The secret to all-day energy is what you decide to eat in the morning. I love starting my day with a healthy breakfast muffin packed with nutrients and protein like this healthy breakfast muffin made with quinoa, dates and fresh oranges. As many of you know, oranges are renowned for their juicy and sweet concentration…
Pea Salad with Oil-Free Miso Mint Almond Milk Dressing Happy spring everyone! I love when spring rolls in because it makes me feel so optimistic. Spring also brings so many vibrant fruits and vegetables like this pea salad with english peas, sugar-snap peas, watermelon radishes, butter lettuce, and fresh mint. Yum! I also choose to make a fresh and…
Incredible Health Benefits of Chia, Hemp and Flax Seeds When I began my plant-based journey, it was tough for me to wrap my head around all the new, exotic and unfamiliar seeds available. But when I realized the health benefits of chia, hemp and flax seeds, I knew I had to learn how to work them…
Before we discuss these delicious, easy scones, I want to mention food labels. Reading food labels can be a tricky business. Sometimes we see words like all-natural on foods and often assume that the foods do not contain any hormones, antibiotics or artificial ingredients. However, that is not true. Not only that, many people think…
Before we delve into this easy tofu recipe, I want to discuss sugar. As many of you know, I advocate always to check your sugar carefully to make sure it’s vegan. Unfortunately, most cane sugar is made white with bone char. Why? To manufacture table sugar from sugarcane, sugarcane stalks are crushed to separate the juice…
This pomelo salad has it all. Crunchy, sweet, sour with a touch of salty. So yum! This was my first go around with this beautiful citrus, but it won’t be my last. For many years, I didn’t eat grapefruit because I was on a statin medication before I became plant-based. Grapefruit can affect how fast…
Creamy Polenta with Cabbage Topped with Greens & Pine Nuts Last night I made some creamy polenta with onions, cabbage and garlic. I added some nutritional yeast to give it a bit of a cheesy flavor and cabbage for richness. I don’t cook polenta very often because it’s often difficult to find non-GMO, organic polenta.…
Why The Best Milk To Drink Isn’t From A Cow It’s not always popular to post negative stories about commonly consumed and highly touted foods like cow’s milk. But I felt bamboozled when I read all the research and discovered the negative effects of dairy on my health. I always believed cow’s milk was the best milk…
How To Lose Weight and Eat More Calories Why A Vegan Can Eat 33% More Food But Consume 33% Fewer Calories How to lose weight and eat more calories is easier than you think. Today’s podcast subject is calorie density. Calorie Density has been called the simplest approach to healthful eating and lifelong weight management. It…
Wow! I have been so busy lately, but I love every minute of it. I keep searching for new inspiration for my recipes and this week’s apple cinnamon bread was inspired by realizing I bought too many apples. Funny but true. But it was mighty delicious! The reason I’m so busy is because of my…
