What does virtually vegan mean?

Virtually vegan means having a diet that’s nearly meat free. For a lot of people the word vegan is associated with giving up things. Or denial. Or even extremism. 

My girlfriend, Kiki, is a really good cook. Me? Not so much. Watching her in the kitchen, I was struck by how simple her meals are.

Over the years we’ve had an eye toward eating responsibly. To eat healthier by avoiding red meat and sea life that are over fished. Pork and cow factories create a lot of environmental harm and cause health problems for people living near them. Chilean sea bass has been overfished and methods to catch shrimp do a lot a damage to the sea bed.

We were moving in the direction of vegetarianism, then I heard my brother Pat was ‘a vegan who ate sushi’. I thought, ‘Yeah! That wouldn’t be hard at all.’ I was surprised, too, that it was Pat. I think there may have been a time in his life when he ate McDonald’s for two meals in a day three times a week. My competitive side kicked in and together, Kiki and I decided to cut out dairy and meat, but allow for fish that aren’t threatened.

We have fish perhaps once a week. In the beginning we started counting time. ‘Three weeks’ of being VV. ‘Five weeks’. But it didn’t take long before we just forgot to count. Why? The food is so delicious!

We’d like to share our experience and recipes here with you. Kiki and I are both photographers and involved in design. In the coming days we’ll spruce up the place, add new features and photos, and hang a few helpful ads to make this a sustainable business.

Thanks for stopping by. Post comments and suggestions. We’d love to hear from you.

Michael & Kiki