Compassion & Cucumbers Vegan Podcast

Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well! Happy MLK Day! This week, we received a message from a follower asking us to get the word out about a beloved member of the Los Angeles vegan community that needs our help. John Hopkins, owner of O Happy Days Vegan Cafe, lost everything in the recent fires. He lost his restaurant, his house, his cars, and all of his belongings, including all of his...

Hey Pickles! We're back! Happy New Year to you! Exciting news! We've been nominated for Best Vegan Podcast in the 2025 VegNews Veggie Awards! Vote for us here:   https://vegnews.com/veggie-awards-2025/survey This week, Sam tells us all about her recent London excursion. She found lots of amazing vegan food, and saw a ton of incredible theater.  In our Main Topic, we take a look back at 2...

Hey Pickles! Happy New Year!  This week, while Sam is in London, we're releasing a replay of Ep 121. This episode was released shortly after Sam's London trip last year, and includes a ton of discussion about the vegan food in London.  We also talk about ways to be a better vegan in the coming year, and we pose an interesting scenario where George Bailey from It's a Wonderful Life i...

Hey Pickles! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas if you celebrate. We also wish you a happy Hanukah, and a joyous Kwanza! It's New Year's Eve! Do you celebrate the New Year?  We usually just stay in, make snack foods & play games. This year, Sam is in London with some of her students, so it will be a quiet holiday around the C & C studio. Anyway, while we're on hiatus, we&...

Hey Pickles! Happy holidays! We're taking some time off to spend time with family, but we wanted to release some replays of some of our favorite holiday episodes.  This week, it's a replay of Ep 117, where we share some of our favorite things! The original episode also includes a recipe for an amazing vegan spinach artichoke dip. The recipe is in the show notes, so go back and copy that...

Hey Pickles! We hope you're doing well! This week, in our Main Topic, we're giving you gift ideas for the Vegans on your list. Here are some links!    https://www.epicurious.com/shopping/the-best-vegan-gifts-for-2020-article https://www.vegansociety.com/news/blog/TM2024/vegan-gift-guide-2024 https://vegancuts.com Our Noteworthy segment tells you how you can obtain college scholarship mon...

Hey Pickles! We hope this episode finds you well! This week in our Noteworthy segment we're sharing some tips to help you survive the holiday season as a vegan.  Our Main Topic is Vegan Self Care. We'll give you some ways to care for yourself, and keep yourself well both physically and mentally. We'll tell you about making too much stuffing LOL. We have a new restaurant in our Vegan...

Hey Pickles! We're glad to be back with a new episode! We hope you have a great holiday! This week in our Noteworthy segment, we take a look at how the Animal Agriculture Industry has used Donald Trump in the past to relax the laws that protect the workers in the industry. We'll probably see a lot more of this sort of corruption in his upcoming term. Our Main Topic this week is The Judas...

Hey Pickles! Christine is writing this to you from her sick bed. Seems that sleep deprivation & stress over the election finally caught up to her. Soooo, we're re-releasimg Ep 110, Vegan Myths That Need to Die. We apologize for the replay, but there was simply no way Christine could get through an episode without having a massive coughing fit. We'll be back next week with an all new...

Hey Pickles,  We hope you're taking care of yourselves & your tribe. This week, we're throwing away our usual format so that we can just have a conversation about the election, how we're feeling, what we're fearing, and how we can go forward. We also want to offer information on where you can go if you need support, if you're having a hard time coping, or if you'r...

Hey Pickles! Happy World Vegan Month! We hope You're well. We are finally over the flu that postponed this episode. Thanks for your patience. We're so glad to be back! Here's what's happening on this week's show! In our Noteworthy segment, we'll let you know how you can designate your yard as a wildlife habitat & get a sign to let your neighbors know that you are...

Hey Pickles! Sam has a terrible flu, so we were unable to record a new episode this week. We're re-sharing our 2022 Halloween show. We hope you enjoy it. We'll be back next week with a new episode. Thank you so much for understanding. Much love, and Happy Halloween! Sam & Christine Send us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you! Support the show Join Our Patreon    https://w...

Hey Pickles! How ya doin? We hope you're well! This week, we'll tell you about a great fundraiser we did in Syracuse NY, and of course we found some awesome vegan food along the way! Our Noteworthy segment this week looks at the best vegan meal delivery services. We'll let you know which ones might work for you! In our Main Topic we dive into a report from Rainforest Action Network...

