are. Better late than never!

This week we have a new recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen. We came up with a recipe for a spinach Pesto Linguine. Get the recipe below, and if you make the recipe, be sure to let us know how it came out. Also, let us know if there are any issues with the recipe because we're just getting used to writing out our recipes!

Our Main Topic this week is what we found in vegan news recently. Thankfully most of it is positive!

Our Listener Shout Out this week goes out to Sharon Genco! Thank you , Sharon for all of your support for the show. Send us your info, and we'll send you a swag bag!

Thank you so much for listening.
We love you all, Christine & Sam

Sorry that the links to the articles are missing. There wasn't enough room with the addition of the recipe. Ugh.

This Week's Recipe:

C & C’s Spinach Pesto Linguine - Ep. 76

Serves 3 - 4

Ingredients

1 lb Linguine of choice

2 C Fresh spinach roughly chopped

1/2 C Fresh basil roughly chopped

1 C Raw cashews soaked in boiling water for 1 hour

3 T Olive oil

4 Cloves garlic minced (unless you have a high powered blender)

1/4 C Pepitas, or pine nuts, or walnuts

1/4 t salt or to tastes

1/4 t ground black pepper

1/2 C Water

Add more water if you feel the pesto is too thick

Instructions

Drain the cashews

Blend the cashews and water in a blender until smooth

Add spinach, basil, garlic, olive oil, salt & pepper. Blend til smooth 

Add nuts of choice and pulse in leaving some texture

Cook the pasta according to the package instructions

Mix the pesto into the cooked pasta, and add salt to taste

We add sautéed veg, onion, and vegan sausage adding white or cannellini beans at the end of the sauté

Top or blend the sautéed veg into the pasta - it’s your choice!

ENJOY!!

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Hey Pickles!

This week we make a recipe from Plant Based India by Dr. Sheil Shukla!
We make a recipe that we've wanted to veganize for a long time, Palak Tofu.

This is a beautiful book with so many recipes that we want to dig into. You can get the book from the link below.

We discuss the recently released news that Miyoko Schinner has been forced out of her company by the board & investors.
We stand with Miyoko!

We talk about a rage inducing research paper out of The University of Georgia Athens titled, The Vegan Industrial Complex - The Political Ecology of Not Eating Animals.

AND, we do a listener shout out!!

Thank you so much for listening!
We love you!
Sam & Christine XO

The Links

Get the cookbook   https://amzn.to/3YRE78j

Miyokos Situation   https://www.nosh.com/news/2023/miyoko-leaves-miyokos-creamery/

The Vegan Industrial Complex  https://drive.google.com/file/d/12BRIRkiaQjHnzt9Op3qZ1YVNbIKlRTh9/view?usp=sharing

72 Reasons To Go Vegan.   https://amzn.to/3Z7Fi3m

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Hey Pickles!

We're recuperating from an exciting weekend. We vended at a pop up market at The Vegan Center in Tonawanda NY on Saturday . We went for some delicious vegan pizza at Wurlitzer Pizza, and we went to a Super Bowl party on Sunday!

Whew! What a whirlwind of vegan food and fun!

This week we are excited to talk about Moby's film, Punk Rock Vegan Movie!
There may be some spoilers in this episode, so you might want to watch the film first .

Christine made a Spotify play list of some of the music from the movie, and we will link to it below if you want to check it out!

Thanks so much for listening and spending some time with us!
We love you all!
Sam & Christine XO

The links:

The Vegan Center   https://projectvegan716.com/the-vegan-center

The Vegan Grocery Store   https://www.thevegangrocerystore.com

Wurlitzer Pizza    http://www.wurlitzerpizza.com

Punk Rock Vegan Movie    https://youtu.be/W9q1IidazY8

Christine's Punk Rock Vegan Playlist   https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3hQBnqOrQ0JEHjQQfepJKP?si=679c284715b048cc

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Hey Pickles!

This week we continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a tofu recipe from The Herbivorous Butcher Cookbook by Aubry & Kale Walch with Sandra Soria & Danny Seo!

The Punk Rock Vegan Movie is available to watch for free on YouTube. We'll link to it below.

We play a vegan "Would You Rather" game! With so much craziness in the world right now, we decided to have some fun, and play a game. You can play along with the link in the links section.

Thank you so much for listening! We hope you have fun with this episode!

We love you!
Sam & Christine

Here are the links:

Radical Empaths Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/4ST4CR6rSqGEO4VdsEcg5d?si=f834df7bb0954f5c

Plant Based News article on VFC https://plantbasednews.org/culture/media/vegan-chicken-brand-vfc-troll-campaign/

The Herbivorous Butcher   https://www.theherbivorousbutcher.com

Get The Cookbook   https://amzn.to/3jyDPE3

Play The Game! https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahloewentheil/would-you-rather-food-game

Punk Rock Vegan Movie   https://youtu.be/W9q1IidazY8

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Hey Pickles!

Welcome to episode 73! This week we discuss tacos, effecting change in the world, and we review the 2019 Alex Lockwood film, 73 Cows. 

We also have a recipe for you from our vegan kitchen, talk about a new all vegan pub in London, and we  discuss an article from The Conversation on why we should see veganism as a political movement rather than a dietary choice.

Thanks so much for listening. We hope you enjoy the show!
If you have any vegan taco ideas, please drop us an email or DM us on our social media.

We love you,
Sam & Christine

Here are the links:

Vegan Cuts Snack Box   https://vegancuts.com/snackbox

The Spread Eagle Vegan Pub   https://www.thespreadeaglelondon.co.uk

Article from The Conversation   https://theconversation.com/veganism-why-we-should-see-it-as-a-political-movement-rather-than-a-dietary-choice-197318

73 Cows    https://youtu.be/BqyiSnhV11I

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Hey Pickles!

This week, we have a recipe from Healthy Vegan, Happy Body by Tess Challis.
It's a unique take on a chipotle burrito!

Moby has released a new vegan documentary called Punk Rock Vegan Movie. It will be available for free on YouTube after January 30th.

We take a look at a campaign by Go Vegan World that uses billboard ads with brutally honest messaging. We ask the question, do billboard ads work? And, how effective are they?

We hope you enjoy the show. Thank you so much for taking the time to listen, and for all of your support for the work that we do!
We love you,
Sam & Christine

Here are the links!

Get the cookbook *paid link.  https://amzn.to/3XvxHLz

Tess Challis.  https://tesschallis.com

Punk Rock Vegan Movie   https://slamdance.com/punk-rock-vegan-movie-will-open-slamdance/

Go Vegan World.   https://goveganworld.com

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