Author Archive: Mark Reinhardt
Light My Fire
It’s summertime. The time we all put on our Ray Ban Wayfarers and head for the surf (or pool in my case). Time for cruising up to the drive-in with Beach Boys music blaring from the radio. Time to engage in that great American warm weather tradition—the vegetarian barbecue. Okay, so maybe barbecuing isn’t the […]
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Summer Cooking Ideas: Spinach Thingamabobs, Spring Rolls & That Peanut / Sesame Thing
When the weather gets hot everyone likes to eat cool foods. For me that often means ordering cold sesame noodles as an appetizer in Chinese restaurants, or having spring rolls with a peanut dipping sauce in Thai or Vietnamese restaurants. The good news is that you can make these dishes, and more, at home all […]
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Vegan Pie: Rhubarb Recipes for Pie People and Cake People ( . . . mostly pie people)
When I was young my mother gave me two pieces of cooking advice. First, she said, never eat cake if you can eat pie. And if you’re going to make a pie, she added, make a big pie. Indeed, my mother was the master of all pies, and she spent her entire adult life looking […]
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The True Meaning of Thanksgiving
The first Thanksgiving, or so they say, was the fourth Thursday in November, 1620. It being a legal holiday, Irving Schwartz had the day off from his job as an account manager at Plymouth, Bank and Trust and was bumming around the woods with his muzzle-loader. He came upon a wild turkey (not the whiskey, […]
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Your Guide to Rationalizing Away the Holidays
It just doesn’t seem right, but many vegans will spend the holiday season wracked with guilt again this year. For these folks Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a tree. But the thought of chopping down a perfectly good evergreen, just for their holiday decorations, is something they find most distressing. Guilt over Christmas trees isn’t […]
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Summer Cooking Ideas: The Soup Is On | Vegan Summer Soup Recipes | Vegan Soupmaking
By Mark W. Reinhardt After last winter’s “Polar Vortex” everyone I know is grumpy, and asking the question: “When do we get spring? When do we get summer?? What ever happened to good old global warming???” Okay, so that’s three questions, but the answer to all of them is that hot weather is coming—you can […]
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Hawaiian Days
There’s no more exciting time during the week than Tuesday afternoon. That’s when the U.S. Postal person delivers the weekly supermarket sale circulars to my mailbox. As a vegan, I love to look at these to give me a sense of what mainstream folks are eating. Indeed, the front pages of these fliers are a […]
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Vegans Are What?
What is veganism? A diet? A lifestyle? A moral commitment? All of the above? Are there absolutes about veganism, or does everyone get to make their own rules? (Remember that guy you once met who swore to you that vegetarians eat fish?!) Are some people more vegan than others? Here’s a little test to see […]
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A Vegan’s Guide to Football | Vegan Superbowl Food | Vegan Superbowl Nacho Recipe
I’m a vegan, but I do enjoy watching a football game every now and then. After all, there’s no conflict of interest in that, is there? …Okay, well there is that little matter of the “pigskin.” I guess that’s a conflict. But hey, look on the bright side. They stopped using leather helmets! I suppose […]
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Carnival Carnivores
As the sun sets in the western sky, the brightly colored lights of the carnival midway come up. Over the laughs and screams of the children on the Ferris wheel and the sound of the carousel in the distance, a voice can be heard. “Step right up, folks! Step right up!” The crowd gathers around […]
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