VeganMoFo Check-In
By popular request, I’ve created a bloglines feed for all VeganMoFo participants, and those that just like to watch. I think that since it’s an rss feed you can do other cool stuff with it, if you happen to know, please fill us in!
While putting this together (click. click. click. click.) I was able to see what everyone is up to and, I’m not sure if it’s because I have my period and I was listening to Simon Garfunkel*, I felt a burst of love that started in my heart, traveled to my shoulders and then funneled itself directly into the internet. So if you felt something awkward and uncomfortable about half an hour ago, that was my love.
I love reading about food, everything about it. I love to read what kind of food people hate, I love to read about emotional attachments to it, I love to read about the history of it, and of course I love to read about cooking and eating. I mostly have to get my fix from non-vegan sources, because even though there are lots of vegan blogs and lots of food porn, people don’t write about food enough to keep up with my demand. So that’s what VegaMoFo has given me so far, and it’s only 1/3 over.
I want to suggest to those of you that are having problems with the writing, instead of writing about the problems you’re having, how about link to a fellow MoFoer’s blog entry with just a few words about what you like about it. You can also stumble entries or add them to delicious or whatever people are doing these days. VeganMoFo is the vegan month of food, let’s force it on everyone else.
Here are a few must-reads I enjoyed this morning:
Vegan Chicks Rock writes about Mighty-O Donuts. Because I never tire of reading about donuts, especially Mighty-Os. Donut porn included.
Sarchan talks about being fearless in the kitchen. She also shares a recipe from her 7 year old self (so cute!) and a picture of my favorite pumpkin pie of all time, Myra Kornfeld’s from Voluptuous Vegan. I leave off the pecans, though. I like my pumpkin pie pure.
Bottle And Ball hates on celery. I hate celery, too, but she is much more thorough about it.
Vegan Dad grills polenta. To be honest, I just love this blog so you can pick any post and read it. Possibly because of my father issues, the very words “vegan dad” make me instantly happy. But his food always looks good and his writing is always honest. Plus, for everyone that thinks that veganism is too difficult, I would direct them to the description in his header:
“When you have kids, supper has to be on the table every night. And when you are a vegan, the drive-thru, the deli counter, and TV dinners/frozen convenience foods are not an option. So, you do the best you can. This blog is a record of what my family eats. It’s not always a totally complete meal, not always photogenic, and sometimes it’s leftovers. But, it is a realistic look at a vegan family in a northern Ontario city that is not always vegan-friendly.”
Makes your heart go pitter-patter, don’t it?
Vegan Hodge Podge teaches us a little bit of Korean. And a little bit about Korean vegan food.
Tips for eating on the cheap, from Pickled Treats. She’s actually been dishing out a lot of great advice on going vegan. I haven’t missed a day of this blog since MoFo began.
Amy discusses the intersection of mathematics and dinner with some romanesco broccoli. Also, this is my friend’s blog and my way of reminding her to update it. 3 days does not a month of food make!
*Does it go without saying that if you have your period you are also listening to Simon And Garfunkel? Sorry for the redundancy.
November 10th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
You are wrong. Celery is the awesomest.
November 10th, 2007 at 3:34 pm
Isa, you rock. Thank you for doing this list.
November 10th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Thanks Isa for putting it together!
Also, look! I’m reading your blog and the boards are up! And replying!
November 10th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
I don’t have a food blog (yet?), but I wanted you to know I really, really, really, really, really, really hate mushrooms (texture, not taste), sweet potatoes and the squishy insides of tomatoes.
If I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, it would probably be mustard.
November 10th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
BT, my wife HATES mushrooms. I love ‘em though. I do get threatened that should I eat them in front of her, I can count on sleeping on the couch, heh.
November 10th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
I’m jumpin in late, but PLEASE add me to the mofo feed. Even without the “monthly visit,” it is an emotional thing I must be a part of.
November 10th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
Thanks for the list. I’m having a hard time with the celery-hatin’
November 10th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
You gotta have a lotta respect for a vegan family in Northern Ontario. Whoa.
November 10th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
YAY! This makes it so much easier to check up on everyone each day! Thanks Isa. Re - Celery - I like it cooked but not raw for some weird reason!
November 10th, 2007 at 8:22 pm
I have been slacking on my food blog/veganmofo responsibilities. Time to get writing.
November 10th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
I love celery, cooked and raw. I have devoured whole stalks…
Great list. I discovered Vegan Dad through your blogroll and I check it every day now. On the other VeganMoFoing blogs, I liked this post a lot today too.
November 11th, 2007 at 12:34 am
I love how through each one of your blogs, runs your own ‘voice’. You make me grin, you make me laugh, you inspire me and i lust after your food porns.
November 11th, 2007 at 1:09 am
I’m with Carla - celery is tolerable in soups and other cooked things. The only possible way I might take it raw is in a tofu egg or tempeh salad.
I’m on my period and I listened to a Paul Simon album today!!!!
November 11th, 2007 at 10:20 am
I can’t believe there are other people who hate celery! I thought I was the only one. Everyone gives me wierd looks. Veganomicon is on it’s way to arriving o my doorstep and I can’t wait!!
November 11th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
Thanks for pointing out some great blogs, and for the idea of writing about other people’s! I TOTALLY listen to and sing Simon & Garfunkel during (insert euphemism here).
November 12th, 2007 at 10:15 am
Hey Isa,
I loved those links — thanks! I’ve listened to Simon and Garfunkel and “not really known why” so that made me laugh too hard. I’ve got a vegan food blog now, too. Check it one day!
I’m gonna see if I can find the link to more vegans singing TEOTH now.
Michelle
November 12th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
I’m so sorry I missed this–and didn’t get on the VeMoFo bandwagon sooner. But I am voyeuristically enjoying.
November 12th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Sweet, thanks for the list! (and for including my donut porn in your list.
). Now if only I could figure out RSS feeds… 
November 13th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Thanks! This is cool…
November 13th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
One day I will stop reading vegan blogs and do something useful. Please look at mine - there’s some football in there but mostly its about food, honest! And now my veganomicon has finally arrived I will start cooking and blogging about it!
November 13th, 2007 at 11:42 pm
Awesome! I was just hoping for something like this..okay, a few days ago, but the important part is that it’s here now! Thanks!
November 28th, 2007 at 11:39 am
Sweet mother of Abraham Lincoln! With Isa’s endorsement of my blog I better make sure my postings/food doesn’t totally suck. Will I cave to the pressure?!? Only time will tell . . . !