Whole Food, Plant-Based on $5 a Day – Summer Edition Book Review

The summer edition of Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet on $5 a Day is a great way to pack an array of nutritious, healthy foods with a sufficient amount of calories to keep you going during your busy summer days. The recipes are purposefully created for the warmer weather and include a variety of summertime favorites like dips, burgers, salads, and wraps.

Lentil Vegetable Soup

This lentil soup was inspired by Anne and Jane Esselystyn’s recipe Polly’s Lentil Soup in their masterpiece The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook. I made several changes that came from my sister’s lentil soup to come up with this recipe.

10 Plant-Based Holiday Treats

Here you’ll find ten holiday favorites made without using animal products. These are all easy recipes you can make yourself.

No-Oil Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

These oatmeal raisin cookies will have you sneaking in seconds and thirds and fourths as the adult in you attempts to justify the empty plate of treats sitting in front of you.

The Plant-Based Journey Book Review and Giveaway Contest

Have you been thinking about making changes to your diet and lifestyle? Maybe you want to take that leap from frumpy & tired to healthy & fit? Then The Plant-Based Journey is the perfect book for you! Author, Lani Muelrath, has done a masterful job in creating what I’d like to refer to as the […]

Orange Citrus Vinaigrette Dressing

Every plant-based foodie needs a great salad dressing. Eating greens plain would be bitter and boring otherwise. Solution – my Orange Citrus Vinaigrette Dressing. This dressing is tangy and delicious! It makes eating a salad fun and enjoyable. Now you can get all those phytonutrients from your greens AND your dressing with this no-oil salad […]

Summertime Veggie Wrap

It’s summertime and that calls for something light and refreshing to satisfy your hunger. Introducing my Summertime Veggie Wrap loaded with mouthwatering flavor and lots of colors. Everyone always says for great health you need to eat the colors of the rainbow. This wrap delivers on that and much more. It tastes delicious, provides shades […]

Lemon Garlic Hummus

A great tasting dip is a must for picnics, parties, or if you’re flying solo for snack time. This homemade, lemon-infused hummus dip rocks! Straight from my book, The Empty Medicine Cabinet, it’s the perfect hummus recipe for any occasion. Use it as a spread for vegetable wraps, as a dip for tasty baked crackers […]

Black Bean and Brown Rice Burger

  One of my favorite homemade veggie burgers is my Black Bean and Brown Rice Burger. This is a delicious, filling plant-based burger that makes a wonderful substitute for a ground beef burger. Plus you get all the health benefits to go along with the taste. This recipe is rather quick and simple with only […]