Healthier & Happier Living with a Plant-Based Diet
Calling all tahini lovers ~ this one's for you! Recently the wonderful people at Sesame Kingdom asked me to try some of their new Mediterranean tahini spreads, and let me tell you, they are amazing! But before we get to that, I wanted to announce the winner of a copy of The Vegan Air Fryer.… Continue reading Sesame Kingdom Tahini Spreads
Looking for recipes to make when it's too hot to cook? This quick and easy cucumber-avocado soup is the answer! Light and creamy with hints of jalapeño and mint, this blended soup is a perfect hot weather dish. Cucumber Avocado Soup 1 extra large or 3 small cucumbers (I used 3 Persian cukes) 1 medium avocado… Continue reading Cucumber Avocado Soup
UPDATE: With many entries (and lots of amazing things to be made in the air fryer!), the winner of a copy of The Vegan Air Fryer is Kathy, who chose sweet potato fries as her entry. Kathy, I’ll be in touch this week to get your mailing address. ________________ Every so often an appliance comes… Continue reading Kale and Potato Nuggets from The Vegan Air Fryer (and a giveaway!)
And I'm back to announce the winner for the NYC Vegan cookbook giveaway! I was teaching in Santa Cruz last weekend and completely forgot to tell you all who won 🙂 The lucky winner of a copy of NYC Vegan is.... Corinne! Congratulations Corinne, I'll be in touch to get your address.
The first time I went to New York City, I was 9 years old. I was taking dance lessons, and every year my teacher would bring a group of students to NYC to see some shows and take classes with her friends and colleagues there. When I was 9, I was invited to go for… Continue reading New York Cheesecake and a cookbook giveaway ~ NYC Vegan!
This is an elegant but deceptively easy dish. With springtime holidays and gatherings coming up, it's a beautiful pasta dish that you can prep ahead of time and then just bake it in time to serve to your guests. Lemon Herb Vegan Lasagna Roll-Ups 1 package lasagna noodles 1 package extra firm high-protein tofu, crumbled 1 bunch… Continue reading Lemon Herb Vegan Lasagna Roll-Ups
How are those New Year's resolutions coming? You know, the ones where you want to eat better, lose weight, go to the gym daily, or transition to a fully vegan diet? This is right about the time where our initial enthusiasm has worn out with the demands of daily life and we're ready for a… Continue reading Vegan Meal Delivery in Southern CA with The Ranch Daily
Happy New Year! How are all of your resolutions going? 🙂 While I prefer to think of them as "goals" rather than "resolutions", at various annual turning points, many of us tend to reevaluate where we are and decide on some changes that we want to make for the upcoming months. And those changes often… Continue reading Cherry Tangerine Smoothie from 40 Days of Green Smoothies & Giveaway!
Veganism and vegan foods are rapidly becoming big business. Chain vegan restaurants such as Veggie Grill are raising millions to expand across the US and Beyond Meat can count Bill Gates, Biz Stone and even big-meat producer Tyson Foods among its investors. With this growth, the quality of the food that is produced is also… Continue reading How is the New Vegan Beyond Burger?
Many years ago, when I had adopted a vegetarian-but-not-yet-vegan diet, my family was good about accepting my choices, though we did have to work out what would and would not be comfortable for me to be around. The hamburger I could handle, the pig roast wasn't going to happen. While some of them were even willing… Continue reading Vegan French Onion Soup from But My Family Would Never Eat Vegan!
