I wanted to tell you today about someone very exciting who has joined our family: Kala Jamoon, the most adorable little black cat you'll ever see.Kala Jamoon, in case you wondered, is named ...
A robot made my roti! The Rotimatic review
Yes, that's right, a robot really did make my roti. But before you start picturing R2-D2 flipping rotis on a griddle faster than I can roll them, or WALL-E zipping around the kitchen covered in flour, ...
Meet our new kid, Leo. He was born on a dog meat farm.
I have exciting news today about the newest addition to our family: Leo.Leo is the most adorable pup you'll ever see, with soft black eyes, a serious gaze, and the softest fur that I want ...
Sleep, Sweet Opie
Opie passed away this morning.We got home from the hospital after a grueling night and I took the day off work but I cannot sleep a wink or rest without exploding in tears. So I am trying to write ...
A Boy Named Jay
Hello all!I know it's been a long time since I've posted here, but I have some exciting news that-- I am almost certain-- will make you forgive me.Most of these past few weeks, Desi and I were ...
Sleep Tight, Cutie Pie
My beautiful cat, Pie, passed away early this morning. Many of you have come to know her through these pages -- how sweet she was, how gentle and playful, and how I loved her with all my heart. Pie ...
Vegetarianism: A New Tool for India’s Radicals?
Food is almost always a politically fraught topic, but in India of late that politics is beginning to assume some truly distasteful flavors.I ran into this blog post in the London Independent ...
Eat Your Veggies And Save The Earth.A Guest Post
At Holy Cow! I come at the topic of vegan food from an ethical perspective. But there are many more great reasons to eat a plant-based diet and one of those-- of course-- is the environment.One of ...
Five Kitchen Gadgets I Almost Can’t Live Without
There's no thing in this world that I can't live without. But as someone who loves to cook and usually doesn't have a lot of time to do it, I do rely everyday on a handful of gadgets that take off my ...
What Would Thoreau Eat?
Simplify, simplify!Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Desi and I were at a place as far removed as can be from the rapacious frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. We were in Thoreau’s Walden, ...
Healthy Banana-Walnut Bundt Cake
Yes. I just used the word "healthy" to describe cake, and if you don't believe me, read on. This cake is whole wheat-- it's made with whole-wheat pastry flour and wheat germ, both of which are great ...
You Asked For It: Vegan Teens, Pressure Cooking, And Fava Beans in Bombay
You Asked For It is a recurring feature on Holy Cow! where I reply to a handful of questions in my mailbox. I choose the questions on the basis of how useful I think the replies will be to all or most ...
This Thanksgiving, Say No to Cruelty
Kudos to the New York Times for running this story right in its weekly Dining section on PETA's latest undercover investigation of the Aviagen turkey farm in West Virginia and the mind-shattering ...
Why Gandhi Inspires Me
I might not be your average Gandhian. After all, I live in the West, I don't wear khadi or even a sari, and I certainly don't abstain from liquor.But I do think of myself as a Gandhian, and here's ...