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From the garden

Vegan Eggplant Parmesan

One of the most missed meals from my childhood is eggplant parmesan. This recipe is entirely vegan and tastes incredibly good.

Ingredients


2 Eggplant sliced 1/4" thick slices
1 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs
1/3 cup Daiya Mozzarella


Tomato Sauce 1quart


CHEESE SAUCE
1 cup firm tofu
1/2 cup Daiya Mozzarella
3/4 cup soy milk
3/4 cup vegetable broth 
3 tblspn Cashew Butter or Tahini
1 1/2 tsp onion powder
2 tblspn nutritional Yeast 
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
3 tsp cornstarch


Directions


Salt the eggplant slices, let stand for 30 mins, rinse and pat dry 

Broil the eggplant slices, spraying with a little canola spray until browned on both sides

Place all the cheese sauce ingredients into food processor and blend until combined

Preheat the oven to 350 deg 

Spray 6"x9" baking dish lightly with canola spray and place 1/3 the eggplant slices in the bottom. Sprinkle with 1/3 of the breadcrumbs then 1/3 of the tomato sauce finishing with 1/3 of the cheese sauce. Repeat the process two more times adding 1/3 cup Daiya Mozzarella cheese  and sauce  to the top.

Bake uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes until lightly browned, sprinkle with chopped fresh basil leaves.

Serves 6

Atlantic City to force horses to dive

You read that correctly, dive. The owners of the Steel Pier say they are bringing back this attraction once stopped due to the concerns of the animal. The new horse dive will consist of a rider jumping the horse off a 30 to 40 foot platform into a 12 foot pool. Anthony Cananoso, the Steel Pier president, see's no risk of harm to the animals and feels its a historic and popular attraction.

Horse diving was an attraction here from the 1920's to the 1970's when it was stopped. Now the plan is to build an amphitheater and charge ten dollars a person to see a horse and rider dive. But many local residents are not happy with the return of the dive. The Atlantic City SPCA President, Nancy Beall, has said the idea is disgusting and its cruel to put the animals though this. Hopefully through efforts of the SPCA, word of this will spread and Mr. Cananoso will reconsider this cruel tradition.

News coverage video clip.

Have we stopped the Canadian seal slaughter ?

The annual Canadian seal slaughter may finally see it's end. Through awareness from groups like PETA and Sea Shepherd, the public outcry on this brutal slaughter may have finally been heard by the Canadian Government. Just weeks before the slaughter is to resume Brian Cleary, a member of the Canadian Parliament representing one of the regions where the slaughter takes place, has acknowledged the public outcry and now is questioning the future of this brutal slaughter.

Cleary's statement comes just weeks after Russia has taken steps to ban the import of the harp seal fur. Polls have consistently shown the Canadian citizens oppose the seal slaughter, maybe it's time the Government listens.

Warning: Video of this brutal slaughter can be seen here.

To help, please visit this page to tell the Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper,  that this must end.

Help Farm Sanctuary save Tinsel & Holly

Recently two calves only days old and unable to stand, were taken from a stockyard floor by Farm Sanctuary's Rescue Team and brought to the Cornell University Medical Center. The calves Tinsel and Holly were brought in with on the verge of death, found laying on the floor scared and shaking after being pushed, pulled and trampled.

Holly, the first of the two to be rescued, was too weak to stand and her fur was matted and covered with feces from being trampled by the other calves. Her most serious ailment was dehydration, deprived of the basic necessity of water.

Tinsel was so small he looked like a black and white dog. Too weak to stand, workers kept pushing and pulling the calf to prop him onto his feet -- so he would sell at a higher price. Finally he just collapsed on the floor near death. Tinsel still in critical condition, is receiving IV fluids and antibiotics.

These scared and weak animals that are fighting pneumonia and scours, are also fighting for their lives. If not for Farm Sanctuary, they would have died overnight on the cold stockyard floor scared and alone. If they make it through, they will live out the rest of their lives on rescue farms.

If you want to help provide urgent care to Tinsel and Holly, the two calves recently rescued from certain death at a stockyard, please visit this link.

Farm Sanctuary encourages you to adopt a turkey

It is that time of year again when more than 45 million turkeys are killed for Thanksgiving. These over bread birds are slaughtered when they are only 6 months old. They are denied the simple pleasures of outdoors, raising their young, or even the freedom of movement.

Since 1986 Farm Sanctuary has rescued more than 1000 turkeys from slaughter and have either provided a home for them on their farms or have found homes for them. Again this Thanksgiving with help from you many turkeys will avoid the table and be able to live their lives. The Adopt a Turkey program allows you to sponsor a turkey for as little as $30.00. You can choose an individual turkey you wish to support and will receive a picture and a certificate with fun facts about your new friend.

For more information please go to Farm Sanctuary Adopt-Turkey.