This vegan mushroom bacon uses all whole food ingredients! I will confess it: I am a vegan bacon fan. The problem with a lot of store-bought vegan bacon, though, is that it uses a lot of artificial ingredients. The recipes below are me trying to perfect a vegan bacon without the of the chemical additives. […]
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Book Review and Giveaway: Vegan Chocolate
Two of my favorite words in the English language are “vegan” and “chocolate”, Fran Costigan’s cookbook Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy-Free Desserts was on my wish list long before I even set eyes on it. Once I got my hands on it I was pleased to find that it’s even more lusciously gorgeous and drool-worthy than […]
My Top Three Tips for a Healthy Vegan Diet
As a health coach, I hear from a lot of people who worry that they aren’t getting enough nutrients on a vegan diet. With so much processed vegan “meats” and “cheeses” and junk food on the market now, it’s pretty easy to eat meat-free and not get enough nutrients. I recommend eating mostly unprocessed plant foods, […]
What Does Soy Have to do With Your Thyroid?
Recently, there has been much talk about soy and how it affects the thyroid gland. Some people say that eating soy is harmful to the thyroid and can cause hypothyroidism. First, we need to understand what the thyroid is and what the difference is between hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. Your thyroid is really a gland in your […]
Interview Series – Joni Marie Newman
Joni Marie Newman is just a regular gal who loves to cook and bake…ESPECIALLY for friends and family. Self taught, and still learning, she spends most of her spare time in the kitchen. When she is not in the kitchen, she really enjoys knitting, painting, wasting endless hours on the internet, hiking with her husband and […]