This week, we are reframing vegetarian eating with food writer Alicia Kennedy. We talk all things vegetarian — politics, the meat industry, how food and relationships are connected, and (in Alicia's words) her desire to make vegetarian food both compelling and delicious. We walked away from this conversation with a lot of new ideas to chew on.
Alicia Kennedy is a writer from Long Island now living in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her work on food and culture has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Eater, Bon Appétit, and many other publications. Her new book, No Meat Required, comes out on August 15 with Beacon Press.
Some amazing resources here:
From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy
No Meat Required
Hippie Food by Jonathan Kauffman
Appetite for Change by Warren Belasco
Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappé
Brooks Headley's Fancy Desserts by Brooks Headley
Sweet + Salty by Lagusta Yearwood
The Bloodroot cookbooks
The Bloodless Revolution by Tristram Stewart
The Vegetarian Crusade by Adam Shprintzen
Red Meat Republic by Joshua Specht
For more from Alicia, check out her website and follow her on Instagram
Nat’s Aperol Spritz-ish is delish:
1 shot glass of Aperol
Juice of half an orange
Fill the remainder of the glass with Prosecco
All poured over an oversized ice cube.
It has been a difficult start to the summer for a number of folks in our community and we wanted to let you know about our friends over at Attuned Families in the Child, Family and School Mental Health Space. From opening a new Clinic in Bloor West Village to compliment their other location in the Junction, to serving clients all over Ontario virtually, Attuned Families is on a mission to help families find connection, parents find peace and children thrive.
They also offer consultation and training to schools and Director Julia Swaigen MSW, RSW does regular media and speaking engagements. If you or someone you know is facing social, emotional, behavioural or learning challenges, or you would like some education for school staff or parent groups, reach out to them and see what they can offer.
Friend of the pod Dr. Jackie Kumar has us thinking about empathy and yoga. She calls her philosophy of empathy a “practical guide to living” and we are here for it. Yoga as more than great stretches. Empathy as more than a feeling. ⬇️🧘🏼♀️
If our conversations support you in your own reframing practice, please consider buying our cookbook over on Ko-fi or joining as a regular supporter over on Patreon, where you get access to bonus episodes! Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube too. Follow our minds a little further: subscribe to Rebecca at Observables and Natalie at Good Enough.
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