While in the Dominican Republic, we went zip lining. I had never been before so I had no idea what to expect. Our trip began with an hour and fifteen minute open air truck ride to the mountains. We drove away from the ocean into dusty, scorching hot villages, through pouring rain and fields […]
Tags: compassionate eating, Dominican travel, pineapple dessert recipe, pineapple recipe, vegan experience, vegan travel, vegan wannabe, zip line Dominican Republic, zip lining
Happy Meatless Monday. We are home from the Dominican Republic and I have the most easy and delicious recipe to share with you, plantain steak fries. While we were in the Dominican we enjoyed plantains at almost every meal. They were mashed and sliced, salty and sweet. I looked forward to them everyday and found […]
Tags: compassionate eating, cooking with plantains, Dominican recipe, Dominican Republic staple food, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday recipe, meatless monday snack, plant based diet, plantain recipe, plantain steak fries, vegan appetizer, vegan Dominican recipe, vegan wannabe, vegetarian Dominican recipe
Happy Meatless Monday. Although I have been a food loving vegetarian for more than fifteen years and vegan for nearly three, I have to admit…I am frequently surprised by tofu. After all of these years, I am still suspect of the strange white block and I don’t know why. It is most often better than […]
Tags: baked tofu recipe, BBQ tofu fries, Engine 2 friendly recipes, healthy snacks, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday recipe, meatless monday snack, tofu recipe, vegan snack, vegan wannabe
Looking for some fun recipes for Vegan Cinco de Mayo? As you know, I absolutely adore Mexican Food. I could eat it everyday and have even tried. I love the heat, the savory and the warm combination of flavors like cinnamon, cumin and peppers. It can be zesty with lime and crunchy with veggies. There […]
Tags: Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookie ice cream sandwiches, portobello and bell pepper burrritos, vegan cilantro sour cream, vegan Cinco de Mayo recipes, vegan dessert, vegan entree, vegan mexican food recipes, vegan poblano queso, vegan side dish, vegan wannabe, yucca chips and fresh corn salsa
Happy Meatless Monday. Today is our first full day in Punta Cana. It is my hope that by this evening I will have consumed my weight in plantains…served in many creative and delicious ways. Plantains are a staple in many Mexican and Carribbean diets. They are readily available, easy to make savory or sweet and […]
Tags: Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday entree, Meatless Monday recipe, meatless monday snack, Savory Plantain Cakes, vegan carribbean food, vegan plantain cakes
This weekend Sandy and I are setting out for another vegan adventure. This time we are travelling to the Dominican. We are staying at an all inclusive resort in Punta Cana. Neither of us have been there before. Last year was the first time we had ever been to an all inclusive resort. Before we […]
Tags: Coconut stuffed limes, Limones Rellenos do Coco, vegan dessert recipe, vegan Dominican travel, vegan Mexican dessert recipe, vegan travel, vegan wannabe
Hi friends, I have asked Sandy to be a guest contributor for the day. Enjoy. One of the most common conversations that crops up for those eating a plant-based diet is what about proper nutrition for athletes? Not the garden variety, staying-in-shape kind of physical exertion, but high performing and competitive athletes. It seems that […]
Tags: compassionate eating, Eat and Run, fueling athletes on plant based diet, Great Vegan Athletes, plant based diet, plant strong, Scott Jurek, trying vegan, vegan athletes, vegan wannabe
Happy Meatless Monday, Happy Earth Day and Happy first day of US VegWeek 2013. Launched in 2009 by Compassion Over Killing, VegWeek is a culmination of all things veg. It is an all encompassing resource for veg curious and vegan wannabes like us. You can go to In Your Area to see if there are VegWeek activities […]
Tags: Ann Arbor VegWeek, compassionate eating, dairy free, going veg, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday recipe, plant based diet, US VegWeek, vegan wannabe
Today is VegFest in metro Detroit and we are planning to be at the doors when they open. It is one of many such Veg Festivals around the country and I feel excited and proud that each year, the crowd gets bigger than the last. Several years back, VegFest moved from inside a high school […]
You know how some weeks are busier than others…this has been one of those busier weeks. Last night I found myself standing in the kitchen at 8 o’clock , starving, unmoved and totally uninspired by anything edible. I wanted to eat the rest of the papaya in the fridge and call it a night, but […]
Tags: compassionate eating, cooking with kale, ENgine 2 friendly recipe, Kale with lentils and pine nuts, oil free entree, oil free recipe, plant based diet, vegan entree, vegan wannabe
