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May 2005—Issue #19
Vegetarian News, Food & More!
Brought to you by VegNews Magazine
In this issue
**Inside the May/June Magazine
**VegNews Survey: Your Fave Travel Destination
**Hot off the Wire: News Snips
**Recipe: Grilled Eggplant with Sesame Mint Sauce
**Website Review: Drop Soul
**VegChic: Soy Silk has Arrived
**Fruits and Veggies in Season this Month
**Veg Spotlight: The UK's National Vegetarian Week
**Happy Birthday, Andre 3000!
Thanks so much for your interest in VegNews, America's premier vegetarian lifestyle magazine. The popular VegNewsletter arrives in your e-mailbox just once a month and is filled with vegetarian news, tidbits, recipes, products, reviews, and more. It's the perfect accompaniment to a VegNews subscription.
In case you haven't had a chance to read the May/June edition of VegNews Magazine, take a glance at the current issue:
**The Future of Organics
**Farmers' Markets in Inner Cities
**Vegetarian Athletes
**Animal Products in GMOs
**Fresh Spring Vegan Supper
**Veggie Burger Taste Test—can you guess which won?
**A Veg Weekend in D.C.
**Plus... All the usual goodies—the latest vegetarian news, must-read books, the hottest new veg products, celebrity buzz, and so much more.
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With our September/October Veg Travel Issue looming on the horizon, we thought we would tap into our most valuable resource, our readers. We want you to tell us, in 100 words or less, your top veg-friendly travel destination and why. Did you and your honey enjoy a getaway at a fabulous veg bed & breakfast? Did your family bond like never before at a top-notch eco-resort? Let us know all about the unforgettable destination you can't wait to visit again. Don't forget to include your name, age, where you live, and a picture of yourself if you wish. Email Associate Editor Jenny Humphrey at Jhumphrey@vegnews.com for your chance to be included.
Stanford University Study Backs Veg Diet
Those who have been arguing for the heart-healthy effects of a plant-based diet can now use another prestigious study to back their case. A group from the Stanford University School of Medicine found participants who consumed a diet full of produce, whole grains and legumes lowered their cholesterol twice as much as the ones who stuck to a more conventional low-fat diet including meat. These results don't seem surprising in light of the fact that vegan fare possesses no LDL, the unhealthy kind of cholesterol.
Matthew Skully Weighs in on Factory Farming
American Conservative has featured an article by Matthew Skully, former speech writer for George W. Bush, on the cover of its most recent issue. His article encourages right-leaning individuals to consider the issue of factory farming. Skully's heavy-hitting ideas combined with his politcal clout could bring about a new awareness of factory farming among conservatives.
Mercedes-Benz Offers Leather-Free Option
Those of you who love luxury can now cruise cruelty-free. In keeping with a current trend in socially conscious upscale cars, Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will now offer non-leather interiors for all its future models. Saab and Prius stand among other companies that have made this switch, and Toyota recently received the "Breakthrough" award from PETA for providing the option. Actor James Cromwell helped lead this campaign in one of his many efforts to spearhead the vegetarian movement.
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If you want to doll up your home for Summer, look no further than dropsoul.com. From glassware to wineracks, this PETA-approved business sells quality planet-friendly goods. You can also find yoga and meditation tools, t-shirts, recycled clocks, spiritual jewlery, and you name it, all in muted, earthy tones to soothe the spirit. Drop Soul offers 100% vegan, cruelty-free, and sustainable products in its tasteful effort to combat the "corporate monster." Even for those not looking to spend, the website itself is a pleasure to peruse.
