Compassion & Cucumbers Vegan Podcast

Hey Pickles!! Our Veg Fest tour continues with a visit to the first annual Burlington Ontario VegFest! We were thrilled to venture north to Canada to check out this new festival, and we were not disappointed! It was such a well organized event, with over 70 vendors, and so many great organizations providing information on vegan activism! We continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a recipe from...

Hey Pickles! This week we said goodbye to our niece, Lucy. We'll let you know all the vegan food that we made for her while she was staying with us. We try a vegan option at local Fredonia NY restaurant, Domas Fare! We attended a really cool vegan pop up market in Tonawanda NY at The Vegan Center. We met some great people, and ate some fabulous vegan food from Blooming Wild, and Radical Foods...

Hey Pickles! This week we were lucky enough to be vendors at the WNY VegFest! We'll let you in on the food we ate, the vendors that were there, AND our niece, Lucy came along to help us at our booth. We had such an amazing time! The event was well attended, and it was so well organized.  It was a great success for everyone involved! Check out WNY VegFest's socials for some great pictures...

Hey Pickles! Sam spent the weekend away with her family, and we talk about the food she ate while with her non vegan family. We also share what Christine ate while she was left to her own devices! Our Niece, Lucy joins us in the studio for the first time, and we look forward to taking her with us to WNY VegFest next week! We continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge, and revisit one of our favorite co...

Hey Pickles!! We have a jam packed episode this week. We answer the question, what do you call a fish with no eyes, AND...... We were lucky enough to be invited to the soft opening of the newest vegan restaurant in Buffalo, Strong Hearts! They have created a wonderful space, and the food was as amazing as we expected. If you're in the Buffalo area, make sure you check them out! There located...

Hey Pickles! We were delighted to find vegan food from one of our favorite chefs & baker, Jessamine from Om Nohm Bakery & Cafe at a recent Sheryl Crow concert! There's some disturbing vegan news coming out of Turkey. It's unbelievable! We make a great recipe from the book, Eat Like You Give A Damn by Michelle Schwegmann & Josh Hooten of Herbivore Clothing! We play another rou...

Hey Pickles! We had a great weekend. We hope you did too! We roadtripped a little to Trader Joe's & Target to do some shopping and to scope out vegan products. We went to Cheesecake Factory to have lunch, and we'll tell you what we found to eat on their menu! We continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a cool summertime grilling recipe from the book, Totally Vegetarian by Toni Fior...

Hey Pickles! This week we wrap up our trip to Orlando. Things took a turn for the worse. Christine celebrated a birthday on July 3rd! We'll fill you in on all the fun stuff we did, and take you along for a wonderful vegan meal at Christine's Sister, Linda's house! We continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a Crispy Rice Paper Bacon recipe from the book, Food is the Solution by Ma...

Hey Pickles! We traveled south to Orlando Florida in search of vegan food. We hit the parks, the grocery stores, local restaurants, and we'll tell you all about what we found! Keep an eye on our socials for pics of all the vegan food that we discovered! We also found a local dinner theatre with some vegan options! Vegan Pirates! Enjoy the episode, and thanks so much for your support! Don&apos...

Hey Pickles! We celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary with a movie, and lunch at Sunshine Vegan Eats in Buffalo! Play along with us while we play Vegan This or That! We make some vegan comfort food for our Vegan Cookbook Challenge. This week's recipe comes from the book, Vegan Comfort Cooking by Melanie McDonald of A Virtual Vegan! We update you on our travel plans as we prepare for our res...

Hey Pickles, We had some disappointing news in the world of travel plans. In exciting news, Sam makes this weeks recipe for our Vegan Cookbook Challenge! She makes an amazing cauliflower dish from the book, Tahini & Turmeric by  Vicky Cohen & Ruth Fox. These sisters created a wonderful assortment of Middle Eastern vegan recipes, and we're looking forward to diving deeper into this one...

Hey Pickles! This week we push pause on our Vegan Cookbook Challenge to make room for Buffalo's Taste of Vegan! If you're not in the know, Taste of Vegan is a fundraising event for WNY VegFest, And has been growing and improving every year! We were thrilled to be able to sponsor this year's event, and met so many great people from the WNY area! In this episode you'll hear all a...

