Ohhhhh my vegan bodybuilding brethren!!  Have I ever got a recipe for you! I pretty much make this recipe every time I'm trying to lean down a bit for a vacation or upcoming photoshoot.  And what I love about it is that it's so damn high in protein AND low in calories.  Yet it actually tastes pretty damn good.  Especially when toasted and smeared with a bit of low-sugar jam and almond butter (as pictured above.) I got the idea for this high protein bread from my vegan homies over at Plant Trainers (check my podcast interview with Shoshana of Plant Trainers HERE.) But the m ..read more

I was recently gifted a copy of Raydel Hernandez's "It's Delicious, it's Vegan, it's Cuban" cookbook. Naturally, I was pretty stoked to skim through it.  I love adding new vegan cookbooks to my collection.  But this one in particular got me excited because I had been to Cuba once and despite having the time of my life there, I remember thinking just how incredibly non-vegan most of the food was. Nevertheless, I thoroughly enjoyed everything about Cuba from the beautiful, sandy beaches to the smoking hot archery instructor at my resort. The first day of my 7-d ..read more

I’m sure your inboxes and social feeds are as flooded as mine with a million emails promoting various “Black Friday” sales.  And I fully admit that the shopping addict inside me both loves AND hates them. We all love a good deal though, right!?  So yes, I’m getting in on the action too (and sharing a super-sweet bundle that I KNOW you will appreciate.) Yes folks, the good people at No Meat Athlete have once again put together the ULTIMATE “Black Friday Vegan Health & Fitness Bundle” and asked for my contribution. What that means is you'll get my e-cookbook PLUS fe ..read more

Am I the only one who always seems to buy those giant-sized cans of pumpkin puree in the fall only to realize that NO recipe ever requires THAT much pumpkin?! Seriously, why must it be so difficult to find a normal-sized can of pumpkin?  Perhaps it takes a shit load of pumpkin puree to make a pumpkin pie?  Personally I wouldn't know because I always add tofu to mine because well, more protein, bruh!! And truthfully, I always thought that THIS is how pumpkin pie is made: But anywho, this week I was desperate to use up yet another giant can of pumpkin and was inspired by a P ..read more

Well here's some exciting news... I have my very own vegan bodybuilding cookbook and it's available on Amazon Prime! I'm a published author, guys!!!!!  How cool is that?!  And it just wouldn't be fair (or smart marketing) if I didn't share at least one of the 100+ recipes here on my blog.  Sooooo without further ado, here's a little taste (no pun intended) of just one of the 100+ recipes featured in my new cookbook aka "The Vegan Bodybuilder's Cookbook: Essential Recipes and Meal Plans for Plant-Based Bodybuilding." And yes, this one recipe involves a little more ..read more

Like so many of my bodybuilding brethren who follow a low-cal diet, when it comes to food, I definitely prefer to eat my calories rather than drink 'em! That being said, when I’m pressed for time or rushing to get my ass into the gym, my "go-to" pre-workout meal is almost always this high protein smoothie that tastes just like a strawberry milkshake. Yes, my vegan strawberry milkshake brings ALL the gym bros to the yard. ;) I like that it's a protein smoothie offering a healthy dose of starchy complex carbs to help fuel a good workout.  It contains good ol ..read more

Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve been OBSESSED with doing everything in my power to prevent wrinkles and create glowing, beautiful skin. In fact, I can very clearly remember buying wrinkle cream in grade eight! Yes, GRADE EIGHT! I also remember the very first pimple to ever grace my face at the tender age of 10 and being absolutely horrified that I had it on "Picture Day."  Exhibit A: I was vegetarian at the time so was mindful about buying cosmetics and skin care products that didn’t test on animals. “The Body Shop” was my go-to store for all things beauty and makeup. And I basicall ..read more

Like so many little girls, one of my favourite childhood games to play was “grown ups.”  Weekly, (sometimes daily) for many years, I remember going up into my bedroom, closing the door, putting on my mom’s expired 80's makeup and acting out my perfect "future life.” In this perfect adult life of mine, I was always a wife and mom.  Just like my own mother, I was always THE most beautiful, happy, perfect wife and mom a young, impressionable girl could aspire to be. I loved pretending to be a wife and mom.  And to this day, I often joke with my parents that they’re to blame for cr ..read more

I just spent a good five minutes coming up with a way to make "Shorkey" and "Jerky" flow together nicely. And yes, "Shorkey's Spicy Tofu Jerky" was the best I had... ANYWAY, speaking of "best I had," I am soooooooo stoked on this tofu jerky recipe! As some of you may know, I recently attempted a completely raw vegan bodybuilding diet for 10 days. And yes, my full review WILL be posted soon. But in the meantime, I HAD to get this awesome, high protein recipe up on my blog so that you too, could start whipping up your own tofu jerky. As most raw vegans do, I had to dive into it full-on. And b ..read more

For whatever reason, I get a LOT of requests for guest posts on my blog.  I guess it's because my blog is just THAT popular and cool.  I did, after all, win several years in a row for top vegan blog and vegan fitness blog.  No big deal though. ;) ANYWAY, enough gloating.  The truth is, I almost always tell these guest writers "no."  But today's post submission was different because I knew my beloved meatless meathead readers would genuinely dig it.  It's all about complete vegan proteins - something we vegan bodybuilders get chirped about often from our anim ..read more