April 29, 2008

Want to impress that special girl/boy?

Then we suggest cooking up one these amazing dishes for an unforgettable date. Showing off your cooking skills and your ethical principles, these vegan dishes will leave your date asking for more food and dates!

Creamy Light Fettuccine

Thick, creamy “Alfredo” sauce smothers fettuccine in this delicious vegan version of an old Italian classic.

12 oz. dry fettuccine or your choice of pasta
1 pint soy milk
4 cloves garlic, minced
6 Tbsp. vegan cheese, grated
4 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
400 g vegetables of your choice (such as carrots, broccoli or peas), chopped and steamed
• Cook and drain the pasta.
• Place in a large non-stick sauté pan along with the soy milk and garlic. Bring to a simmer, stirring frequently. Add the vegan cheese.
• Continue cooking until the ‘cheese’ melts and the sauce thickens. Stir in the parsley and black pepper. Add the steamed vegetables, toss gently and serve.

Makes 4 servings

Dragonfly’s Fried Rice

Serve this tasty fried rice with fried tofu or stir-fried veggies.
2 tsp. toasted sesame oil
3 cups brown rice (substitute white rice)
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 small head of Savoy cabbage, thinly sliced
2 medium carrots, coarsely grated
• Soy sauce or tamari, to taste.
• Heat the sesame oil in a skillet and sauté the raw rice until it is lightly toasted then cook the rice in any way that you’d like.
• In a separate pan, sauté the onion in the olive oil before adding the cabbage and carrots. Allow the cabbage and carrots to brown slightly. Add the rice and sauté until everything is hot.
• Add soy sauce or tamari, to taste, and serve.

Makes 4-6 servings

Now tell us—what vegan dishes do you think would be good to make for that special someone? If you need some inspiration, check out more recipes in the Foodie section.

April 25, 2008

Moby Unleashes Pimp Chicken in New Video

We love Moby! Not only is he an amazing artist, but it would seem he also has a great sense of humour and compassion for animals. To prove it, check out the video in which he takes on the chicken fast food industry in the form of a pimp chicken hell-bent on revenge at MFC. MFC not to be confused with KFC of course. Two separate things. Watch the avenger chase the MFC baddie down the street, hack him to pieces and then, erm, eat him.

Want to do your part to help chickens? Circulate our KFC petition to all your friends to let them know about the cruelty real-life bad guys KFC commit on a regular basis. You can even earn free stuff for doing it.

April 24, 2008

Kareena Kapoor’s Beauty Secret

"Bollywood starlet and hazel eyed Kareena Kapoor is looking fab in the promos for her soon to be released movie Tashan. Kareena, who was petaDishoom’s 2007 Cutest Vegetarian winner, has lost oodles of weight to get a lean and sexy look.

April 17, 2008

Sandip Soparrkar and Jesse Randhawa dawn a new awtar

Seen above are PETA staffers Natasha Paul, Sachin Bangera and Puja Joshi with ace photographer Ashok Salian, choreographer Sandip Soparrkar and top ramp model Jesse Randhawa. Wondering why are all of them together? Well, it was for a recent PETA shoot featuring Sandip Soparrkar and Jesse Randhawa. We all teamed up to throw light on the cruel snake charming trade, prevalent in India. In this new PETA Ad, Sandip Soparrkar will portray an evil snake charmer and Jesse Randhawa the captivated snake.

Snake charming is not as glamorous or exciting as it is made out to be. Snakes live a miserable life, away from everything that is natural to them. They are caught in the wild, their fangs are removed, and they are ‘trained’ to perform. Not known to many, but snakes cannot hear. They react to the swaying of the instrument that the charmer is playing. A snake charmer hypnotizes the snake by playing the instrument. He also resorts to means like sewing the snake's mouth shut and forcing it to perform to entertain us.

Snakes are not ours for entertainment! There is no fun in such meaningless entertainment, so discourage this practice and spread the word amongst your family and friends. To learn more why animals should not be used for entertainment log onto petaDishoom.

April 7, 2008

Win a cool Gibson guitar !

petaDishoom is celebrating it’s second anniversary, and it’s been an amazing couple of years! Many animal-friendly celebrities and rock bands, including John Abraham, Shilpa Shetty, Celina Jaitley, Yana Gupta, Malaika Arora Khan, Rahul Khanna, Parikrama, Pentagram, Euphoria, Indian Ocean, Jal, Strings--just to name a few--support us. To celebrate our birthday, and to thank you for all you do to help animals, we’re giving you petaDishoomers a chance to possess your very own cool Gibson Guitar. All you have to do to enter is fill out this form [http://www.petadishoom.com/page3/gibson_contest.asp] to enter the contest. But hurry—this contest ends April 30, 2008!

Go Veg - The Natalie way !

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Sexy, smart Natalie Portman is not only a world class actress and a Harvard graduate, but she’s also an animal rights advocate. Here is what the star says about being meat free: "I am a very strict vegetarian… I just really, really love animals and I act on my values." PETA pal Natalie is all set to star in Kosher Vegetarian, a film by director Mira Nair. . Nair also directed the movie The Namesake, based on Jhumpa Lahiri's novel.

You can follow Natalie’s example and become a model for animals by signing up for the petaDishoom Street Team. By signing up, you can earn free stuff while helping animals.