Happy holidays, VEGWORLD readers! This issue includes articles on topics timely for the holiday season, such as how to be vegan in a meat-eating world and tips on having effective conversations about veganism. We also have a selection of delicious recipes that are sure to please all those you share them with, proving that vegan really can be delicious. However you are celebrating this year, it is our hope that you enjoy this beautiful season- a season synonymous with compassion- and that you may extend that compassion to all those around you and receive it in return.