Vegan Bake Sales For Haiti

So once again the Vegan community of New York is coming together for a good cause. I can't think of a better way to raise money for the devastated people of Haiti than a Vegan Bake Sale. It is also a way to bring Vegans and Non-Vegans together for a good time and good food. All the items listed below sound so good. I can tell you first hand that the Italian Rainbow cookies are AMAZING!!!

So if you are in New York and want to help raise money for the people of Haiti in there time of need. Stop by to have a tasty treat or make a donation. A good time should be had by all!


NYC Vegan Bake Sale For Haiti:
Sunday January 31st 2010, 11:30am
to 6:00pm at Moo Shoes, 78 Orchard St.
All proceeds will go to Doctors Without Borders.

Name	Bringing
Dayna/SeitanSaidDance	Pesto rolls, rocky road brownies (maybe truffles?)+
Angelique (acr)	Cherry almond cookies (sort of cakey cookies, no actual nuts in them) savory tomato-olive mini muffins
Melissa Bastian	Cupcakes - likely some vanilla-ish variety and some chocolate-ish variety; possibly also some classic chocolate chip cookies.
Lisa/Panda With Cookie	Thin Mints-Panda Scout Cookies +more TBD when I see what other are bringing
Kerry & Ryann Casey Tattooedgeek	Italian rainbow cookies & small coffee cakes
Rebecca/rebeccaxelizabeth	zebra brownies (marbled cheesecake brownies)
Sarah Badger	Cinnamon Rolls 1 lb. coffee
Anita @ electricbluebaking	assorted tartlets (key lime, pecan, maybe kubocha) + mini "quiche"
Allyson Dohan	Blueberry Vanilla Cornbread & Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Janice/joyfulgirl415	Fauxstess cupcakes
Liane Graham	Apple Strudel
Michal N.	Raspberry-chocolate chip blondies
angela barrow	sesame currant cookies
Stephanie Seiler	Brownies
Mike Adams	Mexican hot chocolate snickerdoodles
Sara/sarchan	Blondies (+ hopefeully Chik-O-Stik cake/cupcakes)
Lauren Kent	mission #1 is filling in gaps (i.e., whatever Dayna tells me), but I'd also love an excuse to make a batch of Lazy Samoas :)
Amy(Argh) Richardson	mocha chip muffins, coconut cranberry cookies, truffles (coconut, mint, peanut butter)
Jecca Barry	granola in bags
Sasha (sashi)	double chocolate chip cookies
Paula (ijustdiedinside)	Scones (maple walnut and choc chip?), cowboy cookies
amy (calcuhater)	some kind of bars, red velvet cupcakes, a bundt cake?
Katerina Barry	Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with almonds and cranberries
Katrina Tan	Oatmeal Peanut Butter cookies
Ashley C	Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
Katie (brooklynkatie)	Peanut Brittle (for sure), something else to be determined
Patty (Pattycakes)	I see there are a lot of brownies and blondies listed, so I'm switching from brownies to Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins and Chocolate Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
Lisacat	something caribbean with pineapple - cupcakes or upside down cake?
Leinana Two Moons	Carrot Cake cupcakes
Dei	Chocolate Chunk Coconut Bars
Emily Rems	Chocolate Chip Cookies, Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies
Katie M.	Peanut butter chocolate squares
Heather Anne	Chocolate Peanut Butter Pillows (cookies)
Deborah D. (debya)	magic bar cookies
Kittie McKutthroat	Lemon Blackberry Cheesecake
Jessica (1-2-Tofu)	Coconut Fudge
Sarahpea	granola bars
Gina B	Doggie biscuits
Kristen Drumm and Rachel Bash	cupcake-shaped sugar cookies! and oatmeal pies!
Jessica Bash	Peanut butter-chocolate cookies
Stephanie Sun	double-chocolate cookies
Autumn	gluten-free matcha almond chip cookies and something else that is needed (gluten-free!)
Amanda S	Some cupcakes--maybe Cookie Monster-shaped. Or just Mexican Hot Chocolate.
Evan McGraw (rachaelrayforever)	danishes and pb&j bars

Be there!!

Tattoos and Vegans

In the past few days I have been obsessing over being Vegan and being Tattooed. I read an article recently about Vegan tattoos that brought up a good point, Are Tattoos Vegan? Being a collector of tattoos for many years and occasionally a tattoo artist, the subject never crossed my mind. The biggest concern about tattoos being Vegan is the ink, tattoo inks are unregulated and not "FDA approved". Manufacturers are not required to reveal their ingredients; the basic ingredients are pigment (for color) and a carrier to disperse the color. Carriers keep the ink mixed evenly, free from pathogens, and aids in application. The professional base ingredients are usually pigment, sterilized water, alcohol, and glycerin. Glycerin is derived from animal fats but there is a vegetable alternative. Most professional tattoo artists use pre-made (pre-dispersed ink), while others mix there own using dry pigment and a carrier. Another problem with tattoo inks is Black (bone black); Black is usually India ink, which is made from burning animal bones and collecting the soot. There are brands of tattoo ink that are Vegan friendly; I will list them at the end. The only way to know for sure if the ink is Vegan would be to ask. Ask if the brand they use is Vegan and if they do not know ask if they can find out from the manufacturer. If the tattoo artist mixes there own ink ask if they use a vegetable base glycerin. It can't hurt to ask.

There are other aspects of the tattooing process that might not be Vegan. For example A&D ointment contains lanolin, this can be replaced with Bacitracin Zinc ointment, which is Vegan. Also there is glycerin in green soap ask if they have an alternative like Dr. Bronners Lavender liquid soap (which smells awesome). If there are any concerns about products being used for your tattoo being Vegan friendly just ask the artist, they should be able to give you an answer and hopefully offer an alternative product. If not offer to bring the Vegan safe products yourself, the worst they can say is "NO".

In a perfect world we would be able to live life 100% Vegan but as we all know the world is not perfect. So just keep doing your part to the best of your ability and enjoy. Personally I try my hardest to be as true to being a Vegan as I can, but I am not ready to give up watching movies because there is gelatin in the film or reading because book glue is made from animal hide and bones. I will definitely not give up getting tattooed because that is part of my whole existence. I am the Tattooed Geek! I will try to make the best effort to keep future tattoo experiences Vegan, but if Filip Leu tells me his ink is not Vegan and I am about to get tattooed, when he is finished I will hang my head in shame (with some fresh ink from Filip).





Pelikan black is Vegan.
Waverly colors are Vegan.
Unique (Permapro) colors are Vegan.
Starbrite is Vegan.
Stable is all Vegan.
Eternal is all Vegan.
Classic is all Vegan.


Thanks for reading,
TG