60 posts by Ethan Ciment

I am a gay man who was born two summers after The Stonewall Riots and I have lived my entire life through the span of the modern LGBTQ rights movement. On this 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, and as we celebrate World Pride here where it all began in my home of New York City, I have been thinking about all the progress the LGBTQ community has made in the past half century. I have seen the pendulum of public perception of LGBTQ folks swing both ways in my lifetime and I can honestly say that the progress we’ve made has been for two essential reasons; because we never stopped protesting, marching and fighting for our rights, and because our we had straight, non-LGBTQ allies who got in the fight with us. Allies make all the difference to oppressed individuals. When any group of individuals are being singled out,

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Certain foods are simply made to go together. This Summer Quinoa Salad brings together 5 such foods: quinoa, mango, black beans, avocado, and corn.

I’ve played around with a number of recipes over many years to figure out the exact characteristics of a lentil soup that I like and don’t like, from the seasonings to the types of lentils and the cooking time. I’m happy to say that, after years of working on this, I’ve finally come up with a recipe that takes the best of all of the lentil soups I’ve made and combines them into this gorgeously rich soup.

December 15, 2017

Adelina’s

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For great authentic vegan Italian food, check out Adelina’s in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

If you are looking for a tropical vegan friendly getaway, we highly advise looking into the Kimpton Seafire on Grand Cayman.

We humans are story tellers. We ask each other hypothetical questions and formulate answers about what we might do under certain circumstances. However, the truth about those scenarios in real life is often radically different that what we imagine.

As a community that is rooted in compassion and committed to the belief that we all have the right to bodily integrity, this Nazi-like notion of what a “vegan” or “animal rights activist” looks like is nothing but offensive and antithetical to our movement.

Ethan made this quick video for his mother to show her how easy it is to make Roasted Brussels Sprouts.

Candle 79 located on Manhattan’s upper east side has been the standard bearer for vegan fine dining for over 13 years.

Ethan veganized his family’s Cholent with Helzel recipe and now we can enjoy one of his favorite childhood dishes anytime we want. This hearty, slow cooked stew is truly good old-fashioned Jewish comfort food.