Annie’s Blue Ribbon General Store is located in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn and has an extensive online store as well.  Blending the idea of an old fashioned General Store with new school, urban products, Blue Ribbon is full of quirky, ecclectic items ranging from cleaning products to make up to bar supplies to [...]

Making the decision to start living a healthy lifestyle is the first step, the best step, and perhaps the easiest part of your evolution to vegan. As often as there is an easy step, there is a difficult one to follow. What to eat and how to prepare it is a common plight for most newbies. Good news! I am here to help. This section is all about the goods. Here you will learn how to stock your pantry with an arsenal of healthy items to knockout virtually any vegan dish.

First step for you, my friends, is to go through that pantry and rid your home of all those pesky junk foods. I’d say donate or compost them, but really, I don’t think you could even compost a Twinkie. Here are the items I keep, but, of course, your pantries will vary due to ethnic background, food allergies (won’t find a peanut in ours) and personal taste,.

A few years ago my 3 year old son walked into the bathroom as I was applying my make-up. Looking perplexed he pickup up my eye shadow and said “…Momma, what makes your eye stuff so sparkly?” Easy to see the difference between steak and tofu, leather and cloth, but can you tell the difference from fish scales and synthetic pearl? That fabulous shimmer found in your favorite shadow might actually the end result of processed fish scales. In the past its been difficult to find stylish vegan alternatives, however thanks to companies like Urban Decay, you too can strut confidently into the club knowing that no animals were harmed in the production of your evening.

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“Growing up Green” Veganism and the modern family Like most new parents, when my husband and I found out we were expecting our first baby we were excited, and nervous. I immediately said good-bye to my skinny jeans, espresso shots and dirty ‘tinis’. We reevaluated every facet of our life, ensuring that everything we did [...]