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2 medium eggplants, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices
3 cups soy milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons worchestershire sauce
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
4 cloves of fresh garlic, finely minced
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1/3 cup white wine
1/2 cup sifted whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons olive oil
Spinach leaves
Fresh mint sprigs
Sesame Mint Sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh garlic, finely minced
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, finely minced
Pinch of salt
Pinch of black pepper
Pinch of spicy curry powder
1/2 teaspoon worchestershire sauce
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
In a pan, combine eggplant, soy milk and salt. Soak overnight in a covered glass container in the refrigerator. Remove eggplant from milk, drain, and dry with a paper towel. In a blender, mix worchestershire sauce, tomato paste, salt, black pepper, garlic, and parsley until very smooth. Pour paste into a mixing bowl and add white wine and whole wheat flour. Completely coat each slice of eggplant with spicy flour mixture. In a large frying pan, heat the olive oil. Fry eggplant over medium heat, until tender and golden brown. In a medium-sized frying pan, heat more olive oil. Add, while stirring constantly, the garlic, sesame seeds, fresh mint, salt, black pepper, and curry powder. Brown slightly and add worchestershire sauce, white wine and orange juice. Lower heat and reduce to desired consistency. Place eggplant on a bed of fresh spinach leaves, top with hot Sesame Mint Sauce, and garnish with sprigs of fresh mint.
Soy silk has hit the market, and we aren't talking about the non-dairy drink. Companies have already begun to sell the fiber in spindle form. But don't stress if you aren't one to knit. Soon, shoppers will be able to enjoy this exquisite texture and feel again without harming a single silk worm. So if you miss that sleek, soft texture against your skin or if you want to drape your windows, keep an eye out for this hot new fabric.
Do you adore fresh, organic produce? Then peruse our list of fruits and vegetables in season this month. Veggies include fava beans, artichokes, fennel, white asparagus, english peas, wild mushrooms, wartercress and baby beets. As for fruits, don't be surprised to find an abundance of key lime, papaya, cherries, apricots, figs, passion fruit and strawberries. Visit your local farmer's market for these nutrient-full goodies.
Now that the warm months are upon us, it's time to think light. Make yourself a smoothie for breakfast, serve a salad for dinner and enjoy some fresh strawberries for dessert. You can even gather a batch yourself by taking an excursion to a strawberry-picking field. Who says you have to eat your produce frozen or out of the can?
And remember, fruits and veggies taste better at the peak of their ripeness, so buying the locally grown organic variety will satisfy your palette more than those from far-away states. It also presents a more sound alternative in terms of ecology, considering all the fuel wasted on cross-country trips.
Staying in the know about what is in season will help you buy the tastiest, most nutritious produce out there, so try and keep yourself current. Stick to the fresh, local produce and your body will thank you, not to mention the local farmers who appreciate your support.
The United Kingdom's National Vegetarian Week is fast approaching, and we don't see any reason why not to celebrate here on the other side of the pond. Get creative and come up with your own way to commemorate the week of May 23-29. Visit a farm sanctuary, make a donation to a non-profit organization, or pass out leaflets on a college campus. If you want to keep it low-key, you could always invite some of your non-veg "mates" over for a lovely plant-based meal.
The National Vegetarian Society of the UK started this festival in 1991, and it enjoyed such success that they decided to keep it going. Each year they choose a theme, such as "Be a Real Food Lover" in 1999 and "Food for all our Futures" in 2002. This year, they've gone with "Keep it Up for Seven Days." The festivities grab more press and spread more awareness every year, so let's hope 2005 pulls the lead as the best National Vegetarian Week yet.
Andre 3000 turns 30 on May 27th. Donned the "World's Sexiest Vegetarian" in 2004, this vegan hip-hop pioneer forms half of the grammy-winning Outkast, a group that has pushed the bounds of hip-hop to include soul, funk, jazz, and Southern flare. With their new release, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, this duo proves that you can please the public without selling out your core musical values. Andre 3000 carries this conviction into his personal beliefs as well, wearing veganism on his very fashionable sleeve.
You won't want to miss the June edition of the VegNewsletter. Plus we've got loads of great veggie tidbits and information to arrive in e-mailboxes everywhere in June.
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