We love this stir fry recipe in our house! It’s a fairly easy to make on a week night, and can really satisfy my craving for Thai take out. The most time consuming part is chopping all of the vegetables, and it’s really not so bad… The roasted cashews add a lot of flavor. A LOT! So don’t skip that step, it’s totally worth it, and really makes the dish. Oh, and the…
This open face jackfruit BBQ sandwich was SO delicious!! What is Jackfruit? It’s a fruit. Seriously, look it up. When it’s fully ripe it’s sweet, and I’ve heard it somewhat resembles pineapple. When it’s young, or not yet fully ripe, it’s not as sweet, has a mild flavor, and great texture that makes it a really good substitute for beans, lentils, tofu, and even meat in many dishes. It works perfectly in…
My kids love going out for Indian food, but for some reason, never like my Indian inspired dishes at home. I finally have a winner! I realized I need to add potatoes (apparently, they love any dish with potatoes) and I need to blend my stewed tomotoes so there are no chunks. My kids are not picky eaters by any means and will usually anything, so when one tells me…
I love this recipe because it is fairly simply to make and tastes so good! I got the recipe from Lindsay Nixon’s Happy Herbivore email newsletter. She emailed out a whole bunch of Super Bowl recipes around Super Bowl Sunday, so when we were invited to a party at my brother’s I knew I had to give it a try. Everyone loved it! I doubled the recipe and made…
You need to see this movie. It’s a good combination of story, information, facts, inspiration, and real world examples to help you get motivated to start the transition to a plant based diet. Many people who have made the transformation have credited Forks Over Knives with bing the movie that motivated them to make the switch. Watch it! Watch it more than once, watch it weekly if you have to….
Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead is a story of one mans journey to get healthy by juicing his way around the United States. Along the way he takes the time to explain what he is doing to people he meets, and motivates several others to make a switch for themselves. It’s an interesting and inspiring film. Being able to see the change take place in Joe over time is impressive, and…
You should read it if you… want to know how to avoid the top 10 causes of death have specific questions about any common diseases want to know more about how a whole food plant based diet can improve your health want a reference book to keep around in case someone asks you a questions about eating a vegan whole food plant based diet. You will… learn that in most cases the…
“Where do you get your protein”? is one of the most common questions people ask me, or anyone else, when the find out we eat a plant based diet that includes no, or almost no, animal products. The more important question might be, “why are we so worried about eating protein”? In his work, Dr. Davis explores this important question, and takes it one step further explaining that many of our…
Yes, pancakes. These fall more into the fruit and whole grains for breakfast category than veggies for dinner, but people have been asking about breakfast, especially for kids, and this puts a pretty good spin on the old classic. Pancakes are typically problematic with the refined white flour, dairy, eggs, sugar, and additives and preservatives. This version is pure whole, lightly refined, plant food, and they are delicious! Banana…
We have been posting some complex recipes recently. While they are totally delicious and worth the effort, especially when entertaining around the holidays, they can’t really be thrown together without doing some up-front planning, specialty shopping, and taking the time to prepare the dishes. To switch things up a bit, I want to share with you what I had for lunch today. A sunshine burger sandwich, with a side…