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April 12, 2012
Vegan Cooking 101: Chef Sabali Mpozi Shows How It's Done
Sabali Mpozi is one of Houston's growing number of vegan gatekeepers. She makes it easy for anyone to adopt a plant-based diet with her series of basic, advanced and master vegan cooking classes and demonstrations. As the chef scooped avocados, chopped carrots and sautéed them in sunflower oil a ... More >>
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March 29, 2012
PETA Asks Joel Osteen to Hang a "Go Vegan" Banner in His Church
We guess there's no harm in trying. PETA has written a letter asking Joel Osteen to hang a large "Go Vegan" banner in Lakewood Church, for which in return they will "prepare a delicious Easter Sunday faux-ham meal with all the trimmings for his parishioners." Why Osteen? PETA seems to think he's h ... More >>
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November 24, 2011
Good Seed
A food truck in the Third Ward serves vegan fare that's never bland or boring.
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November 23, 2011
Green Seed Vegan and The Eat Gallery: A Perfect Pair
Photos by Troy FieldsMatti Merrell inside her food truck in the Third Ward.For most of the week, Matti Merrell and her husband Rodney Perry cook out of the little, cabbage-green food truck that's parked on Wheeler near Dowling. Their truck, Green Seed Vegan, is one of the few vegan eateries i ... More >>
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November 17, 2011
Blissful Chef Christy Morgan Chops It Up In Houston
Vegan chef and book author Christy Morgan has been taking her food philosophy all over the U.S. "I want people to know that food is very powerful," Morgan said. "That cooking healthy is easy and doable." This past Friday the chef stopped in Houston to give a cooking demonstration, tasting a ... More >>
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November 8, 2011
Get Lit for the Holidays at Book Signings This Week
It's definitely too early to start putting up Christmas decorations, but it's not too early to start stocking up on presents for the holidays. And although this may just be me, a signed book is always a fantastic gift to open up on Christmas Day or after singing Ma'oz Tzur or however your fam ... More >>
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October 18, 2011
Vegan Dreamquest Dinner 2: Beetloaf With Gravy
Photo by Joanna O'LearyMeatloaf Just Like Your Mother (Earth) Used to Make.Although Houston certainly has a decent amount of restaurants serving vegan food, my wallet wouldn't allow me to eat every dinner out during Vegan Dreamquest. On the second night, my friend Kattie and I hosted a potluc ... More >>
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October 17, 2011
Vegan DreamQuest Dinner: Vegan Burrito at Field of Green's
I am an unrepentant lover and devoted consumer of animal products. This is not to say I haven't often wondered what it might be like to live like The Other Half (well, more like .2 percent), those disciplined folks who strive to follow a vegan lifestyle for ethical, political, and/or medical reasons ... More >>
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October 7, 2011
This Week in Deliciousness
Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, wherefdkosa[GNOWri'r Excuse me. "Where ragweed season is now in full effect," I was about to say. We started the week off right with a look at some of the best moments in TV food. A solid list, although somewhat incomplete without includi ... More >>
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October 6, 2011
So You've Decided to Go Vegan: Tips from Radical Eats's Staci Davis
This week has been (partially) devoted to a topic we don't often discuss here at EOW, otherwise known as the Omnivore's Emporium. (I call it that in my head.) And that topic is going vegan. It's a controversial word, and one that often calls to mind PETA protests and the type of militant Womynist-s ... More >>
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October 6, 2011
Comment of the Day: Upscale Vegan
Here on Eating Our Words, the commenters absolutely make the blog, and our Comment of the Day honors the best of the bunch. Every day, we read you guys and pick the commenter, or commenters, who made us laugh, cry, salivate over something delicious, or think about things in a new way. In return, w ... More >>
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October 5, 2011
Going Vegan in Houston: Where to Get Your Grub
Earlier this week, we featured some stunning vegan donuts from local vegan and gluten-free baker Jodycakes. Even in a carnivorous city like Houston, eating vegan can be done -- and done surprisingly well. Jodycakes isn't the only vegan baker in town; Sinfull Bakery's vegan cookies and other sweet t ... More >>
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October 4, 2011
Going Vegan: Trimming My Waistline, Trimming My Budget, Expanding My Horizons
For the past two weeks, in an attempt to experiment with new ingredients and foods, I've been eating vegan when I haven't been working. Admittedly, I "work" -- that is, eat -- for about half of my meals. But the other half have been [almost] entirely vegan. And it's been a fulfilling challenge. As ... More >>
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October 3, 2011
Where Are We Eating?
This is a special edition of Where Are We Eating, as the donuts you see below are no regular donuts. You can only get these by ordering them from a certain local baker, and that's because they're both vegan and gluten-free. (Yes, even the chocolate and the sprinkles.) Even better: They taste almost ... More >>
Dining
September 15, 2011
Totally Rad
It's almost beside the point that the food at this new restaurant is all-vegan.
