Vegetarians in Paradise
 Vegetarians in Paradise Vegetarian/Vegan Magazine


A Los Angeles Vegan Web Magazine

A Nonprofit Vegan Public Service Publication

Serving the World Vegan Community Since January 1999

By Zel and Reuben Allen

MARCH 2024 Vol. 26 Number 3

CELEBRATING 26 YEARS OF PUBLICATION


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VIP Bird New in Paradise

THE EASTER BUNNY HAS
SOME GOODIES FOR YOU

Chickpea Treasure Cakes/Hickory Smoke Sauce
Homey Pesto Potatoes

Are you ready for the Easter Bunny? He's hopping your way to help the family celebrate Easter, a celebratory time to recognize the coming of spring and its refreshing blades of green grass, warmer weather, and a new season--a time of rebirth.

Easter is filled with so many delightful traditions it may be challenging to squeeze them all into one holiday, but the Easter Bunny is a fun little theme to jump-start the festivities. So how did the Easter Bunny tradition begin? Seems rabbits deliver a large litter of baby bunnies in the spring, and who can resist those adorable, fluffy little bunnies that have found their way into children's hearts and eventually into Easter baskets, too.
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Chef AJ Interviews Zel & Reuben Allen
Zel & Reuben Allen






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Kitchen Savvy,
Your Handy Guide to Food Preparation

Kitchen Savvy

Cookbooks often contain a wealth of information beyond the delicious recipes the authors have created. Tiny sidebars of handy hints are often dispersed throughout the books and frequently provide wonderful, timesaving advice. Trouble is that when you want to refer back to a particular sidebar for the details, it's next to impossible to find it. Sidebars are not indexed or listed in the table of contents.

An alphabetical listing of helpful suggestions in one section seemed like an ideal way to access just what you need to find in a hurry. So here goes:
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Erin Go Bragh and That's No Blarney!

Kiwi Cocktail Irish Dinner

For a delightful St. Patrick's Day celebration at home, dress the table in green, hang shamrocks and leprechauns on the walls, and begin the event with a sip of Sean O'Reilly's Cocktail, a delightful beverage dressed for the holiday in Irish green. Though kiwis are certainly not Irish, they provide the ideal base for a delicious thirst quencher. Spiked with a touch of lemon juice and ginger, the cocktail whets the appetite for the traditional meal ahead.

Play some Irish music, sing Irish songs, and, of course, tell an Irish joke or two. As the Irish say, "Be Irish for a day!"
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Hidden Treasure Salad

Discover the Hidden Treasure

Here's a cheery winter salad to invigorate the meal with a treasure hunt that's right on your plate, or is it under your plate, or is it to the left, or perhaps to the right! Have fun treasure hunting while enjoying a delightful salad that brightens up a chilly winter night.

An alternative hidden treasure might be roasted red, yellow, or orange mini bell peppers. If that's your choice, consider an alternative salad topping by roasting 6 mini potatoes, cut them in half, and serve each person two halves attractively arranged on top of the lettuces.
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Covid-19 Silly Stuff
A Sample of Silly Stuff
To Amuse You

Unplug the U.S. Funny Cat Sign

When COVID came along, we all shared the fear of the frightening new virus. Now that COVID has become tamed and many of us are vaccinated, the fear has passed.

However, don't we still need a little laughter in our lives to brighten the day. We created Silly Stuff during COVID and hope to continue sharing laughter because it's so good for the soul and our health.

We invite our readers to send us more silly stuff to add to this humorous melange.

Meanwhile, we'll keep you giggling with additional wacky updates each month.
Click here for Silly Stuff.

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Plant-Based Diet Reduces
3 Big Health Risks for Men

Urology

A plant-forward diet could improve men's health to prevent and manage conditions such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), erectile dysfunction (ED), and prostate cancer (PC), according to a recent study published in the medical journal Urology.

Researchers in the United States performed a systematic review of existing data to investigate whether plant-based and plant-forward diets could help with the prevention and treatment of these common health conditions in men.

Previously, plant-based diets have been thought to protect against BPH, ED, and PC by regulating sex hormone levels, nitric oxide level augmentation, and improvements in chronic or long-term conditions related to the diseases. However, the benefits of plant-forward diets in preventing and managing BPH, ED, and PC are unclear.
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TAKING GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF
AND YOUR FAMILY

Salad

With the arrival of chilly winter weather, we are most likely spending most of our time indoors. When we go marketing, visit the doctor, go to the theater, or visit a friend, we are likely to be inside. Those nice, warm, comfortable indoor settings provide more opportunity for the transmission of the common cold, seasonal flu, and the worrisome virus COVID-19 and its variants. Children attending school or playing with other children may come into contact, get sick, or carry a virus into the home.

