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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.

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27 Responses

on July 29, 2011 at 5:45 pm | Reply Jonathan Freeman

Just found you via Twitter. This looks like one of the most refreshing vegan sites around.
- on July 29, 2011 at 5:46 pm | Reply sarahebrown
  
  Thanks so much, Jonathan!
on September 6, 2011 at 4:30 pm | Reply Mary Brittain (@drmaryk)

Saw Marie’s vlog….loved it! Great concept…”Let food be thy medicine”….Hipp….
- on September 13, 2011 at 10:20 pm | Reply Sarah E.
  
  Thanks, Mary!
on September 24, 2011 at 1:35 am | Reply Richard Brenin

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.
- on January 5, 2012 at 10:39 pm | Reply Sarah
  
  Thanks for reaching out!
on November 27, 2011 at 9:59 pm | Reply Lou

Wow, I’m so excited to have found you! 🙂
- on January 5, 2012 at 10:39 pm | Reply Sarah
  
  🙂
on March 26, 2012 at 4:55 pm | Reply singa123

You and your blog are so inspiring. Please keep blogging. LOVE your recipes by the way especailly the “”jello”:)
- on March 28, 2012 at 3:34 pm | Reply Sarah E.
  
  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 🙂
on March 28, 2012 at 7:01 pm | Reply Lantern Book

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
- on March 28, 2012 at 10:00 pm | Reply Sarah E.
  
  Wonderful, I’ll get in touch!
on December 26, 2012 at 4:18 pm | Reply EP51: The Vegan Celebrity Showdown with Laura Yaz & Sarah Brown from Queer Vegan Food! | Erin Red

[…] it on Red Radio. After reading a handful of blogs on the subject, I was particularly taken by Sarah E. Brown’s discussion. Suffice to say I was pumped when she agreed to join me and Laura Yaz on the […]
on February 22, 2013 at 8:47 pm | Reply Sharon Love

OMG… this rocks! Have you thought of creating Queer Vegan cooking classes online?
- on February 22, 2013 at 8:48 pm | Reply Sarah E.
  
  HA, nope, but thank you so much for your enthusiasm and comments, Sharon! I look forward to staying connected here and on social media!
on March 4, 2013 at 8:13 am | Reply Renard Moreau

[ Smiles ] Sarah, I LOVE your blog.

But, why did you choose the name, “Queer”?
- on March 4, 2013 at 10:25 am | Reply Sarah E.
  
  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.
on March 30, 2013 at 3:27 am | Reply Anne Adams

You look cute
on January 14, 2014 at 5:28 am | Reply Product Review: Vegan Crab Cakes by Sophie's Kitchen - PaleoVeganista

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on May 20, 2014 at 6:38 pm | Reply Catherine

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.
- on May 20, 2014 at 6:44 pm | Reply Sarah E.
  
  So glad to be in touch! 🙂 that’s awesome!
on July 2, 2014 at 5:16 pm | Reply silk

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!
- on July 2, 2014 at 9:26 pm | Reply Sarah E.
  
  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. 🙂
on August 29, 2014 at 7:14 am | Reply Sian White

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
- on October 3, 2014 at 2:06 pm | Reply Sarah E.
  
  thanks! That’s so cool!
on September 21, 2014 at 10:12 am | Reply Intersecting Identities: Vegan, Queer, Woman | Rachel in Veganland

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on November 25, 2018 at 9:02 pm | Reply A Queer Red Velvet?? | Queerious Eats

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