Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Veggie Hunt! Traveling in Unfamiliar Areas

So I'm visiting my best friends hundreds of miles from home. No juicer, no idea were to find a natural food store like the ones in my neighborhood, feeling like junk from eating stuff I don't usually eat, no blender or jucier so smoothies and green drinks are out! What to do?!?


A quick local search for "natural foods" on google and

Monday, December 12, 2011

A Meatlessly Magical Day At Disneyland!

So yesterday I was in "the happiest place on earth," Disneyland. This was my first time sense starting my plant-based way of life. Now I must be honest I wasn't 100% vegan yesterday however, I was impressed to find out

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

What's For Breakfast?

Its 6:00AM. You're trying to get the kids off to School. You're staring blankly into the fridge at all this produce and thinking, 'what in the world can I make for breakfast?' It was all so easy in your meat loving days. Grab an egg, grab some bacon, slice of bread in the toaster, make the coffee (ok maybe you make the coffee first :-D ) 10 mins later "Breakfast is served!" Now you're sitting here with all these fruits and veggies and for some reason, you've got nothing for breakfast, that's fast and tastes good, right? Wrong!

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Horseradish Mayo Sauce

I found this recipe in Tal Ronnen's book The Conscious Cook. This tastes a lot like the sour cream horseradish sauce you might have with prime rib. (not that you ever ate that in your meat eating days) Amazing as a

Red Wine Marinade


Here's a great veggie marinade you can make in advance for added flavor in your meatlessly mouthwatering meals.

Garden "Steak" sandwich with Baby Greens, Red Peppers and Horseradish Mayonnaise

So making the switch from meat eating to plant-based or vegan can be ruff sometimes. I've gotta admit, there's times when you just want a nice juice bite of steak! Well this week

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Smokey Winter Bean Soup with Thyme, Parsnips and Fennel

I made this savory smokey bean soup for "Meatless Monday" and it was a real hit with my workmates, friends and family. 

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Tal Ronnen - Vegan Chef of Amazingness!

Who is Tal Ronnen? He's the Vegan Chef of Amazingness!


I just discovered him the other day when Michelle brought home his book The Conscious Cook from the Library. This book is now a must buy, must own for myself and for

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Kale Pear Salad with Raspberry Almonds

Here's a tasty fall salad I just whipped up to take to our friends house for dinner tonight. Bitter kale, sweet tart pear, sweet crunch of

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Alicia Silverstone - The Kind Diet

Have any of you read Alicia Silvertone's book The Kind Diet





My wife Michelle picked a copy up at the library and has been mentioning different bits, here and there, that she's picked up. I've been to Alicia's site, thekindlife.com , a number of times and