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Happy Earth Month! April is the month for celebrating Mother Nature and the beautiful earth she gave us to call home. We should celebrate every day by being eco-conscious of what we do and what we eat, but I love celebrating holidays. April 22 is Earth Day and what a better way to celebrate than with a DIY craft to upcycle clothing and fabric you already have at home. Making natural fabric dye is incredibly easy and you probably already have all the ingredients you need: food scraps!
If you haven’t been making your own homemade vegetable broth, now is the time to start! It’s easy, nutritious, practically free (if you’re using food scraps), and better for the environment. Even though we compost, I’m always looking for new exciting ways to utilize my food scraps. Making vegetable broth with food scraps is a classic and always timely way to get the most out of your veggies. In this post and video, I’ll show you how you can easily make a very simple vegetable broth, and a more bold mushroom seaweed broth. Both can be used in any recipe that calls for broth. I even like sipping on the mineral rich mushroom broth like a savory tea.
What does it even mean to be vegan? Why are there so many types of diets? Can I still eat eggs if I’m vegetarian? Is mayo vegan? These are some of the questions I frequently see in my comments and I want to answer them for you! There can be a lot of confusion around food diet and lifestyle vocabulary, so let me clear up what it means to be vegan vs. vegetarian and all the other things in-between. [Read more…]
Sometimes it feels like life won’t slow down and you just can’t catch a break. Work, school, sports, clubs for the kids: when are you supposed to cook?! You want tasty, nutritious food without all the effort. Fast food is costly and unhealthy and frozen premade foods aren’t always an option. Lazy vegan recipes are my specialty! I’m almost always on the go with Baby J and we both need healthy, nutritious foods to make it through the day and to keep our energy up. While I have hundreds of longer, more time-intensive recipes, I always have lazy meals on hand for those busy or lazy days. [Read more…]
Well Easter just snuck up on me. One day it’s January 1, and the next it’s spring! Where did the time go?
Honestly, I’m totally happy about Easter and springtime. It means longer days, warmer weather, beautiful blooms, and Easter brunch! Now that I have a daughter I’ve fallen in love with the idea of creating food traditions in our family. Starting this holiday I’ll be making a few recipes from this list of delicious vegan Easter recipes, and I hope you will too!
