March 19, 2008

Moby’s Pancakes

by IsaChandra

When I’m feeling like I have to be productive but I am way too lazy, I cruise recipe sites like epicurious or allrecipes. It makes me feel like I’m researching. Anyway, today I found Moby’s Vegan Blueberry Pancakes on epicurious. There’s no oil in the recipe so I have my misgivings, but I thought it was cute. Especially in the intro where they say, “Moby has been a practicing vegan for 20 years.” So should we call ex-vegans “non-practicing vegans” instead?

They look good, right?

I haven’t watched yet, but you can also see him make breakfast here. And that’s followed by a vegan philosophy and lifestyle video. I probably should have watched it before blogging, but whatever.

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  • March 19, 2008 at 6:42 pm: AsstroGirl

    Practice makes perfect.. or something like that. Great research, Isa!

  • March 19, 2008 at 9:04 pm: Jane

    Moby has been a practicing vegan for 20 years… interesting terminology. I wonder how long I’ll have to practice before I can consider myself a real vegan?

    The pancakes do look yummy. You’ll have to post when you’ve tried the recipe. My hubby’s been on a vegan waffle kick lately.

    Jane of VeganBits.com

  • March 19, 2008 at 10:29 pm: Presley

    hey hey you guys
    moby prolly does have feelings. so he words things differently…shesh.

    pancakes look good. kinda dark-brownish, not sure if that’s heathly-ness or something….
    wat are those lil brown things below the fruit?

    idk.

  • March 19, 2008 at 10:30 pm: Presley

    p.s. i feel way dumb cuz it seems everyone else who’s commented this has a website… great.. my newbie-ness is showing.. :$

  • March 19, 2008 at 11:41 pm: silentbirds

    Those sound like a fabulous alternative to my oil laden carb cakes. I always feel a bit guilty eating super sugary pancakes as the first meal of my day. This would be like, an actual (+ tasty) balanced meal! Yay Moby!

  • March 20, 2008 at 12:40 am: IsaChandra

    Just fyi: It wasn’t Moby who phrased it that way, it was the author of the article.

  • March 20, 2008 at 3:04 am: Shellyfish

    They look really yummy & the photo is so perdy!

    In many ways I feel like I’m “practicing” veganism…because I know I am far from being perfect at anything…I also like the phrase “recovering & repenting carnivore”.

  • March 20, 2008 at 8:31 am: John

    I love Moby – thanks for linking this!

  • March 20, 2008 at 9:59 am: Calimaryn

    Thanks for sharing Isa! That video of Moby was great too.

    The little brown things were Lightlife’s Gimme Lean Soysage chunks! Yay. I loved how he didn’t measure anything in the video plus his comment on 20 years being a vegan so he doesn’t know how to be anything else. At almost 5 years I feel that way too so its awesome to know that others do too!

  • March 20, 2008 at 1:34 pm: urbanvegan

    I saw that, too, and was so glad something vegan got to the mainstream cooking sites. I think they should have just titled it “Moby’s pancakes.”

  • March 20, 2008 at 3:54 pm: quiet girl

    pet peeve of mine so i will chime in

    “practicing” used in this context is completely appropriate as defined by merriam-webster:

    actively engaged in a specified career or way of life

  • March 20, 2008 at 4:15 pm: Wheeler

    Hi Isa! The pancakes look awesome … YUM! :)

  • March 20, 2008 at 5:40 pm: IsaChandra

    quiet girl,
    It’s appropriate, but it’s still redundant. Again, I just thought it was funny as you can’t really be a non-practicing vegan.

  • March 20, 2008 at 6:03 pm: Anonymous

    i like moby.

  • March 21, 2008 at 2:56 pm: Bonnie

    Watching that made me happy! thanks for posting the link.

  • March 21, 2008 at 4:00 pm: Wheeler

    Thanks fror the tip, these do look good! Nice and hearty.

  • March 21, 2008 at 9:18 pm: B.A.D.

    Wait… I am confused has moby stopped being vegan?

  • March 22, 2008 at 12:17 am: foof

    Moby’s kitchen is depressing. We have the same kind of miso.

  • March 26, 2008 at 8:54 pm: Kiki

    They look like chocolate chip cookies! I HEART MOBY!

  • March 27, 2008 at 2:22 pm: Jane

    Hey Quiet Girl,

    I know what you mean about pet peeves. M-Webster says irregardless is perfectly acceptable since the early 1900s. It means – regardless.

    Grrr.

    Jane of VeganBits.com

  • March 27, 2008 at 10:01 pm: IsaChandra

    PRESCRIPTIVISTS!

  • March 27, 2008 at 10:41 pm: Wheeler's Frozen Desserts

    Hi again!
    Just wanted to pass on this information …

    Boston Magazine recently published an article all about us this month – here is the link:

    Oh So Soy!

    If you have a few minutes to spare, could do us a huge favor and read the article and comment at the bottom of the page? We’re very excited about getting such great press, especially from a magazine of this caliber. If everyone drops by and leaves a quick comment, soon there will be no doubt in any publisher’s mind: YES, readers absolutely do want to know about vegan happenings and developments. Please don’t hesitate to repost the article on your blog and spread the world!

    Thanks!
    Emily @ Wheeler’s Frozen Desserts

  • April 17, 2008 at 9:26 am: OldCook

    Scattering blueberries on top of the pancake after you pour the batter into the pan will also keep the batter from turning blue.

  • May 7, 2008 at 8:33 pm: Anonymous

    I’ma post anonymously cause I hate to call out such a vegan hero…

    Moby’s pancake video has a shot of his beer drawer, featuring a handful of bottles of Stella… last I knew, Stella Artois wasn’t vegan.

    Simple oversight? Conscious decision? You decide. (And tell Moby, cause I’m a pansy.)

  • November 3, 2008 at 5:58 am: !astesusiaresy!

    Did you know that according to ?
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    With over 100 species of domestic and ?

    Can’t touch this!

  • November 26, 2008 at 6:05 pm: Anonymous

    Has anyone tried the pancakes???