10 new recipes and you might live longer than you think…

THE SCRUFFY CLUB IN DECEMBER

Hello Subscriber First Name,

Ooh hello there. Sorry I missed November and sorry I’ve missed Christmas. I was working on a new zine, than got distracted by so much news and then started preparing for a busy vegan holiday season at Hektor.

To make up for it: here are 10 (!) new recipes (hit me up if you want access to the platform) and some great news, including holograms in circuses, a little tap on the shoulder for another vegan year, the hard fact that we are the heavyweights and a bright future: you might live longer than you expected!

Have a great plant-based 2026 everyone!

The Scruffy Chef

The recipes

Kimchi omelet

A gut way to start the day.

Arepa’s with grilled vegetables and cheddar

Bring some latin flavor to the table

Sushi Rice Waffle

This sushi rice waffle is the perfect fusion between canarian tradition and asian innovation.

Chocolate cinnamon focaccia

Italians will condemn you, but all your friends will love you at brunch.

Bagels with tomatoes, mozarella and rosemary

Think all the delight of a bagel, without any cruelty.

Cinnamon rolls

Rolling, rolling, rolling like a Scandinavian lover.

Scones

You just want everyone to tell you you’d fit in in England, don’t you?

Cheddar

This cashew based smoky cheddar will make you go nuts.

Apple crisps

A bit like the witch in the fairy tale, but without the drama.

Pumpkin salad

Here’s one for when you have too much pumpkin. Or just feel like a great salad.

The news

We are the heavyweights…

Humanity’s mass now dwarfs the wild. A global analysis has found that the total biomass of wild land mammals is around 22 million tonnes, less than ten percent of humanity’s 390 million tonnes. When domesticated animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs, and pets are included, the total reaches about 630 million tonnes, almost thirty times the mass of all wild land mammals combined.⁠

Our impact on the world is just too much, there is no other way to put it. Read the full post on Earthly Education here.

You are doing just fine

Sometimes, as vegans, we underestimate our impact. But this year, as one vegan, you saved…

1096 m2 of forested land
1520901 liters of water
6575 kg of grain
3287 kg CO2
and the most important: 365 animal lives

Follow oks_roman for more positive vegan news.

Holograms as an alternative

Circus Roncalli, a German circus founded in 1976, has innovatively replaced live animals with 3D holograms in its performances, hence eliminating animal abuse.

You might live longer than you expected…

A new review finds that some ultra-processed plant-based foods may still be healthier for the heart than unprocessed animal foods like meat and dairy. Researchers compared plant-based ultra-processed foods (like meat and milk alternatives and margarine) with unprocessed animal products, looking at heart and metabolic risk factors, chronic disease, and death. They found that while ultra-processed plant foods aren’t as good as whole plant foods, they generally beat animal products. Replacing meat with plant-based alternatives can lower cholesterol, and replacing dairy milk with soy can lower cholesterol and may reduce breast cancer risk

Read the full article and link to the study on Plantbasednews.org