Blog Archives - HAPPY VEG

Egg Salad Crostini Melts

10/29/2022

These are so fun and so delicious, I'm obsessed. These little crostini are inspired by the egg salad baguette melts I used to get from the shops in Dublin. I'll tell you, there were some baguette sammies I had that I still crave to this day, and the egg salad melt was one of them.

It's as simple as toasting some sliced baguette in the oven until lightly browned, topping with some finely diced egg salad, and broiling under a layer of flavourful vintage cheddar. You get crispy from the bread, creamy and smooth from the salad, and sharpness from the cheddar. It's the perfect combination of flave and texture.

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Montana Woman Who Skinned Husky Cited for Animal Cruelty

10/28/2022

Amber Rose Barnes shot, skinned, and took pictures with what she believed to be a wolf pup. After intense online scrutiny, she claimed that she was acting in self defense before retracting her statement and admitting that she mistook the husky for a wolf pup. She is now being cited for animal cruelty for her negligence in the situation.

The bigger picture here is wolves and how we must immediately reissue them endangered species act protections. Since being delisted, they've been under constant attack by the animal agriculture industry and hunters. If we do not issue those protections, they will be hunted to extinction. Head to the ANIMAL NEWS tab.

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Rigatoni with Roasted Tomato Sauce & Garlic Butter Baguettes

10/26/2022

Roasting your veggies for a good tomato sauce brings out their sweetness and intensifies their flavours. Then, it's as simple as blending everything together with some cream, finishing with some butter in a skillet, and tossing with our cooked rig and some pecorino. The sauce is surprisingly light and fresh, but also flavourful and delish.

I added a super simple garlic butter to slather over a crusty baguette to go along with our pasta. I love garlic bread, especially when it's a crusty, oven baked baguette. The perfect companion to our roasted pasta.

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Irish Breakfast Baguettes

10/23/2022

One of my absolute favourite things while I was in Ireland was the breakfast. The vegetarian breakfast was so abundant and it was also what reignited my love for tomato sauce baked beans. I mean c'mon, beans for breakfast? I'm sold!

That same breakfast was shoved inside baguettes at every sandwich shop you could find. It was my guilty pleasure working nights at the hostel and honestly, the only thing I looked forward to during that period lol

The baguette is toasted with melted cheese and topped with crispy hash browns, sautéed mushrooms, baked beans, and fried eggs. It's so hearty and satisfying, the perfect Sunday brunch if your plans are to relax with a happy belly on the couch. Head to the RECIPES page.

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Activists in BC Handed 30 Day Sentence for Exposing Cruelty at Pig Farm

10/21/2022

2 activists were handed a 30-day jail sentence for illegally entering and filming animal cruelty happening at Excelsior Hog Farm in BC. Did they do so unlawfully? Perhaps. But my question is, if activists aren't exposing the blatant and unacceptable cruelty, then who else is going to do it? It's obvious that these places are abusing animals outside of the accepted animal welfare standards set out for the industry.

If not activists, then who will hold these places accountable? Head to the ANIMAL NEWS tab.

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Cottage Cheese Stuffed Shells with Spicy Marinara

10/19/2022

Stuffed shells were one of my mom's specialties growing up. We always died when we knew she was making shells and for good reason, they're absolutely delicious!

She would typically make two trays of shells; one with cottage cheese, and one with ricotta. Both were delicious and that's why I decided to make a version with cottage cheese. Cottage cheese is a lower fat and higher protein option which is a great substitution for ricotta.

They're super flavourful and the spicy marinara couldn't be easier. Trust me, this is a recipe you're going to want to make again and again. Head to the RECIPES page.

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Ryder the Carriage Horse Dies After Being Filmed Collapsing Back in August

10/18/2022

It was a scene that was both horrifying and not new; Ryder the horse collapsed on the streets of New York City from exhaustion as onlookers were horrified. That same horse has now died and an investigation in to his death is turning up falsified veterinary records. How many horses have to drop before we recognize that it's time to ban horse-carriages?

Learn more under the ANIMAL NEWS page.

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Crispy Grana Padano Taters

10/15/2022

You guys have probably seen that viral parmesan potato thing going around. It's all over social media and everyone is living for how delicious these seemingly simple potatoes are. Well, I had to jump on this bandwagon and see what the fuss was all about because as you guys know, I love me some taters.

I switched things up a bit by using thicker potato slices which got so fluffy and beautiful inside. I also went with some heat from pepperoncini, swapped out parmesan for grana padano, and amped up the flavour with vegeta, a soup base seasoning. Not gonna lie guys, top 5 potatoes I've ever made.

Get your butts over to the RECIPES page and make these taters stat.

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Reward offered for Information regarding Intentional Wolf Poisonings

10/14/2022

6 wolves have now been found to be intentionally poisoned in northeastern Washington prompting a reward to be issued for information. The attack on wolves is pushing them further and further towards inevitable extinction. They must be relisted under the Endangered Species Act. Learn more under the ANIMAL NEWS tab.

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Lemony Vegetable Noodle Soup

10/12/2022

I love soup in every variety. Chunky, creamy, blended, hearty, all of it. The soup I create is typically a result of how I'm feeling at the time and this soup was created because everyone around me seems to be getting sick and I'm not about it. Enter my Lemony Vegetable Noodle Soup.

The soup has a lot of goodies to help stave off the sickies like spinach, turmeric, lemon, and garlic, plus, it's got the cutest little noodles. I used stellette noodles which are tiny little star shapes, but you could swap any small pasta if you can't find stellette. Finished with as much lemon juice as you desire and some pecorino, the soup is fresh, hearty, and delicious. That pop of citrus really makes it. Head to the RECIPES page.

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