Happy World Vegan Day! To celebrate, we're kicking off a six-part, plant-based-on-a-budget series to save you serious cash. Because we’ve all got bills to pay, holiday shopping is coming up, and let's face it: Saving money feels really good. New series: Slashing your budget with plant-based … [Read more...]
16 Iron Rich Vegetables
Quick, which has more iron: the tomato sauce or the meatballs? … [Read more...]
Easy Southern Sweet Potato Salad
Oh y'all, I can't think of anything more Southern than sweet puh-tay-tuh salad! (Except maybe kudzu, which is---surprisingly---edible.) Anyhow, making this sweet potato salad is easy as falling off a log, which leaves more time for ice-tea-sipping and porch-sitting, two time-honored Southern … [Read more...]
How to Eat 2 Pounds of Vegetables a Day – Holiday Style
Are you trying to eat more vegetables? You’re in the right place! Once a month I make it my mission to eat at least 2 pounds of vegetables in one day—and share the menu with you. I also tally up my veggies eaten to see if I reached my 2-pound goal. By popular demand, I also include nutrition … [Read more...]
Banana Ghosts with Chocolate-Sweet Potato Dip
Are you ready for the spookiest, silliest Halloween treat ever? You're in the right place! Today I'm showing you how to make some hilariously undead banana ghosts and a graveyard of healthy chocolate "mud." Because there's nothing I love more than lighthearted Halloween fun. This is no doubt … [Read more...]
Low-Fat Leek and Sweet Potato Bisque (Gluten Free, Vegan)
I won't lie: It's challenging to eat a low-fat, whole-food, plant-based diet during the holidays. Everywhere I turn, I'm confronted with disease-promoting foods: casseroles, cookies, cakes, and candies loaded with fat, refined flour, and sugar. For heaven's sake, I can't even walk into the drug … [Read more...]
Healthy Mashed Sweet Potatoes
I simply couldn't let Thanksgiving go by without posting my mom's healthy mashed sweet potatoes recipe. My mom is an amazing on-the-fly cook, and ever since she's embraced a whole-food, plant-based diet (and lost over 20 pounds so far! Go Mom!), I've had the benefit of sampling some amazing dishes … [Read more...]
Easy Spiced Eggplant and Sweet Potato Stew
A few weeks back I found myself with an eggplant in the fridge and not much else. So I cubed it, steamed it, tossed it with marinara sauce, and served it alongside microwaved sweet potatoes. 'Cause that's what was on hand. Surprisingly, though, the eggplant and sweet potato went together nicely. … [Read more...]