When I decided to transition from dairy-free vegetarian to fully vegan in 2019, the only thing I needed to give up was eggs. After two weeks of an egg-free diet, the debilitating eczema on my legs that had plagued me for literal decades was completely gone, without so much as a hint of a scar….
I’ve spent the better part of three years trying various pancake recipes and swapping various ingredients to make the recipe vegan. In this process, I learned that coconut oil and flax eggs make pancakes super gummy and not even close to cooked through. Chia eggs make them stick to the pan, no matter how much…
We start almost every morning with a smoothie. Smoothies are the easiest way to provide your body with the best and healthiest fast food and flood your system with nutrients. I start every smoothie with the same base of fresh fruits and vegetables, because the most powerful nutrition is found in the delicate enzymes of…
Saturday mornings are for baked goods. It doesn’t matter much if it’s pancakes, banana bread, muffins, coffeecake, donuts….on Saturday mornings I always want the comfort of baked goods to enjoy with my cup of coffee to celebrate the weekend. Today, it was waffles (per request of my 5-year-old). Waffles take awhile to make here because…
This week at work, we had a chili cook off. The coworkers I eat lunch with know I went vegan a little over two months ago, and they asked if I was planning on bringing a vegan chili. I had recently bought almost nine pounds of jackfruit (because it’s so much cheaper here than at…
