This bolognese will bowl you over! It is off.the.charts. And SO easy. I swiped the recipe from one of my absolute favorite go-to’s, Minimalist Baker, and it’s a keeper! I followed the recipe exactly, not always Read more
Scrambled my first cheezy omelette since going vegan using Just Egg (it’s made of mung bean) and it was SO GOOD. As a former “I love eggs!” kind of a person, I am more than Read more
Be prepared to eat several at one sitting and not feel guilty! And don’t forget the cup of coffee with plant-based creamer to go with it. Nothing like the aroma of cinnamon and nutmeg filling Read more
When my neighbor invited me to come pilfer her fig tree, I had to find a way to use them and make something delicious. They are so rich and everyone you share them with will Read more
Yep, you heard right. Watch the vid and find out how Portland’s Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) got them to call off their decades-long annual pig roast for good. Click link below to see the letter I Read more
The local street news weekly reached out and asked if they could do a story on my work with animal rights. (It helped that the writer was vegan and had seen my work with animals.) Read more
I’ve been saying this much less eloquently since the day I went vegan. Does anybody actually believe we’re going to have peace on earth, peace between each other, or peace within ourselves, while we’re, without Read more
Watch as I mix it up in the kitchen on JaneUnChained’s LunchBreakLIVE and end up with a super tasty kale dish. This salad is a party in the mouth. Kale, yeah! RECIPE: Krazy Krouton Read more
We were able to reach a lot of hearts and minds by showing people footage of the reality of what is happening to animals on factory farms, which is 99% of the animal agriculture. It Read more
Consider yourself warned. Eating out vegan is The Bomb! Be daring. Eat out vegan.
Nothing says, “I love my life!” like overnight oatmeal-in-a-jar. The possibilities are truly endless. Whether it’s fruit, nuts, seeds, chocolate chips, (veggies!), you name it, throw it in! You can even make a “carrot cake” Read more
Hummus Ingredients 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 can garbanzo beans/chickpeas, rinsed and drained 3 tablespoons tahini, plus more to taste 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, plus more to taste 1 teaspoon sea salt, plus Read more
If you want to impress anyone (including yourself!) what a badass vegan baker you are (even if you don’t bake!) this is the recipe for you. If you do exactly what it says, you’ll be Read more
Chalking is a great way to get people’s attention and plant seeds. The last photo is of my first ‘chalking’ and, even tho I was scared, it was so fun to do. Shoppers were great Read more
If you had told me not much more than a year ago that the best brownie I ever had would have NO dairy or eggs I would have told you you were crazy. This happy vegan just Read more
Like others who have stopped eating animals out of a moral obligation, when asking someone to consider that there is no justifiable reason to eat an animal, I hear the same excuses, ad infinitum. But one Read more
There is no way to describe what it’s like to see theses tortured and enslaved animals in their final moments as they’re being transported to the slaughterhouse where they will die a gruesome death Read more
I’ve played with making kale chips for awhile now and here are the 3 keys I have found are most important to get them to come out just right: 1.) Set the oven to a low Read more
This Hearty Wild Mushroom and Barley Stew served over a 1/2 open-faced baked potato is to die for. I made it last night and it’s a “10”. It was my first test drive cooking in an Read more
Before I became vegan, I spent a few years before that feeling somewhat reassured that sometimes, some of the restaurants I ate at, and some of the alternative grocery stores I bought my meat, Read more
Zoos are no place for an animal, especially an elephant. Protesting The Death of Packy The Elephant At The Oregon Zoo Packy (April 14, 1962 – February 9, 2017) was an Asian elephant at the Read more
This daring vegan does not miss out on fresh-baked, chocolate chip cookies. And they’re easy as pie to make. I use the recipe on the back of Trader Joe’s semi-sweet chocolate chips (they’re vegan!) as a Read more
In slideshow: Roasted eggplant sliders on fresh-baked panini rolls; Grilled cheese; open-faced pizzas on toasted Italian bread; cauliflower ‘wings’ baked in homemade spicy BBQ sauce; Crispy Cowgirl “steak” bites in hickory-smoked BBQ sauce; Read more
Feminists, hear me roar, in a nice way, and check out what I have to say about the benefits of expanding our circle of compassion. Check out the photo series of “Found the Vegans” in Read more
Thanks to a group called Portland Animal Activism, a local hub for all things animal rights-related, Portland, Oregon had a BUSY 2016! Watch this beautiful tribute by Bala S. to the brave and heart-centered, animal Read more
What better way to spend a couple hours on Martin Luther King day than to honor what he was all about – not staying silent about things that matter. So I got out my cardboard Read more
Cut up, toss, and pour a bunch of fresh, raw veggies and quinoa in the crockpot before noon and you have your early Sunday dinner by 6. Ingredients Hearty sweet potato, black beans, Read more
My going vegan had nothing to do with being an “animal lover” – I wasn’t. Like most people, I loved and cared about animals and I didn’t at all want them to come into harms Read more
It takes as many as 60 minks to make one full-length fur coat. They are bred and imprisoned in tiny cramped cages in large, dank warehouses. Although they can hear each other, they are each isolated Read more
There’s nothing sexier than a killer grilled sandwich that didn’t have to be murdered in order to be devoured with gusto and wild abandon. This is The Sandwich That Will Get You To Be A Believer! It’s Read more
This particular slaughterhouse kills almost 7,000 pigs every day, which is about average given that some U.S. slaughterhouses are at about 11,ooo. It’s staggering. And even moreso once you are looking into their kind, Read more
When your neighbors have a surplus of kiwis in the backyard, you get busy. I cleaned out an old ice tray, filled each square with a scooped out kiwi and put them in the freezer. Read more
There’s no other way to put it – these babies are mind-blowing. And so easy to make! I’m not great with measuring so these measurements (and most all of my recipe measurements) are approximations. Play Read more
….Yours forever, Dani. When you pick a bunch of apples from your neighbor’s tree and need to do something with them stat, APPLE CRISP is the way to go. It’s so easy to make and Read more
This one’s lightly slathered with chipotle Veganaise on baked (Panini) mini rolls. You could also melt a slice of Chao cheese, but it was so good, I didn’t bother. On a scale of 1-10, it’s an Read more
My first all vegan Christmas dinner was, charmingly enough, with wonderful vegan friends at their home in Cambridge, England in December 2015. I had begun to go veg just prior to my holiday visit, Read more
Educating shoppers about making compassionate choices when purchasing everything from make-up hair products, clothes, cleaning supplies – you name it. Dare to make your voice heard. Spread the vegan message. Dani
I whipped this baby up while listening to vegan animal rights activist vids. Quick sauté medium red onion in 1 Tbsp olive oil over med flame. Scrape cooked onions to one side of the Read more
VEGGIE BURGERS Makes about 8 medium patties. The below measurements are close approximations. Ingredients 1 can black beans 1 c cooked quinoa (I always cook it in Better than Bouillon veggie broth, but Read more
While many of us are gearing up and hunkering down for a cozy holiday season, this and so much more is what’s going on in factory farms everywhere. It’s painful to witness, but billions of Read more