I don’t know about you but when I do my food shop, I plan meals for the week so I don’t overspend, however, how many of those meals actually are made in my house? Maybe one out of seven dinners! The rest I make up according to what I fancy and whatever happens to be in the ...
Let me preface this article by stating that I respect any woman’s decision to do whatever the hell she wants with her body. In that, I mean your choice of birth control is totally valid. I, however, refuse to take birth control pills/IUD’s/etc. either hormonal or non-hormonal. I ...
One of the sometimes sad things about moving toward a plant-based diet is letting go of your old favorite recipes. I kinda hate questions like, “What do you use instead of eggs?” because there are so many vegan recipes out there that are just vegan, full stop, and aren’t full ...
I’m fifty, vegan, and an ex-smoker. Three things you do not want to admit to at a cocktail party. Apparently people don’t want to make small talk with an annoying ‘I’ve seen the light’ hippie when they’re tossing back fried shrimp. I get it. What other people do (or don’t do) is none of my ...
Earlier this year, I completed an entire month without added sugar. How did I feel at the end of the month without sugar, you ask? I felt great, and had absolutely zero sugar cravings. I’ve never been one to have a sweet tooth, but managed to become pretty addicted to adding sugar with my ...
You’ve likely heard about Meatless Monday, and perhaps you’re an active follower of it as a way to help reduce your meat consumption and carbon footprint. But, apparently we can take this a step further, and people are doing so by going vegan… for just the weekend. After all, ...
Yesterday I bought a whole chicken to roast which is one of my very favorite things. I chose a local, organic, humanely raised chicken from a farm and I was so excited about this choice! So responsible! So fresh! Such a good decision! But when I got home I realized it looked SO fresh, I really ...
One thing I learned in studying the yamas and niyamas from the Yoga Sutras in my Pranalife Yoga Teacher Training this past year was to withhold judgment of others. I realized the yamas and niyamas could help me explain my choice to no longer eat meat but might also help me be less judgmental of ...
Is it creamsicle or dreamsicle? Does it even matter when vanilla and orange are the best flavor combination since chocolate and peanut butter? Truth time: the first version of this smoothie was just blended up orange juice and vanilla coconut milk ice cream. I had a craving that I needed to ...
I’ve been vegan for about six years, so I’ve had my fair share of nasty comments and weird looks as I’m quietly eating my plants. I’ve also had my fair share of weird restaurant experiences (not quite as bad as this one, but pretty bad!), especially when I’m out ...
