Good morning! I have to ask – have you tried the Cashew Cream Tofu yet? I’m dying to hear what you think! It’s Thursday and that means my latest piece for I Eat Plants is up on LoHud.com.  I wrote about my experience at Vegan Thursday at my local Whole Foods. I invited my local [...]

Last week I wanted to bake tofu for dinner – the cool, grey day was perfect for turning on the oven.  I often lack imagination, and advance planning, when it comes to a tofu marinade and on this particular evening I wanted something comforting and quick.  I began to have visions of an Alfredo-like dish.  [...]

It’s funny actually that most people think that there is no place for desserts in their healthy or diet regime, and the truth is that you really are not supposed to eat it after dinner or lunch. The problem is that the main meals are usually bigger and heavier for our stomachs to deal with, [...]

This week’s vegan links and news Good morning! I am just in from a delightful 50 minute run and feeling great!  Part of the reason my run was so wonderful was because I was captivated, once again, by the women of Our Hen House.  Podcast episode#122 features an interview with Chloe Jo Davis of Girlie [...]

Today on Stop Chasing Skinny I talk about the seduction of the scale: Triathlon is not a diet.

Baked Tofu with Shiitake "Bacon" Baby Bok Choy, and Rice Noodles Rows of Tofu Stack of Black Bean and Quinoa Patties waiting to be pan-fried  Black Bean and Quinoa Patties with Sauteed Onions, Red & Green Peppers 

Are you enjoying a bowl of green ice cream for breakfast this morning? How about black bean and sweet potato stew for lunch? Maybe gingered asparagus and leeks as a side with dinner tonight? Those were the three extremely different recipes I offered up this week and I hope you try, and enjoy, them soon! [...]

My morning meals have been mostly smoothies for the last couple of weeks – most likely because I have stepped up my fitness quite a bit as I am training for a summer duathlon (run – bike – run).  I love a tall, liquid breakfast after a workout.  Yesterday was a rest day from exercise; [...]

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Tonight's dinner came courtesy of Mother Nature and was almost entirely free, except for the pasta, slivered almonds, sea salt, and olive oil. This time of year wild edibles in the allium family (chives, ramps, garlic) and greens (dandelion)&nb...