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Asian Spring Rolls
Recently my daughter came home for the weekend and brought five friends with her. The night they arrived I prepared an Asian inspired dinner for them. It included one of my very favorite appetizers- a real crowd pleaser - Asian Spring Rolls. Watch me demonstrate...
Maple Marinated Tempeh
Why tempeh? Well, one of the questions I hear about eating a plant-based diet is “how can I feel full and satisfied without meat, chicken and fish”. So many suggestions come to mind such as: mushroom burgers, bean chilis, tofu stir fries and seitan stews. Tempeh...
Plant-based Healthy Avocado Toast
I’m often asked what I eat for breakfast. The typical American breakfast tends to focus on some type of animal product, whether it’s eggs, dairy, bacon or sausage. So, I understand the curiosity about my vegan diet. I recently received an email from one of my...
Plant-based Mexican Kale Salad: gluten-free, protein rich and vegan
This is a recipe for a gluten-free and vegan Mexican Kale Salad with Black Beans and a Maple Lime Vinaigrette. It is one of my favorite salads as it is so easy-to-prepare, flavorful and satisfying. It uses a technique that my daughter calls "life changing". Massaging...
Sweet and Sour Crispy Tofu and Rice Salad
Hello dear reader- Recently my husband, Dan, and I travelled to Mt Tremblant, Canada for an Iron Man competition. He was competing...not me! He’s a plant-based triathlete and the night before long endurance races like this, his goal is to eat a high...
Oatmeal Bowl: a healthy, plant-based breakfast
Hello Dear Reader- My husband and I eat oatmeal just about every morning for breakfast and there are a variety of reasons we love doing so. They are a simple-to-prepare, low-fat, breakfast option whether using rolled oats, served cold and uncooked with plant-based...
My Experience with a Juice Cleanse
Hello Dear Reader- When my youngest daughter came back from a few days away with friends and announced that she’s been eating nothing but junk and needs to detox, I took notice. Her idea...”let’s do a juice cleanse together.” As it happens, I’ve been...
A Cry in the Night
This post is a departure from my usual format in which I write about plant-based cuisine, share recipes and nutrition/health information. I wrote this after reading an article about a dairy farm located relatively close to my home in Massachusetts. ...
Veggie Packed Curry Stew
(Curry in a Hurry) Serves 6-8 Garam masala is a blend of spices typically containing cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, pepper and cumin. This blend of spices adds a highly aromatic flavor and warming quality to this nutritionally dense and simple to prepare curry...
Ten Steps to Grant Funding Your Vegan Work
This post outlines how I obtained grant funding to do what I love (teach free vegan cooking classes to low-income groups) and how you can too! Network with Likeminded People At a Forks Over Knives screening, I met an attendee who is a board member of Mission...
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.