Hey Pickles! This week we dive into some recent vegan news.  There's some good news and some not so good. We continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a recipe from Donna Klein's book, The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen. This is a a classic cookbook lover's book. Over 300 recipes, with great details, and descriptions! You can get the book below using our link! Thank you so much for li...

Hey Pickles! It's game week again here on the show! We're doing another Top 5 Challenge! Get a pen and paper so you can play along at home. We have some vegan related categories, and some not vegan related categories, just to mix it up a bit! We also continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge with a recipe from the book, The Vegan Zombie - Cook & Survive! This is a fun cookbook by Chris C...

Hey Pickles! This week has been difficult for our WNY Community. A racist mad man gunned down 10 of our neighbors, friends, and family. We pay tribute to the victims, and honor them. Their lives were stolen, not lost. Our hearts are with every member of the Buffalo community, as we all attempt to live in this new normal. We're starting a new segment to share some of the vegan organizations th...

Hey Pickles! This week we spent some time in Pittsburgh, and we tell you all about the vegan food that we found! We found some new to us vegan snacks, and had some great vegan Mexican food! Our Vegan Cookbook Challenge continues with a recipe from Vegan Bowl Attack by Jackie Sobon of Vegan Yack Attack! We'll fill you in on a vegan chocolate recall, and we let you in on some vegan activities i...

Hey Pickles! This week we make a recipe from Dustin Harder's book Epic Vegan - Quick & Easy! It's a great Pad Thai burger recipe that exceeded all expectations! We delve into some vegan news and give an update on the company featured in the documentary film, Meat the Future. We discuss an article that claims that veganism is a fad, and explore a new program that helps animal farmers...

Hey Pickles! This week we do a fun top 5 challenge that you can play along with at home! We continue putting our cookbooks to the test with the recipe of the week AND..... Christine gives an update on last snowfall in the Buffalo area! LOL Thanks for listening! Have a great week! Live compassionately! Send us a voicemail or a text! We love to hear from you! Support the show Join Our Patreon    htt...

Hey Pickles! This week we cheated a little on our Vegan Cookbook Challenge, and took a recipe from a vegan food blog called Vegan Heaven. This recipe is becoming a favorite of ours.  We discuss an article about beef labeled "antibiotic free" testing positive for antibiotics, and how we can not trust our food labeling laws. We talk about Ahimsa, and what it means to us, and tell you what...

Hey Pickles!  This week we talk about a project that we did with award winning children's author, Sarah Woodard. We developed a full day's worth of kid friendly vegan recipes for her wonderful blog. We reveal some great vegan options that are now available at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, discuss the  Harry Potter themed animal rights group, The Protego Foundation, and we continue...

Hey Pickles! We're back with another vegan recipe for our cookbook challenge! This time, it's Kate Middleton's Pasta Alfredo from the book, Chloe's Vegan Italian Kitchen by Chloe Coscarelli. We then switch gears and review the new documentary film , MILKED. MILKED is a topical feature documentary that exposes the whitewash of New Zealand’s multi-billion-dollar dairy industry. D...

Hey Pickles! This week we cook up a recipe from the Epic Vegan by Dustin Harder. Dustin is known for his vegan food and travel series, The Vegan Roadie. You can watch his series here!      https://www.youtube.com/c/TheVeganRoadie/about We also review the new Netflix docuseries, Bad Vegan. If you haven't watched, there are some spoilers so , you may want to watch before listening! We hope you&...

Hey Pickles! This week we cook from the controversial cookbook, Thug Kitchen 101. We discuss this, and how we've all been duped into believing that Coconut Bliss, now Cosmic Bliss was a vegan company! We've made some incredible discoveries concerning the origin of this company. You won't believe it! Will we ever stop being let down by corporate greed? Thanks so much for listening! W...

Hey Pickles! This week we continue our Vegan Cookbook Challenge. We talk about what vegan meals we made for our family over the weekend. There's some exciting news about Miyoko's Creamery releasing a vegan cottage cheese, and we are angered by a vegan company, formerly Coconut Bliss, who is turning its back on vegan customers by adding dairy products to their line of ice creams. We discu...

Hey Pickles! This week we continue our cookbook challenge with a recipe that took some research! We've always wanted to make vegan sushi, and in particular, vegan dragon rolls. We searched our cookbooks for a dragon roll recipe to no avail. We did however find sushi recipes, and a sushi rice recipe in a book we have that's called, Japanese Cooking Made Simple by Salinas Press. So, we had...