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Sunday, January 10, 2010

I'm FIRST! I'm Amanda!

 
I guess I'll be the first to introduce myself!  My name is Amanda and I live with my amazing husband (we've been together ever since we met in 1994!!), two black cats and two dogs that are kids.

My vegan journey has been long. And windy. I've been a vegetarian (with occasional short bouts of carnism) for twenty years and have been vegan the past four. The book, Becoming Vegan  made being vegan seem like the only moral choice if you love animals, while answering every single question I could think of. The now-defunct magazine, Herbivore (they have back issues on sale for $2.00) made being vegan seem perfectly normal and fun! There were also cookbooks that made vegan food look fun and exciting. The year I was became vegan, I read everything I could get my hands on;  I can't remember what affected me the most!  But I did take away knowing eating vegan food for the rest of my life seemed awesome and that I could not  eat animals because they tasted good.


I have another blog, Vegan Mafia.  I write about easy and good vegan food. My theory is that if people see how easy veganism is, they'll jump aboard! If not, they get whacked. Kidding. Mostly. 

4 comments:

  1. you ARE the best. best . . . ;)

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  2. I don't know you (I know JD, though, sort of)...

    but I had to comment. My vegan journey has been windy, too. LOL. And maybe winding, too.

    I've been vegan only since June... vegetarian since 2007... and haven't had cow or pig since 1996. Prior to that, I was a "didn't think about it" victim of marketing.

    Love your stuff!! Vegan Mafia... too. It's great to connect through this new site!!

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  3. you guys are so sweet! <3 <3

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