In the Summer I love making popsicles. I enjoy the indulgence of frozen treats and the sensibility of making it myself with delicious and readily available ingredients. Right now all of the fruit available tastes like it is the best it has ever been. The berries have been addicting and the melon, luscious and sweet. […]
Tags: after running snack, all fruit popsicles, compassionate eating, Engine 2 friendly dessert recipe, ENgine 2 friendly recipe, frozen breakfast recipe, melon all fruit popsicles, no sugar popsicles, plant based diet, vegan dessert, vegan popsicles, vegan wannabe
Last weekend we attended a Spring open house at Sasha Farm, Michigan’s largest farm animal sanctuary. Our visit was so special that I wanted to share some of the photos and thoughts I had while there. I had the pleasure of meeting and loving Gandalf the turkey, a new resident and the most regal and […]
Tags: compassionate eating, farm animal sanctuary, plant based diet, SASHA Farm, vegan wannabe
Happy Meatless Monday. Over the weekend we had two graduation parties and a Spring open house at a farm sanctuary to attend. Fun times and festive foods all around. I have often thought that soirees were the ideal place to introduce your nearest and dearest to a few of your favorite veg dishes. When people […]
Tags: ENgine 2 friendly recipe, healthy salads, jicama recipe, low sodium recipe, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday recipe, oil free recipe, plant based diet, vegan side dish, vegan wannabe
I have been curious about farro ever since we started selling it where I work. It looks a little bit like bird seed. Honestly, I wasn’t sure what kind of grain it actually was. It is in fact a type of wheat. It has been cultivated around the world for thousands of years. According to […]
Tags: cooking with farro, ENgine 2 friendly recipe, farro recipe, grilled eggplant recipe, grilled vegetable farro salad, healthy grilling recipe, healthy summer recipe, low sodium recipe, oil free recipe, plant based diet, vegan entree salad, vegan side dish, vegan wannabe
I just found out about an organization called EarthSave. The work they do is so brilliant and life altering that I wanted to share. EarthSave was founded in 1988 by vegan superhero and author John Robbins. They are a California based non- profit that has created a program called Meals for Health to assist under-served […]
Tags: compassionate eating, Earth Save, EarthSave, Meals for Health, plant based diet, trying vegan, vegan wannabe
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
