My name is Sarah E. Brown, and I believe that queer food is vegan food, and vice versa.
As a plant-source only site, Queer Vegan Food posts only recipes that don’t include animal products of any kind. You will also find truly queer recipes here–like chocolate-covered kelp noodles, for instance–in an effort to expand the vegan culinary world beyond vegan cuisine which imitates the non-vegan food world (vegan ice cream, hot dogs, hamburgers, fake meat, mac n’ cheese, etc.) While this site will feature some recipes that fit the above description, its primary focus is, simply put, on the weird vegan recipes you’d likely not see on other blogs.
Additionally, I believe that people of all sexual orientations can benefit from adopting a diet that prevents cruelty towards animals. A vegan diet helps improve personal health and the health of the planet. Articles on this site are written with the goal of promoting freedom and joy for all human- and non-human beings. This blog welcomes diverse viewpoints and opinions expressed in a respectful, sincere way.
I am the author of The Queer Vegan Food Cookbook, an impressive series of delicious, unusual recipes with 100% of proceeds going to Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.
I am one of the 21 women with an essay published in Carol J. Adams’ book Defiant Daughters: 21 Women On Art, Activism, Animals and The Sexual Politics of Meat, published in March 2013.
I’m a co-organizer of San Francisco Bay Area Vegans in Tech Meetup, a community of developers, activists, designers, scientists, entrepreneurs, marketers, and others who serve vegan causes through the use of technology.
I am a former Vegansaurus correspondent, and contribute to vegan publications. Queer Vegan Food has been featured in numerous veg-friendly lifestyle publications including Huffington Post, Our Hen House, Choosing Raw, KrisCarr.com, MarieForleo.com and more.
Follow me on Twitter: @QueerVeganFood and Instagram: Queerveganfood.
If you’d like to submit a blog post or recipe, please e-mail queerveganfood @ gmail [dot] com. Thank you!
P.S. While this site focuses primarily on queer vegan food and things, my other site focuses on startups and technology.
Just found you via Twitter. This looks like one of the most refreshing vegan sites around.
Thanks so much, Jonathan!
Saw Marie’s vlog….loved it! Great concept…”Let food be thy medicine”….Hipp….
Thanks, Mary!
Love your site! Love the recipes!
To encourage gardening and connection to growing food, please sign my White House petition: wh.gov/gB7 I believe in the future of Victory Gardens in the US and its connection to veganism, reduction of the use of farm animals, and much more.
Thank you!
Peace out.
Thanks for reaching out!
Wow, I’m so excited to have found you! 🙂
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You and your blog are so inspiring. Please keep blogging. LOVE your recipes by the way especailly the “”jello”:)
Thank you so much! I am so happy you read my blog, and I hope to post more jello recipes soon! Irish moss is a wonderful ingredient 🙂
Hello Sarah,
Can you get in touch with us? We were referred to you by Carol Adams for possible inclusion in an anthology we’re putting together. If you send me your email, I’ll send you the details.
Thanks!
Kara
Wonderful, I’ll get in touch!
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OMG… this rocks! Have you thought of creating Queer Vegan cooking classes online?
HA, nope, but thank you so much for your enthusiasm and comments, Sharon! I look forward to staying connected here and on social media!
[ Smiles ] Sarah, I LOVE your blog.
But, why did you choose the name, “Queer”?
Why not? It encompasses my belief that all people of all orientations can benefit from a cruelty-free diet, and that inventive plant-based cuisine is “queer” in that it challenges social eating norms.
You look cute
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Hi! I’m Cateure from Instagram, we just friended each other and I really love your blog and am so impressed that you were in Carol J Adam’s book! That’s so awesome! I just did a paper on why feminist ethics are the solution to animal exploitation…so I love her work and I am so intrigued with the connection between woman and body vs. male and brain and how that affects our diet and the exploitation of animals, which are seen as bodies like women…ANYWAY. 🙂
OH and love the girl crush post.
So glad to be in touch! 🙂 that’s awesome!
just discovered your blog and am looking forward to dig into it. first impression: I am a bit amused that you depict yourself with a plastic cup and at the same time talk about the health of the planet 😉 all the best!
Thanks for stopping by! You’re right, reusable cups are certainly better than disposable or even recyclable compostable cups. We do the best we can, I think. 🙂
Hi Sarah,
Just a quick note to say that I love reading your blog and I’ve nominated you for the Liebster Award 🙂
Pop over here to see what it’s about, and I hope that you choose to take part, because it would be great to get to know a little more about you:
http://cheeky-vegan.com/2014/08/29/liebster-award/
Sian
thanks! That’s so cool!
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