For those of you who are teachers (like me!), or those of you with kiddos, it’s back to work & school time! Recently said goodbye to my summer & am back to early morning rising & a very busy schedule. So, I needed something quick, easy & nourishing that I could pour in a mason […]
vegan month of food
Recipe: Pinto Bean and Quinoa Sloppy Joes
Seriously—who needs fake meat when you can make hearty, beautifully textured dishes using grains and beans? This serves up deliciously on rolls, but if you’re not a bread person, you can serve the mixture in a lettuce-leaf cup or atop a corn tortilla. Serve with baked potatoes or sweet potatoes and any slaw-style salad. Fresh corn […]
Interview Series: Jason Wyrick
Chef Jason Wyrick is the executive chef for The Vegan Taste website. After being diagnosed with diabetes in 2001, Jason adopted a vegan lifestyle, lost 100 pounds, and reversed his diabetes. Since then, he has co-authored the NY Times bestselling book 21 Day Weightloss Kickstart with Neal Barnard, MD, became the first vegan culinary instructor in the world-famous Le Cordon Bleu […]
Eco couturier meets The Vegetarian Butcher
For Vegan Food Month my post will be about something very important to me – meat! I have been a vegetarian for over 20 years and vegan for much of that, yet as a natural carnivore with constant cravings for flesh (and lover of meat substitute of all kinds), I was intrigued and couldn’t resist […]
Cookbook Review and Giveaway: Going Vegan
I’ve been vegan for a little over 13 years, so I didn’t really need a book called Going Vegan: the Complete Guide to Making a Healthy Transition to a Plant-Based Lifestyle. I did want it, however, and I had two reasons why: 1.) I’m a vegan health and lifestyle coach, and I help people transition to […]