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Vegan Spaghetti Carbonara with Smart Bacon & Peas!

 

I had a babysitter that used to make spaghetti carbonara for me when I was little. I was obsessed with the stuff. I was thinking about how to veganize this dish the other day when I ran across The Urban Vegan and found her recipe. It's amazing! I couldn't believe how similar the sauce was to my memories of it from almost 20 years ago! I would definitely recommend this recipe - Thanks Urban Vegan!

I did, however, make a couple changes so that it would be just as I remembered it. I added in a sauteed onion, about a cup of peas to add some green and used Lightlife Smart Bacon because it seemed to be more like the original with the smart bacon rather than the tempeh. Also, I added a couple tablespoons of Tofutti Better Than Sour Cream as everything was coming together. This added some nice extra creaminess to the sauce.

Prop 2 Party: SPREAD YOUR WINGS!

If you live in the Bay Area and are NOT(??!?!) attending the Benefit to Raise Funds for Prop 2 (The Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act) this Saturday then it's time we sat down and had a serious talk with you. It will go something like this: WHAT THE FUCK?!?! UNLESS YOU ARE ON YOUR DEATHBED, YOU NEED TO BE THERE! YOUR DONATION WILL BENEFIT MILLIONS OF ANIMALS! THERE ARE 20 MILLION ABUSED ANIMALS TRAPPED IN CAGES INSIDE CALIFORNIA FACTORY FARMS RIGHT NOW. WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Awesome things you should know about the party:

- There will be vegan desserts courtesy of Sugar Beat Sweets!
- Vegan appetizers. YUM.
- WINE!!!! yaay!
- Door Prizes!
- Silent Auction Items THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND**
- Hilarious comedy from Johnny Steele!
- Speakers include Paul Shapiro, Senior Director of the Humane Society of the United States' Factory Farming Campaign, and Mike Markarian, Executive Vice President of the Humane Society of the United States.

**You can win a Wii. Yes, you heard that correctly. A freaking Wii. If you come to our party there is a chance you will leave with a Wii. That, my friend, is INSANELY AWESOME. Other silent auction items include a stay at the Stanford Inn, original artwork by Dan Piraro, spa packages PLUS LOTS MORE!

WHEN: July 12th from 6-10 pm

WHERE: 614 Alabama St, San Francisco (Alabama and 18th St- just a 10 minute walk from the 16th St/Mission BART)

COST: $15-20 sliding scale at the door, cash and checks only. All proceeds go to the animals!
(All donations are non tax deductible, but will benefit millions of animals)

Spread Your Wings! Benefit for the preventional of cruelty to Farm Animals.

ANOTHER Beef Recall

Seriously, how many recalls in one year is this?  It's insane and disgusting - and really exposes just how messed up our meat industry is.  This time it's Nebraska Beef Ltd., with the recall of 531,700 pounds of ground beef.  My guess is this is going to get pretty large since the company which is recalling the meat is Kroger who also owns Ralph's, King Soopers, Fry's and a ton more supermarkets.

Oh, as an added bonus I was searching for Kroger on Google and check the hilarious sponsored search result on the right!