Home
About Me
Travel
Food
Recipes
Articles
Portfolio
Contact
Work With Me

Home
About Me
Travel
Food
Recipes
Articles
Portfolio
Contact
Work With Me

boxing

Thailand Travel July 18, 20170

The Art Of The Eight Limbs: Learning Muay Thai At Sumalee Boxing Gym

Like many people who visit Thailand, the lure of learning Muay Thai was strong for Tom and…

selene.nelson

👤 Author of Yes Ve-gan! Journalist. Activist.
🗞️ BBC | The Times | Independent | HuffPost | Salon
🌱 Vegan Ⓥ
⬇️ Yes Ve-gan! out NOW

🌱 One of my favourite vegan lunches! Scrambled

🌱 One of my favourite vegan lunches! Scrambled tofu with onions, garlic, turmeric, paprika and nutritional yeast, with avocado and tomatoes on rye bread. You can knock it up in five minutes and it's an excellent source of protein, vitamins, fibre and minerals! What's your go-to vegan lunch?

🌱 Made this vegan katsu curry with homemade sei

🌱 Made this vegan katsu curry with homemade seitan last night! It was sooo good: I breaded the seitan so it was super crunchy outside, but soft and tender inside. There are so many different recipes for katsu curry, but I made mine with sweet potato, carrots, onion, garlic, plenty of spices and a bit of banana! It was warm and spicy and delicious! Anyone else made katsu curry before? How was it?? 🍛

🌱 Made this delicious bowl of vegan ramen for d

🌱 Made this delicious bowl of vegan ramen for dinner tonight! I honestly think I could eat noodle soup every day for the rest of my life and not get bored: pho, ramen, soba, laksa, udon, tom yum... Even minestrone! What more do you need? 🍜

This ramen is super simple, although the longer you cook the broth the better it tastes. I fried up red onion, garlic, ginger and red chillies until soft and a tiny bit charred, then added stock, miso paste, soy sauce and a spoonful of tahini (unorthodox but tastes great!). Then I fried tofu in sesame oil and garlic til crisp, cooked sugar snap peas, baby corn and carrots (in a sweet miso glaze) and added some ramen noodles. Delicious! Warm, rich and wonderfully savoury.

What's your favourite vegan ramen dish? Let me know if you have any recipe recommedations, because cooking and eating noodle soups is one of my favourite things 💚 (PS. Also, please buy my book! 😆)

I tried to resist, but seeing as we're all doing t

I tried to resist, but seeing as we're all doing this now - better late than never! On a side note, I'm excited to be speaking at @plantpoweredxpo at London Olympia tomorrow. If you're in London, tickets are still available and it's gonna be a super cool event. Lots of stalls, talks, panels, and of course, loads of delicious vegan food! I'll be arriving on an empty stomach and I suggest everyone else do the same! Looking forward to seeing all my plant powered buddies tomorrow @tomdabin @plantpoweredsoph @luke_birtwistle @plantbasednews @veggievision_tv_

Exciting! It's an honour to be featured in the lat

Exciting! It's an honour to be featured in the latest edition of @simplyveganmagazine 🌱 in this month's 'Last Bite' we chat about how my vegan journey came about, what prompted me to write my new book YES VE-GAN!, my favourite vegan fashion and beauty brands, and what steps I take to live more sustainably. Thank you @simplyveganmagazine for the feature! 💚 (YES VE-GAN! is now rated 5* on Amazon & Goodreads - available to buy online and in all good bookstores. Link in bio)

🌱 A few weeks ago I was a guest on @bbcworldser

🌱 A few weeks ago I was a guest on @bbcworldservice's The Conversation, recording a 30 minute segment that aired today. Along with Nigerian campaigner Itua Iyoha, I talked about the global rise of veganism, the challenges female vegan activists face getting their message across, and the anger we sometimes encounter. You can listen to our chat on the BBC World Service website, and find out more about vegan issues by picking up a copy of my new book, YES VE-GAN!, available to buy online and in all good bookstores (link in bio) 💚

🌱 Protein packed plant-based brunch! Tasty Rich

🌱 Protein packed plant-based brunch! Tasty Richmond vegan sausages, wholegrain toast with hummus, spring onion and chilli, half an avocado, wilted spinach, and my leftover no-beef bourguignon, which is packed with butter beans, lentils and seitan. Topped with a dusting of nutritional yeast (of course) because, ya know, I'm vegan 🤷🏻‍♀️ 💚 What's your favourite plant-based weekend brunch? 🍞 🥑 🌿

From my new book YES VE-GAN! 🌱🦁 Arguments ag

From my new book YES VE-GAN! 🌱🦁 Arguments against veganism #1. "Lions eat meat, so why can't I?" This is my favourite argument against veganism simply because it’s so illogical. This is the only situation where we look at wild animals to judge what we should and shouldn’t be doing. I’ve lost count of the times I’ve heard, ‘Lions eat meat, why can’t I?’ But the actions of wild animals are not a good basis for human morality. Human beings aren’t lions, so comparing ourselves to them, or any other carnivorous animal is, frankly, a ludicrous argument. Let’s break it down.

Firstly, lions are obligate carnivores, which means they actually need to eat meat to survive. Human beings don’t – and as we saw earlier in the book, eating meat actually causes us a whole host of health problems. We pay other people to kill animals for us, and then we look away from the footage. We eat animals for pleasure, because we like the taste of their flesh. Killing for survival and killing for pleasure are two very different things.

Secondly, choosing the one single aspect of lion behaviour you want to emulate while ignoring everything else is an unfair comparison. Lions also habitually kill their own cubs; could a human kill their child, then try to defend themselves in court by saying, "But your honour, lions kill their cubs!"? Of course not. Lions sniff each others' butts in greeting. Humans shake hands. Lions sleep in the open. Humans have beds. I can go on... We're not lions.

Thirdly, as human beings we possess something called moral agency. This means that we have the ability to know right from wrong and can be held accountable for our actions. Lions and other wild animals don’t possess moral agency. Lions don’t feel guilt when they kill another lion, or when they force themselves sexually on lionesses. Trying to justify our behaviour by comparing ourselves to wild animals with no moral agency is invalid and illogical.

Thanks @mariakatrien and @benedictcumberfluff for sending this great pic! YES VE-GAN! is available to buy online and in all good bookstores. Link in bio 💚

Load More... Follow on Instagram

Categories

Categories

don’t miss a post! Follow me on Bloglovin

Follow

Selene Nelson Instagram

User not logged in. Please call login() and then try again.

facebook
google plus
behance
vimeo
youtube
instagram

© Copyright 2018 Elono. All Rights Reserved Powered by Jellywp

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Read More

Privacy & Cookies Policy

Necessary Always Enabled