Hey Pickles! We hope you're doing well! In this week's episode, we'll tell you all about vending at Fall at the Farm at Mockingbird Farms Animal Sanctuary! Our Main Topic is What's New in Vegan News! Here are some links you should check out. Info on Vegan restaurants closing:  https://vegnews.com/vegan-restaurant-closures Sign the petition to save the dolphins at Disney from ex...

Hey Pickles! We're back! We hope the episode finds you well! Our hearts go out to everyone affected by hurricane Helene. If you're looking for ways to help those in the path of destruction, here are some links: https://www.redcross.org/donate/dr/hurricane-helene.html/ https://greatergood.org/hurricane-response-help-people-and-pets-now This week, we'll tell you all about our recent t...

Hey Pickles! This week's episode is a revisit of Ep 123. It's a fun Vegan AITA. Thanks for listening & we'll talk to you next week! Love, Sam & Christine  Send us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you! Support the show Join Our Patreon    https://www.patreon.com/Compassionandcucumbers Sign Up For Our Newsletter https://www.compassionandcucumbers.com Our YouTube htt...

Hey Pickles! It's time for another episode of the show! This week, we have another recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen! It's a Thai Peanut Soba Bowl! Don't forget that you can get all of our recipes on our Patreon! The link is below! Our Noteworthy segment this week takes a look at how prisons provide incarcerated people to work in our food system. Is this legalized slavery? Our Main Topi...

Hey Pickles! We hope you're well! In this week's episode, we'll tell you why Sam sounds funny LOL Our Noteworthy Segment looks into why a Boar's Head Meat processing facility was forced to close after a deadly listeria outbreak. In our Main Topic, we'll be discussing some recent issues with the corporate Vegfest organization, Vegandale. Vendors & attendees have a lot o...

Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well! This week, we tell you all about a recent fundraiser that we sponsored for Penelope's Place Sanctuary. It was a meatless raffle, and it was so much fun!! In our Noteworthy segment, we take a look at the new USDA rules for student lunches, and discuss how it affects kid's access to vegan options. Here are the rules:   https://fns-prod.azureedge.us...

Hey Pickles! We hope you had a great weekend, and a wonderful Labor Day (If you're somewhere that celebrates)! This week, we have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge. It's a Lemon Cream Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower. Watch our socials for the recipe! In our Noteworthy Segment, we were happy to see that columnist, Miss Manners recently answered a question on a vegan issue in h...

Hey Pickles! It was wonderful seeing some of you at the 2024 Rochester VegFest this past weekend. We'll tell you all about the food we found, the vendors we met & the people that came to our booth! Our Noteworthy segment is From Harvard to YouTube, Vegan chef Nisha Vora's journey into the vegan food world! You can check out Nisha's YouTube here:  https://www.youtube.com/@Rainbow...

Hey Pickles! Welcome to a new episode! This week, we have a new Listener Recipe! It's Crystal's Delicious Vegan Egg Rolls! Here's her recipe so you can make them at home!  Ingredients: A whole Napa cabbage chopped, a brick of firm tofu ground, shredded carrots, chopped green onions, minced garlic, a tablespoon of ginger paste, 1/4 teaspoon Chinese five spice, 1/4 teaspoons turmeric,...

Hey Pickles! Happy Tuesday! We have a really fun episode for you this week! We have a special guest in the studio! Our Niece, Lucy joins us for a fun game of Would You Rather, and a bonus Am I The Ass Hat scenario! In our Noteworthy segment, we tell you about vegan pop star Ariana Grande & her family's reaction to her veganism. We also have a new Vegan Org of the Week, This week it's...

Hey Pickles! We hope this finds you well! This week in our Noteworthy segment, we explore some tips from Earthing Ed Winters book, How To Argue With A Meat Eater & Win Every Time. You can get Ed's book here *paid link  https://amzn.to/3WB12Vn Our Main Topic this week looks into a case brought up against the National Institute of Heath. The case claims that the NIH violated free speech law...

Hey Pickles! We're back with a new episode! We'll let you know all that we've been up to, some plans that fell through, some events that we had to miss, and why we had to release a replay last week! We have a new vegan recipe From Our Vegan Kitchen! We made vegan calzones! Man, these were good!  We mention Paul Hollywood's Bread book. if you would like a copy of his book, you c...