Happy Meatless Monday friends. Over the weekend I bought a package of Field Roast Wild Mushroom deli slices. I had never had them so I thought I would give them a go. I knew I had a busy week and thought..these could come in handy. This afternoon in haste and hunger I decided that tonight [...]
Tags: compassionate eating, compassionate products, FIeld Roast deli slices, going veg, Meatless Monday, plant based diet, vegan deli slices, vegan lunch meat, vegan sandwich, vegan wannabe, Wild Mushroom Field Roast deli slices
Lately I have been hearing alot about detoxification. Not just from one place, but from many. People at work are doing a cleanse, someone at my committee meeting is doing a juice fast…the list goes on. Heavy metals, diet sodas…get it out. Get it all out. Sometimes the deluge of information makes me feel bogged [...]
Tags: cleanse, compassionate eating, detox, Hungry for Change, plant based diet, trying vegan, vegan wannabe, Wake Up World
Happy Meatless Monday. We are home from the Dominican Republic and I have the most easy and delicious recipe to share with you, plantain steak fries. While we were in the Dominican we enjoyed plantains at almost every meal. They were mashed and sliced, salty and sweet. I looked forward to them everyday and found [...]
Tags: compassionate eating, cooking with plantains, Dominican recipe, Dominican Republic staple food, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday recipe, meatless monday snack, plant based diet, plantain recipe, plantain steak fries, vegan appetizer, vegan Dominican recipe, vegan wannabe, vegetarian Dominican recipe
Hi friends, I have asked Sandy to be a guest contributor for the day. Enjoy. One of the most common conversations that crops up for those eating a plant-based diet is what about proper nutrition for athletes? Not the garden variety, staying-in-shape kind of physical exertion, but high performing and competitive athletes. It seems that [...]
Tags: compassionate eating, Eat and Run, fueling athletes on plant based diet, Great Vegan Athletes, plant based diet, plant strong, Scott Jurek, trying vegan, vegan athletes, vegan wannabe
Happy Meatless Monday, Happy Earth Day and Happy first day of US VegWeek 2013. Launched in 2009 by Compassion Over Killing, VegWeek is a culmination of all things veg. It is an all encompassing resource for veg curious and vegan wannabes like us. You can go to In Your Area to see if there are VegWeek activities [...]
Tags: Ann Arbor VegWeek, compassionate eating, dairy free, going veg, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday recipe, plant based diet, US VegWeek, vegan wannabe
You know how some weeks are busier than others…this has been one of those busier weeks. Last night I found myself standing in the kitchen at 8 o’clock , starving, unmoved and totally uninspired by anything edible. I wanted to eat the rest of the papaya in the fridge and call it a night, but [...]
Tags: compassionate eating, cooking with kale, ENgine 2 friendly recipe, Kale with lentils and pine nuts, oil free entree, oil free recipe, plant based diet, vegan entree, vegan wannabe
Happy Meatless Monday. Enjoying Mexican food is one of my greatest pleasures. I love the collision of fresh flavors like cilantro and lime with the heat and warmth of peppers and spice. Sultry flavors like cumin, cayenne and cinnamon come together to create this beautiful dish that I think you are going to love. There [...]
Tags: ENgine 2 friendly recipe, low sodium Mexican food, low sodium recipe, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday recipe, meatless mondays entree, plant based diet, vegan entree, vegan mexican food, vegan stuffed poblano peppers, vegan wannabe
I simply love snacking on warm edamame. I can and have eaten them by the bowl full. Edamame are soybeans that come in their own shell (for mad snacking) or shelled (think stir fry/salads/soup). They can be found in the freezer section of most grocery stores. You may boil them for a scant five minutes, [...]
Tags: compassionate eating, cooking with edamame, dairy free, edamame, edamame recipe, hearty vegan recipe, plant based diet, vegan soup, vegan soup recipe, vegan wannabe
Happy Meatless Tuesday. Lately I have been seeing and hearing a lot of info about grains not being healthy for you to consume, because they are too fibrous and difficult to digest. This includes whole grains and quinoa, which up until now have been staples in our vegan diet. Because this is contrary to everything [...]
Tags: cauliflower fried rice, cauliflower rice, compassionate eating, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday recipe, Meatless Monday side dish, plant based diet, raw rice, vegan wannabe
Kale chips have exploded in popularity and can now be found almost anywhere. They are the new potato chip, the snack food of farmers markets and foodies everywhere. Kale chips are a bit expensive to purchase but deliciously inexpensive to make. I used to think that exceptional chips could only be produced in a kicked [...]
Tags: cheesy kale chips, compassionate eating, ENgine 2 friendly recipe, healthy junk food, kale chips, plant based diet, vegan kale chips, vegan snack food, vegan wannabe