Blogs
July 29, 2011
Chef Chat, Part 3: Matti Merrell and Rodney Perry of Green Seed Vegan
Photo by Mandy OaklanderForget fat-bubbly steaks and cheese-drenched crab enchiladas. If there was one cuisine in Houston I had to dine on for the rest of my life, it would come from Green Seed Vegan. If you're just joining us, check out our chat with vegan chefs Matti Merrell and Rodney Perr ... More >>
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July 28, 2011
Chef Chat, Part 2: Matti Merrell and Rodney Perry of Green Seed Vegan
Photo by Mandy OaklanderGreen Seed Vegan serves very vegetarian nosh.In the sweltering Houston heat, we continue our chat about all things raw with Green Seed Vegan-ators Matti Merrell and Rodney Perry. Eating Our Words: Are most people who come here vegans? Matti Merrell: No. Most of our c ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
Doctor Challenges Mayor Parker to Become Vegan, As If She's Not Busy With Anything Else
More, Parker. More.Hey, Mayor Parker! Drop those bacon-wrapped Cheetos. In fact, drop everything, and become a vegan. You're not doing anything else, are you? So supposes Dr. Neal Barnard, a nutritionist who's coming all the way from D.C. to fix Houston's lardy lifestyle with legumes. As p ... More >>
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June 1, 2011
Chef Chat, Part 1: Happy and Mike Tsai of Pepper Tree Veggie Cuisine
Photo by Mandy OaklanderHappy and Mike Tsai helm Pepper Tree.Like so many delicious Texas institutions, Pepper Tree Veggie Cuisine is tucked in a cozy little strip mall. But inside, it's a zenned out vegan refuge. We caught up with Happy Tsai, the owner of Pepper Tree, over a glass of de-chl ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
Haute Wheels of Houston
Photo by Mandy OaklanderHappy and Mike Tsai helm Pepper Tree.Like so many delicious Texas institutions, Pepper Tree Veggie Cuisine is tucked in a cozy little strip mall. But inside, it's a zenned out vegan refuge. We caught up with Happy Tsai, the owner of Pepper Tree, over a glass of de-chl ... More >>
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December 3, 2010
Chef Chat, Part 3: Patricia Greer of Pat Greer's Raw Vegan Kitchen
This week we've been chatting with raw vegan chef Patricia Greer; click here and here for more. Today we conclude our conversation. EOW: Can you describe how you've dealt with the times when there aren't dietary options for you? PG: I either won't eat or I'll eat something small like a b ... More >>
Dining
May 13, 2010
Vegan Surprise
Loving Hut's food is tasty — you'll never guess where it came from.
Blogs
March 26, 2010
PETA Searches for Sexy Vegetarians, Finds Two Living in Houston
Photos courtesy of PETANow that the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is over, those fun-filled folks at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) have turned their attention to promoting sex, vitality and good muscle fiber among humans who do not eat meat. As part of PETA's national ... More >>
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March 26, 2010
PETA Searches for Sexy Vegetarians, Finds Two Living in Houston
Photos courtesy of PETANow that the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is over, those fun-filled folks at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) have turned their attention to promoting sex, vitality and good muscle fiber among humans who do not eat meat. As part of PETA's national ... More >>
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November 19, 2009
Christmas at Central Market
We had the pleasure of sampling the holiday goods on offer at Central Market this week, both those scattered in festive packaging throughout the store and those behind counters. General Manager Phil Myers seemed most proud of the wares he ordered for the store during a culinary excursion to ... More >>
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October 27, 2009
A Vegan Dinner at a Meatatarium
Photos by Katharine ShilcuttAppetizers: sweet potato chips and truffled carrots, radishes and turnipsVegans may take our cheese (and milk and meat and butter and even honey), but they may never take...our truffles. This seemed to be the rallying cry on Monday night at Beaver's Ice House as seven ... More >>
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October 21, 2009
Vegan Cinnamon Rolls
This week I baked vegan cinnamon rolls. Before I started the project, I envisioned myself exhausted at 2 a.m. with my arms and forehead coated in flour, waiting for dough to rise for the second time before baking. I had never baked with yeast before and was anxious about an I Love Lucy-style ... More >>
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September 18, 2009
This Week in Deliciousness
The sandwich mesmerizes you with its exotic accent and mysterious foreign spices. Surrender to the sandwich.Welcome back to the weekly roundup here at Eating Our Words, where we've already started marinating the turducken. After E. Ting's N. Formative chat with Elouise Jones of Ouisie's Tabl ... More >>
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September 17, 2009
Brilliant Lecture Series: Russell Simmons
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September 16, 2009
Vegan Cake from Jodycakes
Vegan mint chocolate chip cupcakesHaving a few things to celebrate with a vegan friend, I decided to order a cake from Jodycakes. Even though Jody Stevens bakes regular cakes, she specializes in vegan, gluten-free and organic varieties -- not that you could tell from the flavor that anything ... More >>
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August 11, 2009
No Reservations: San Francisco
Photo by Preston CovillaudOutside Pirate Cat Radio in San FranciscoFeeling even more antagonistic than usual, Anthony Bourdain toured San Francisco in this week's episode of No Reservations. He brought the full power of his disdain to the city's organic, local and vegan food by not sampling a ... More >>

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