We Did It! In 3 Days!!

November 10, 2014 Kathleen Henry

Have I ever told you what awesome readers you all are? With the help of some exceptionally generous individuals, we raised $280 dollars to put towards adopting a flock of turkeys! Compassionate, animal-loving guys and gals donated from all over the United States, including Canada and as far away as France!

“Give freely to the world these gifts of love and compassion. Do not concern yourself with how much you receive in return, just know in your heart it will be returned.”

— Steve Maraboli

We secured one flock (7 turkeys/$210)...should we try for one more? Two is always better than one right? And it's only been three days! I'll keep the donations open until November 26th to hopefully adopt more flocks of turkeys! Turkeys for everyone!

If you decide to donate, in any amount, you'll receive a handwritten thank you note from yours truly. A $30 donation will adopt one turkey, and Farm Sanctuary will mail you a certificate with information and photos of your adopted turkey (if you're outside the US, it will be an email certificate) and you'll get a note from me too, of course.

I can't wait to see how many turkeys we can save! Seven have already been adopted! Let's adopt some more gobble gobbles, shall we?

Also, just fyi, I'm not affiliated with Farm Sanctuary in anyway. this is just something I thought would be really, really cool to do.

Let's Save a Flock of Turkeys Before Thanksgiving!

November 7, 2014 Kathleen Henry

Oh, you guys and girls. Dearest friends and compassionate animal lovers. My heart is singing with joy and excitement because an entire flock of turkeys (7) will be saved this Thanksgiving, with your help!

“I’m laughing becuase this is totally a “Katie-Thing” to do.”

— My younger brother, Ryan

This is no joke though. Just look at the faces of those sweet little cluck-clucks! We only need 42 people to donate $5 to save an entire flock (which is $210). Come on, you can't even get a latte from Starbucks for that...but you can get sweet feel-goodness. Produce On Parade sees an upwards of 80,000 unique individuals per month! Will you be one of 42 to donate $5? or $30? Any bit at all helps! 100% goes towards saving the flock.

If you decide to join me on this turkey-saving-crusade, you will receive a certificate of adoption from Farm Sanctuary and a personal thank you note from yours truly (that's me!)

CLICK ON THE PINK BUTTON IN THE RIGHT SIDEBAR at the top of the page TO LEARN MORE.

We have until the 27th. I know you already do so much to help animals, won't you help us adopt Tibbott, Martha, Gable, Anna, Elsa, Cecelia, and Turpentine? It's super easy!

Whole Food Vegan Veggie Loaf

November 18, 2013 Kathleen Henry

I used to really like meatloaf. My Dad had the best recipe. As I really ponder it, I'm not sure if he had an actual tangible recipe that he followed or if it was just mostly in his head. Whatever it was, I thought it was pretty good. However, now when I think about...meatloaf in general is pretty darn gross. Sorry. Eww, okay, must stop thinking about it. I'm happy to say that I've found a much better alternative to ground animal bits transformed into a "loaf". My recipe for a Whole Food Vegan Veggie Loaf! The best part (besides no need for killed animals) is that there's no tofu, no textured vegetable protein or even vegan grain-meat. It's made from real, whole foods like lentils, oats, and a few other magical ingredients. I know, it sounds like crazy, hippie food and you're thinking it's no where near as good as real meat loaf, but I promise you that it's just as good. I wouldn't lie to you! Santa Claus is coming to town soon! I'm good for goodness sake.

So skip the meatloaf (or meat in general!) and surprise your friends and family with a peaceful feast that includes this Whole Food Vegan Veggie Loaf!

I've been thinking that this will be a great alternative to turkey, pig or cow for the Holidays. I can't wait to share it with everyone!

Whole Food Vegan Veggie Loaf

Adapted slightly from the renowned Plant-Powered Kitchen

Serves 6

--Veggie Loaf--
1/2 cup dry red lentils
1 1/3 cups vegetable broth
1 dried bay leaf
3/4 cup dry steel-cut oats
2 cups water, boiling
1/4 cup ketchup
1 cup dry old-fashioned rolled oats
3 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 Tbsp. nutritional yeast
2 Tbsp. flaxseed, ground
2 Tbsp. vegan Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp. tahini
1 Tbsp. molasses
1 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
1/8 tsp. black pepper
pinch of kosher salt
--Topping--
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tsp. vegan Worcestershire sauce
1/8-1/4 tsp. chipotle chili powder (optional)
sprinkling of dried oregano

In a large saucepan, combine the lentils, vegetable broth and bay leaf. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower to medium and cover. Allow to cook for about 30 minutes. After this time the lentils should be cooked.

Add in the steel-cut oats and water, stirring well. Bring back to a boil, then cover, turn to medium-low and cook for 10 minutes. Uncover after the 10 minutes, stir well and cook uncovered until the water is gone and the steel-cut oats are mostly cooked.

While the oats are cooking, combine the topping ingredients in a small bowl and whisk well. Preheat the oven to 375 F and line a bread pan with parchment paper, then coat with a nonstick cooking spray.

When the oats are finished cooking and resemble a dryish cooked oatmeal, remove the bay leaf and add in all the remaining ingredients, except for the topping. Stir well to combine.

Transfer the mixture into the bread pan, spreading it out evenly. Brush on the topping, sprinkle with oregano and cover gently with aluminum foil. Bake at 375 F for about 25-30 minutes then remove the foil and continue to bake for another 7-10 minutes.