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How to Adopt a Vegan Diet Overnight
Fascinating Findings on Facebook In a Facebook group I joined, someone posted the question: “How long did it take you to switch to 100% plant based diet?”. I was surprised to see how many people...
I’m a Vegan and a Cancer Survivor
Hello Dear Reader- Four years into my plant-based lifestyle, I thought I'd reflect on the experience and write about a topic I've not shared much about on Beantown Kitchen. I am a cancer survivor. I am also very lucky. I was cured of melanoma about five years before...
Tropical Fruit Smoothie
Hello Dear Reader- I teach free, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Foundation grant-funded healthy cooking classes in Boston. One of the main goals of the program is to debunk myths about plant-based eating and show participants that the diet is nutritionally...
Homemade Almond Milk
Hello Dear Reader- My husband loves to make his own almond milk. One of these days I am going to catch him on video. So far, he's been too camera shy for me to make that happen. He loves the fresh and creamy taste. There is nothing...
Gluten-free Snowday Brownies
Hello Dear Reader- It's a beautiful day here in Boston. It's a winter (almost spring-time) wonderland. The streets are quiet and it's a perfect day to make my favorite gluten free, no bake brownies. They are so easy to make. The require no baking...
Creamy Banana Oatmeal Bowl
This Creamy Banana Oatmeal bowl is sweet, heart healthy and nutrient rich. It is the perfect start to a morning. Just five ingredients: steel cut oats, bananas, cinnamon, ground flax seed and raisins and you are on your way. Start by heating water on...
Iron Rich Granola: Plant-based and Heart Healthy
Hello Dear Reader- I'm often asked what I eat for breakfast. It can be hard for some people to imagine the first meal of the day without dairy and eggs. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and I never tire of all the amazing vegan options to choose...
Tuscan Pizza: Vegan/ WFPB made with Engine 2 Crust
Hello Dear Reader- When I went vegan a few years back, I didn't expect that I'd continue to enjoy pizza. After all, I grew up in, what some would call, the pizza capital of the US...New Haven, Ct. I'd never had a pizza without cheese and I couldn't imagine it would be...
Pad Thai – Peanut Noodle Stir Fry
Hello Dear Reader- Who doesn't love Peanuty Pad Thai Noodles? Well, I'm sure plenty of people don't love them...but I haven't met them yet. These noodles really are one of my favorite go-to plant based dishes that please the palates of omnivores, vegetarians...
Rainbow Buddha Bowl
Hello Dear Reader- The ingredients in this dish are delicious, nutritious, filling, easy-to-prepare...what more could you ask for? Well- maybe more. They are also completely vegan and whole food plant-based. That means that they are made from the most wholesome...
To receive the Healthy Vegan Made Easy system AND supporting video with four recipes showing you how it all works, add your email address below. I’ll show you how to prepare my delicious Asian Peanut Dressing and then how to use the Vegan Made Easy system to build three totally distinct and delicious dishes around it: Spicy Asian Salad, Pad Thai Peanut Noodles, and Rainbow Buddha Bowl. That’s right, one dressing, three simple-to-prepare, healthy, out-of-this-world amazing dishes.