If you can't imagine Thanksgiving without a turkey, then you might be surprised to learn that Durham has been home to the largest vegan Thanksgiving meal in the country for years. This animal-free affair (that means no dairy, honey or...

ORLAND - The pumpkin was a hit. The fruit salad and cranberries did well. The stuffing was so-so. Overall, a Thanksgiving dinner hosted by an animal-rights group Saturday for 16 turkeys was devoid of leftovers, equating an overwhelming success. Located...

Editor's note: If you eat as unprocessed as possible, and prepare food at home, how and with what animal your food may be prepared won't be an issue. Vegetarians, beware! That's the warning issued this week after a ruling that...

LATELY more people have begun to express an interest in where the meat they eat comes from and how it was raised. Were the animals humanely treated? Did they have a good quality of life before the death that turned...

1½ cups of soymilk 4 tbl cornstarch 1½ cups of solid-pack canned pumpkin or cooked pumpkin ½ cup sugar (preferably raw or Turbinado) or other sweetener ½ tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp ground ginger 1/8 tsp ground cloves...

When Jennifer Clark went vegetarian, her mother was afraid she would die. Clark didn't die, or turn into a 98-pound weakling. Instead, she became so fit that she's running in her third Philadelphia Marathon tomorrow. Clark, 33, now a vegan,...

This weekend, turkeys celebrate with pumpkin pie, squash and cranberries at the Farm Sanctuary in Orland. They are being treated to their own Thanksgiving feast today during the farm's annual feeding ceremony to be attended by human well-wishers. Those...

When Julia Banks was almost 70, she took up transcendental meditation. She had clogged arteries, high blood pressure and too much weight around the middle, and she enrolled in a clinical trial testing the benefits of meditation. Now Mrs. Banks,...

In some circles, vegetarians get a bad rap. If it's not an association with PETA (known for news-getting, if abrasive, tactics to spread the word about carnivorism), a vegetarian at Thanksgiving dinner can be cause for tension among the meat-eaters...

Vegan meats have been popping up on menus around the country, even at restaurants that are known for serving dishes with animal ingredients. With so many options out there, we decided to find out which are the best. Today we're...

12 pieces combination wheat and white bread1 yellow onion3 celery stalks1 tsp. olive oil2 pkgs. soy meat crumbles 2 cups faux-chicken stock 1 packet poultry-seasoning herbs (fresh sage, rosemary, thyme, etc.) Sprigs fresh thyme for garnish • Preheat the oven...

The moment my mom set that first Tofurky down on the table in front of me 6 years ago, I knew I made the right decision. Even though many people thought it defied logic, becoming a vegetarian right before Thanksgiving...

Editor's Note: Is this event really any more barbaric than what happens to the millions of animals who are killed daily in the United States for food? Your thoughts? A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are...

You may not even miss the turkey. On Thanksgiving, expressing gratitude through a whole baked pumpkin stuffed with chewy barley and hearty root vegetables can be the beginning of a stellar holiday season. When fall swoops in and the days...

THE competitors stood nervously on stage, awaiting the judges' decisions. As each name was called the crowd cheered, and the winner stepped forward to claim a prize, bowing his or her head to accept a medal. "Wow, that was a...

Are cramped chickens crazy chickens? Researchers are trying to answer that question through several studies that intend to take emotions out of an angry debate between animal welfare groups and producers. At issue are small cages, typically 24 inches wide...

People who are vegans or have dairy allergies are limited in the choice of ice cream-like desserts, which are often made from soy. That's one reason why Bay Area chef Daniel Clary, who specializes in raw/vegan cuisine, developed a...

Single. Female. Three Cats. Red flag! For most people, the combo invites the label Cat Lady, says Christie Callan-Jones, a filmmaker. Callan-Jones' latest documentary, "Cat Ladies," tells the stories of four women and their devotion to their cats. Elizabeth Vargas...

Unfortunately, what is shown in the photos below happens every year in the  event known as "Dantesque" or "bloody slaughter" in the Faroe Islands, which are a semi-independent protectorate of Denmark. This bloody slaughter is an old Danish ceremony known...

Rep. Dennis Kucinich and wife Elizabeth were in Washington DC today promoting vegetarian school lunch options. The couple was joined by John Salley, vegetarian and retired NBA basketball star, and members of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). Elizabeth Kucinich...