Louise Hagler Interview Winners

Thank you for your patience, since it took me a little while to prowl through the questions y’all submitted. Below are the prize winning questions! Please OH Please email veganmofoblog at gmail dot com with your full name and snail mail, and soon coconut creamy goodness in the form of Coconut Bliss, will be arrive at your doormat. If you have a doormat.

Please don’t be sad if I didn’t pick your question, I am fickle and fussy at the best of times. Of course, you can be sad if you want to be, your emotions are your own, but that was not my intention. Some of the questions repeated and some I just liked more than others. When the interview is posted, there will be a final giveaway! We have two copies of Louise Hagler’s Tofu Cookery left for grabs, so there’s always that. Then the MoFo biz is really done, at least for a few months. Tho I do speculate, we will continue to offer roundups throughout the year.

1. pandawithcookie says:
What is Louise Hagler’s Spirit Spice?.

2. JohnP says:
What were her original reasons for going vegan, and have those reasons changed over the years?

3. Marty Krutolow says:
I would like to know where she thought the world would be in 20 years, 20 years ago. That being said, I ‘d like to know where she thinks the world will be in the next 20 years regarding food supply, diet, agriculture, and health.

4. Leigh says:
How is life on The Farm? How long has she lived there, and is everyone there vegan?

5. Lori says:
I’m curious as to which vegan chefs inspire her nowadays.

6. Jane says:
I’d like to know what was the first vegan meal that made her think, “Yes! I can do this vegan thing and so can everyone else!”

7. Andrea says:
I’d like to hear Louise Hagler’s opinion on the soy foods controversy. And I’d like to know if she has ever felt that being vegan has had a negative impact on her health, or on the health of anyone she knows.

8. Amey says:
What are +/- 3 super-special ingredients that she uses to give her recipes a little extra je-ne-sais-quoi?

9. nik says:
Tell us about your work with Plenty.org–what are your favorite experiences with them and what did they teach you about yourself?

10. Stephanie says:
How did your family and friends react when you decided to take on a vegan diet? Were they supportive? Angry? Jealous?

11. Kate says:
I am curious to know what Ms. Hagler thinks about the recent surge of “pop-vegans,” if you will. I struggle with whether or not individuals like Clinton and various other celebrities who are periodically vegans are positively or negatively impacting the acceptance and promotion of a plant-based diet, and I curious to hear her thoughts as someone who was at the forefront and is now a foundational member of the vegan community.

12. Megan says:
What is her most recent favorite culinary discovery?
Is she going to write any new books?

13. kspar66 says:
If Louise were on a desert island with every kitchen appliance ever made but had only 3 ingredients in addition to bananas and water-packed tofu, what would she make for herself and her monkey companion?

14. liz says:
What’s her favourite cookbook from the last 10 years?

15. Becca says:
Who do you think is doing really awesome work (any kind of work) in the vegan community?
Since you’ve been vegan for so many years and have made so many delicious meals, is there a store-bought prepared vegan food that you love as well?
Was it hard to be a vegan trailblazer … to get people to really understand what you were doing?

16. Melomeals says:
Can she please make a video demonstrating your homemade tempeh technique, [including incubator techniques].

17. funkyryan says:
What would you eat as your last meal?

18. Rachel says:
What are your thoughts on vegan ingredients trying to mimic meat – such as boca burgers or tofurkey?

19. michelle says:
What is her favorite (and/or most used) recipe that she’s written?

20. sophia says:
What’s your take on how the representation of vegetarianism/veganism in popular culture and/or the mainstream media has changed in your lifetime? thanks!

Thanks for being such good bubs,
xo
kittee