While we may not be susceptible to catching one of the troublesome bugs, we just might become the ideal friendly carrier that brings illness to others.

We thought it might be the perfect time to offer suggestions to keep you healthy enough to ward off unwelcome germs and viruses.
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France Rules: If It's Not Meat,
Don't Call It Steak!

Steak

The French government is making another attempt to ban French manufacturers from using meat-related descriptors for plant-based foods.

A new decree, issued earlier this week by the Ministry of Agriculture, looks to prohibit the use of terms such as "ham" and "steak" in products containing "plant-based proteins." The law is intended to come into play on May 1.

Other words that could also face a ban include fillet, false fillet, tendon, grill, rumpsteak, aiguillette baronne, and butcher," among others.
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Aunt Nettie Cooks Italian Cioppino

Italian Tofu Cioppino

Aunt Nettie

This here soup is as Italian as it can be and mighty deeelicious with its fresh tomaters, plenty o' garlic, an' some very Italian seasonin's.

Y'all might could have a loaf o' nice crusty bread on hand fer moppin' up the tad o' soup at the bottom o' the bowl. Ya don't want ta leave that behind 'cause every tidbit is mighty delicious down ta the last drop.

I surely do hopes y'all enjoy this fine winter soup and hope it keeps ya'll warmed up nice an' cozy.
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Beyond Meat Launches
Healthier Version of Burger

Beyond Burger

Beyond Meat is launching a new version of its plant-based burger in grocery stores this spring, betting that an even healthier version of its burgers will lure back consumers.

The unveiling Wednesday comes at a pivotal time for Beyond as a company. The plant-based meat category, once buzzy, has lost consumers' interest. Retail sales of meat alternatives have fallen 33.6% compared with a year ago as of Jan. 28, according to Circana data.

Beyond's retail and restaurant sales have cratered as a result. In the third quarter, its sales had dropped 29% over the past two years. The company's market value has also dropped, falling to $463 million, down from a high of $14.14 billion four and a half years ago. The stock has fallen 60% over the past year.
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Tone Up with the VIP Diet

Lentil Stew Quinoa Bean Salad
Rouladen Rose Garden Salad

Tons of diet books make their debut at the beginning of the year because publishers know the inevitable--so many people have added pounds during the year-end festivities. Most diet books promise a new, slimmed-down you that will be the envy of all your friends.

The number of people staying on these diet plans for any length of time is amazingly low, yet not surprising. Most of these diets fail because people feel deprived by the limited calories and smaller portions that leave them hungry and unsatisfied.
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VeggieTaster Returns with Two Vegan Items

This Cheese Is Bitchin'!
Vitalite Dairy Free Plant Based Cheddar Style Slices

Discovered a teriffic vegan cheddar while shopping at the grocery. This eye-appealing package of Vitalite Dairy Free Plant Based Cheddar Style Slices, decked out in warm yellow and green colors caught my attention while browsing the vegan cheese section. Couldn't resist, so into my shopping basket it went. Once home, my curiosity urged me to give the cheese the taste trial. I lifted out one slice, broke it in half and munched it down. It was soooo tasty I grabbed the other half and gobbled it down, too. As I was eating, I thought this was one of the tastiest vegan cheeses I've had in a long time. It had exceptional flavor, leaving me wanting another piece. Then, I took a slice of whole wheat bread, spread it with vegan cream cheese, and topped it with a slice of the Vitalite cheese. Tucked it into a preheated oven and let it melt. The taste was awesome! It was so rich and creamy and the flavor just reinforced my desire to have another delicious cheese-melt. Whether right out of the package or melted, this cheese is bitchin'!'
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eat meati Classic Cutlets

eat meati Classic Cutlets

Always open for a new tasting experience, I spotted a bright orange package of eat meati Classic Cutlets in the freezer section of my natural food market. Such a bright package could hardly go unnoticed, so looked at the ingredient list and was surprised to see such a sparse list of ingredients. That was an awesome feature already. I discovered it was made from mushroom root. The package almost took the liberty of jumping into my shopping cart! Once home, I took a little more time to read the cooking directions. They were super simple, and just involved an easy stir-fry, flipping the cutlets every 2 minutes until they were golden tinged. My friend and Iwere ready for a new taste adventure but didn't expect the lengthy chewing experience we had. We chewed and chewed. Each piece required concentrated, patient chewing to soften it enough to swallow. The flavor was great, but the chewing, well that began to feel like a chore! However, when I looked at the nutritional data, it began to soften my negative feelings.
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