Remember, all the exercise in the world won’t help you lose weight if you don’t change the way you eat. Just because it is a holiday does not mean you can take a healthy eating holiday. Plan right and eat well during vacations and holidays too! Healthy 4th of July BBQ Recipe Options, done Raw [...]
Non-Commital Foodie? Be a Part-Time Vegan! It’s relatively common knowledge that eating vegan is good for you (to lower cholesterol, lose weight, gain energy…even ask Oprah!) – but veganism is definitely a HUGE commitment. That’s why there’s The Part-Time Vegan: 201 Yummy Recipes that Put the Fun in Flexitarian, a vibrant new cookbook for people [...]
There has long been a debate in the yoga community back and forth about the meaning, implementation, and scope of ahimsa – non-violence. I side with the theory that non-violence pertains to your diet as well. Many believe that “humane” meat is non-violent but in the end regardless of how the animal lived its life, [...]
We are having a bit of a long summer here in Chicagoland, so I decided to pay homage to the freshness of summer and add a little spicy kick from all of my Zumba Classes this week and of course Penzey’s Spices, because I have now become a spice snob.
Yesterday we made Sweet Potato Bake with Apple, you can watch a video and read more here. Today I dabbled around the kitchen because I love to cook and I love to re-invent food for vegans like me (and I hear President Clinton too!) This afternoon I prepared something I have been craving for a [...]
As a fitness expert and health enthusiast I never dink soda, shy away from sugar laden juice and pretty much stick to water. My one liquid indulgence is tea. I have a large cabinet full of teas from around the world, loose leaf, silk bagged, commercial, private label and everything in between. When I was [...]
The Complete Root Cellar Book: Building Plans, Uses and 100 Recipes By Steve Maxwell and Jennifer MacKenzie Root cellars are a natural way of storing fruits, vegetables and preserves for longer shelf life and in these hard economic times, root cellars are making a big comeback. Eating fresh fruits and vegetables are important [...]
I received a copy of this book for review and was ecstatic to find out there was a use for my crock pot outside of the homebirth arena. As a vegan for the last 20 years I have never even dreamed of using a slow cooker, let alone understood why I would want to. Well, [...]
