Are you short on time but need something healthy to eat? Are you looking for an easy snack that you can grab on the way to work or before heading to the gym? It’s Round Two of my easy snack. Here are 4 healthy snacks that are ready in less than 5 minutes. In Round
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4 Easy Healthy Vegan Snacks in Less Than 5 Minutes
Are you short on time but need something healthy to eat? Are you looking for an easy snack that you can grab on the way to work or before heading to the gym? Here are 4 healthy snacks that are ready in less than 5 minutes. Don’t be fooled, though, this more than just hummus
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Letting Go of Perfection: Why Yoga is “Practice”… not “Perfect”
As the seasons change from summer to fall, the trees shed their leaves. They let go of bright, colorful life, in the hopes of rejuvenation. It is a reminder to me to let go of some of the pressure I place on myself: Let go of the things that no longer serve me so that
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Why Plants Rule
My Responsibilities as a Chef Part Three: Pushing the Limits
As a student in culinary school, I first learned how to develop delicious flavor. I learned to let nothing go to waste, to honor history and location. I then learned about the environmental impact of our food choices and how to balance nutrition and budget. Now it’s time to take what I’ve learned as a
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My Responsibilities as a Chef Part Two: Respecting Nutrition, Environment, Budget
In my first post about My Responsibilities as a Chef Part One, I talked about the history of the culinary arts. My training in culinary school gave me the foundation to respect the history of this art. I learned to make everything delicious. I learned to waste nothing and to respect season and location. This
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My Responsibilities as a Chef Part One: Honoring Culinary Tradition
The Chef’s Code “Chef” literally means “Chief”. The title carries a weight with it much more than a humble cook. With chefs, there is a lineage of respect. Generation after generation, technique and tradition have been passed along. Whether the lessons came from a four-star Michelin chef or a self-taught Indian Daadee, along with those
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Desserts & Baked Goods
Gluten-Free Pasta with Oil-Free Garlic Tomato Sauce
This simple recipe for Gluten-Free Pasta with Oil-Free Garlic Tomato Sauce makes a delicious and satisfying plant-based, vegan dinner. The oil-free marinara sauce simmers low and slow for up to an hour, filling your kitchen with the aroma of Italy. A classic whole-foods dish you’ll make again and again!
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Can We Fight Cancer with Food? Tips from Lori Bumbaco, Plant-Based Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist
The debate over the relationship between diet and cancer-prevention has been going on for decades. On one hand, you have doctors and scientists pointing to countless studies showing the correlation between poor nutrition and cancer cell growth. On the other hand, you have huge Dairy and Meat industries, whose reach spans from the school lunch program to the a pink-lid breast cancer campaign.
Science shows there is real power in preventing cancer through a colorful plant-focused diet.
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“There’s No Turning Back”: Allyson S., 27 year-old plant-based rockstar
“I thought 25 is supposed to be the time of your life when you feel like a rock star. I didn’t.” Meet Allyson Allyson is a 27 year old woman who adopted a plant-based diet for health reasons. She didn’t have a major heart attack, wage a battle with cancer, nor receive a diagnosis of