“May our hearts overcome our appetites” – Unknown
Peace begins on our plate. Why fill our bodies with suffering and death when we can fuel them with the endless healing plant foods nature provides for us right from the earth? There’s a reason plant foods are so beautiful in their natural state. Although veganism is not a diet but a social justice movement, the plant-based diet is the ONLY diet scientifically proven to prevent, treat, and in many cases reverse, heart disease and the other top 15 killer diseases in the US. I encourage you to watch the non-graphic Forks Over Knives, Food Matters, soon to be released What The Health, and Cowspiracy, or read How Not To Die by Dr. Michael Greger, to find out why it’s in our own best interest to eat plant-exclusively. Veganism is a win-win for the animals, our planet, and ourselves. The only thing you’ll be giving up is the cruelty.
Every Friday, we treated ourselves to Chipotle after my son’s parkour practice. A little too often, for my own liking but what’s a busy parent to do?When Chipotle started having the widespread e.Coli trouble at the end of 2015, we thought it was a good time to take a break and not a moment […]
If there is one dinner I can count on making my family do a happy jig, it’s beet burgers. So this is just a quick little write up of the Bulgur + Beet Burger I posted a couple posts back because everyone should experience a meal that makes them do a happy dance! It’s a […]
This was my version of the gluten-free cake by Call Me Cupcake. I modified it a bit and made the filling with chocolate hazelnut and used an oreo-like crust with vegan Newman-O’s. It was as good as it sounds, quite the hit! Someday I plan to write out the exact steps for my modified version but […]
You can’t go a day on Instagram without seeing someone’s take on the glorious avocado toast. It’s something that comes together in a pinch but feels so much fancier than the effort would otherwise imply. Toppings are endless and you can slice and fan it or mash it. But I highly recommend serving it with […]
One of our favorite, most often repeated meals for any occasion whether it’s hosting a crew of 10 year old boys, being snowed in during a blizzard, or just because it’s Monday – we love our nacho nights. This vegan queso by Detoxinista was one of the first vegan recipes I made and was introduced to […]
This was my second year having anything worth calling a garden, but still being the novice and poor planner that I am, we got off to a late start. Add in an unexpected “harvesting” of my first seedlings by some curious paws, I almost threw in the towel. Instead I casually tossed in a few beet seeds […]
I’ll never stopped being amazed that you can throw some fruit and nuts into a food processor and end up with dessert! I used strawberry-banana nicecream as the filling part, sweetened with a touch of maple syrup. For the crust I threw a big handle of nuts, it was a mixture of walnuts, almonds, and […]
My son is a seaweed addict. I don’t get it, I don’t care much for the fishy taste, I never was a consumer of sea animals but we have to keep an eye on our seaweed stash to make sure he isn’t overdoing it. We often buy the snack packs from the grocery store for […]
My go-to pancake recipe is the Puffy Pillow Pancakes from PPK. But every now and then I like to mix up the flavors. With left over canned pumpkin, I mixed it in the batter along with traditional pumpkin pie spice. You may need to add a touch more flour if the pumpkin made the batter […]
Let me preface first with that I’m the furthest thing from a mushroom person. I pick them out of everything, I just can’t handle the texture. My friend Mary of Nom Yourself insisted she could make a portobello steak that even I could make. We never got around to that challenge so I took it […]
