While in the Dominican Republic, we went zip lining. I had never been before so I had no idea what to expect. Our trip began with an hour and fifteen minute open air truck ride to the mountains. We drove away from the ocean into dusty, scorching hot villages, through pouring rain and fields […]
Tags: compassionate eating, Dominican travel, pineapple dessert recipe, pineapple recipe, vegan experience, vegan travel, vegan wannabe, zip line Dominican Republic, zip lining
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
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
This article from Hungry For Change found its way to my inbox yesterday. I read it and thought it was too important not to share. Some of it seems staggering to comprehend and even maddening to a point, that our dietary habits are being manipulated in laboratories for profit, at great expense to our health. […]
Tags: compassionate eating, Hungry for Change, Secret Engineering of Junk Food, 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
Happy Meatless Monday. I shared with you last week that I have been enjoying creating dishes with as few ingredients as possible. It is a departure from my usual kitchen sink approach to cooking. This recipe is a simpler, nut free version of my creamy Cauliflower Bake. One of the ingredients that is key in […]
Tags: compassionate eating, creamy cauliflower bake, ENgine 2 friendly recipe, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday recipe, Meatless Monday side dish, nut free recipe, oil free recipe, plant based diet, vegan cheesy cauliflower dish, vegan creamy cauliflower, vegan side dish, vegan wannabe
