A new look đź‘€ at Tenderly HQ!
Y’all… WE GOT A MAKEOVER! The new site is super twee, simple, and streamlined — our newest and featured stories at the top, and endless scrolling through fun, thought-provoking, inspiring, and/or delicious stories to greet you below. You can read some of our short stories right there, and we’ll be posting more of those, as well as more links to other mags and recipe bloggers we love, comics, quotes, and short recommendations for our favorite things.
What does this mean for you? Nothing really, except that TENDERLY might be a fun bookmark and you should visit us there more often to get in on the most up-to-date friendly, radical, vegan news. :)
Oh, and if you want to get in on the blogging fun, you might consider signing up for Medium’s Partner Program and submitting your post(s) to Tenderly — you can reply to this email with questions or submissions, too!
What else is new?
- Tenderly believes deeply that potatoes belong on everything. We also believe in the restorative power of the Baby-Sitters Club, which is why we were so pleased to publish Laura’s tribute to both — a delicious pesto pizza recipe + an ode to the truly wonderful new BSC show on Netflix.
- Macken dives deeply into a question vegans are often asked and which is actually important to answer: Do plants feel pain?:
The question of plant sentience is more than a matter of intellectual curiosity. Though it may seem silly to care about plants, this is a matter of practical ethics: If plants are conscious, watering your garden could become a moral duty, and trimming the hedges could become criminal torture. To clumsily rephrase Jeremy Bentham’s famous quote: We need not ask, “Can they sense and respond to stimuli?” but “Can they suffer?”
- Arabella buys dog toys for her cats. Why? Because they’re more durable and more fun. If you have a playful feline in your life, read up on her recommendations. Meanwhile, cat enthusiast Anna bought her cat a backpack — and Murray loves it. Hooray for happy cats!
- One of Tenderly’s favorite veterinarians breaks down the three types of puppies he looks forward to seeing most.
- Do you have three minutes and some basic ingredients? Then you probably have a delicious vegan dessert coming your way after you read this post on three quick, simple ways to make a delicious vegan sweet treat. This post includes a recipe for vegan favorite “nice cream,” but what if you don’t care for bananas? Have no fear, Arabella is one of you and she got inspired to try a different kind of simple, vegan no-churn ice cream — with no bananas in sight.
- If you think veganism is too white, you’re probably following the wrong people.
- As pictured above, Jack introduced us to Milo the toller who is basically an angel who is best friends with butterflies and is, just generally, beaming good vibes at you from afar. Ah, you know, let’s get a look at him again…
TENDERLY REC ROOM
On Fridays, we tell you about things we like
- “One of my favorite things my partner and I have added to our porch space this summer is a large palm plant in a brightly colored planter that we painted ourselves. It was super easy to do; all you need to make your own is a simple terra cotta planter and some colorful outdoor-friendly paints. Add a couple ice-cold drinks and your favorite tunes and you have a perfect weekend activity!” — Arabella
- “In the New York Times Mag, Helen Macdonald writes beautifully on the unbelievable magic of swifts, who spend nearly all their time in the sky. Ultimately, this piece ended up being one of the best things about our current moment I have read so far.”— Summer Anne
- “TikTok inspired me (as it often does) to make a strawberry matcha oat milk latte this week and I just have to share this magic with all of you. If you’ve never made strawberry syrup, you can try this simple recipe, which I like in this drink because it preserves the texture of the strawberries more than other recipes that have you puree the strawberries. After making the syrup, I just followed the video exactly and the result was decadently delicious.” — Arabella
- “A bit Austin here, but I have to shout-out to my local alt-weekly, The Austin Chronicle, and their super nice story on one of our best local vegan food trucks: Wasota Vegan Paradise, by chef Lawrence Eguakun, formerly of the much-missed World Beat Cafe on the University of Texas campus. In the lovely write-up, he’s interviewed by fellow vegan, Austin musician Graham Reynolds — vegans interviewing vegans in a non-vegan pub? 👍🏼” — Summer Anne
- “My husband is a fan of the musician Robert Wyatt, a founding member of Soft Machine who went on to a decades long solo career exploring many genres. In 1993, he released a song, “Pigs… (In There),” which pairs a sort of spoken monologue over synth-y sounds. The narrator tells a story about, essentially, learning how factory farmed pigs live. It’s strange but incredibly moving, and I think might be the most powerful song that’s directly about animal rights that I have ever heard.” — Summer Anne
THE ONLY VEGAN CAESAR DRESSING RECIPE YOU NEED
From 5 Salad-Defining Dressing Recipes by Mer Schwartz
Ingredients:
- 1 handful raw pumpkin or sunflower seeds
- 1 tablespoon drained capers
- ÂĽ cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon agave
- Splash of acidity (apple cider vinegar, white balsamic, or lemon juice)
- Water
- Salt and pepper
Directions:
Blend all of the ingredients thoroughly with a hand blender or food processor to a smooth consistency. Add light streams/drops of cold water and mix to loosen for drizzling.
It’s been… a week. As in, the week existed. I don’t really remember anything about it, but that’s what I’m told. So with that, we’re out. Keep Tenderly bookmarked to keep up with our blogging adventures, and reply to this email if you have any suggestions or requests.
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Hope you’re hanging in there,
Summer Anne Burton, Editor-in-Chief of Tenderly
