Vegan Bites: Polenta, Cookies, And CNN

Vegan Bites: Polenta, Cookies, And CNN

Here’s a roundup of news and other bits that are of interest to vegans or to people who are vegan-curious:

  • Food: Mushroom, Rosemary and Walnut Polenta. recipe here >>
  • Animal testing: CNN.com will feature a debate between Peter Young and two vocal animal researchers. To watch the discussion: Go to cnn.com/video/ at Wednesday, 12pm EST / 11am CST / 10am MT / 9am PST. more here >>
  • Animal intelligence: “pigs might rank with apes, dolphins and other species that have passed the famed ‘mirror self-recognition test’ thought to be a marker of self-awareness and advanced intelligence.” more >>
  • Consumer demand: “The animal rights groups have struck a chord with consumers, and with retailers, who may soon be asking milk producers about their animal welfare practices” more >>
  • Factory farming: “Eating Animals, the searing indictment of factory farming that Jonathan Safran Foer spent three years painstakingly researching, has got the champions of cheap chuck circling their wagons and denouncing the celebrated novelist’s latest work as just another piece of fiction.” more >> or more here >>
  • Celebrity: “Ms. Silverstone has set out on a mission to share the results from her lifestyle change with her new book, ‘The Kind Diet’. In this vegan cookbook and its corresponding Web site, thekindlife.com, Ms. Silverstone, 33 years old, explains her pursuit to reach ‘people who just want to feel amazing, want to look amazing, and who want to contribute to making this planet healthier.’” more >>
  • Cookies: ‘Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar’ article about the authors >>
  • 2 Responses to Vegan Bites: Polenta, Cookies, And CNN

    1. I can’t find that video on CNN. Is there a direct link?

    2. It was live, no direct link to the video (yet).

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