Looking for the best plant based milk options in the supermarket? Check out this plant based milk guide, which includes a nutrition comparison of popular plant based milk alternatives and dairy free plant milks in your supermarket. A generation ago, if you avoided dairy-based milk for health, allergy, or dietary preference reasons you didn’t have many options. Perhaps you could find soymilk in a health food store if you were lucky. Today, things have changed dramatically! You can find milk-like beverages made from all sorts of plants, including just about every nut, seed, and grain. You can e ..read more

Ahh…Chili Mac! Get this delicious, budget-friendly, family-friendly, healthy, plant-based comfort food skillets meal on the table in 30 minutes. Sign me up! Serve it right out of the skillet for easy clean up, too. This classic chili mac and cheese recipe is made into a lighter, healthier plant-based version thanks to its foundation of tempeh, spices, tomatoes, corn, onions, and black beans. Light in fats, sodium, and sugars, this is a simple, savory meal the whole family will love. Based on economical pantry staples–macaroni, spices, EVOO, canned tomatoes, canned (or frozen) corn and black ..read more

Learn about the plant-based options in Edinburgh restaurants, as well as the top tourist sites in this beautiful Scottish town.  Ask a Scot for recommendations on where to start your food or sightseeing tour, and you’ll likely be pointed to Edinburgh. Scots take their food seriously, and so do I! Earlier this year I had the opportunity to visit Scotland for a partially sponsored nutrition conference, and I took full advantage of my time there checking out some of the best plant-based eats and sights in this gorgeous Scottish town. Want to learn more about where to stay in Edinburgh, the ..read more

Wondering how to recycle in the kitchen? Check out this guide for recycling food packaging and kitchen recycling tips for reducing your impact on the planet with your daily habits. We live in a world where environmental awareness has become a prominent fixture. Chances are you take personal steps every day towards a more sustainable lifestyle. One important action step you can make is to recycle in your kitchen. But what is recycling really? Simply put, recycling is the act of taking items that would otherwise be thrown away and instead collecting and processing these waste products to turn t ..read more

Discover a world of reliable, comforting, and essential vegan dinner recipes in this collection of 50 Beloved Vegan Entrees Recipes. Whether you’re somewhat new to plant-based eating, or you’re an old pro, one thing’s for sure: You have an absolute favorite, most beloved vegan entrée recipe, right? You know what I’m talking about; those dinner recipes you turn to time and time again. Maybe it’s the recipe you think of when you’ve got the blues. Or maybe you cook it up when you’re craving something comforting and reassuring. Or perhaps it’s your entire family’s favorite recipe on a Wednesday n ..read more

This crunchy, nutty Tempeh Cold Noodle Salad with Peanut Dressing showcases roasted tempeh cubes against a backdrop of soft noodles, crunchy vegetables, and a flavorful peanut dressing. Packed with nutrition, this Thai salad inspiration is like a meal in one, and perfect for meal prep, potlucks, picnics, and easy meals during the week. Just roast tempeh cubes in a flavorful easy peanut dressing and toss with cooked soba noodles, cabbage, carrots, broccoli, snap peas, cilantro, and peanuts. Yummy! Colorful and packed with flavor, this hearty vegan noodle salad is a winner! Plus, you can make t ..read more

Mujadara is a classic plant-based Middle Eastern dish featuring earthy lentils and rice topped with caramelized onions and served with a flavorful yogurt cucumber sauce. This lentil dish is a nutritious staple, showing how cultures around the world turn to wholesome, economical plant-based foods to provide sustenance. I am so excited to partner with Sunkist California grown prunes to create this recipe, which features the savory sweetness of California grown prunes, giving this rustic mujadara recipe an extra dose of flavor and nutrition. Print Mujadara with Prunes and Yogurt Cucumber ..read more

What you put on your plate is one of the most powerful impacts you can make on your environmental footprint over your lifetime. So learn how to go green on your plate with these top 5 tips for green eating. With every bite, you make an impact on the planet. In fact, your style of eating can be one of the most powerful tools you, as an individual, may have to impact a number of environmental issues, such as green house gas emissions, water and land usage, energy consumption, and contamination of waterways. Did you know that agriculture takes up about half of the planet’s land surface, and 70 ..read more

Say hello to a new season and dive into wellness with these top 5 healthy spring eating tips, including the top spring vegetables to include, and cooking inspiration with light spring recipes. As the first blossoms appear on fruit trees and tender vegetable sprouts push forth from the earth, it’s time to celebrate the best of fresh spring produce. Yes, you can now move beyond your winter supply of canned and frozen produce to all things fresh and delicious. Say goodbye to winter-time warming meals, such as soups and stews and say hello to crisp, cool, colorful meals, such as salads and light ..read more

These tender, cake-like Vegan Orange Marmalade Cookies are like biting into a beam of sunshine! Brimming with fresh orange flavors, these tasty little orange cookies are so easy to make. Celebrating citrus season, when oranges are in full swing, I created these yummy cookies in my own kitchen in Ojai from the harvest of my orange trees. But you can easily use oranges from the supermarket or farmer’s market, too. Each batch of cookies includes 2 oranges, plus orange marmalade made from real oranges. I made my own orange marmalade for this recipe, but you can find orange marmalade in most groce ..read more