This is the best travel-friendly plant-based salad! Healthy tomatoes, bell peppers, and beans come together quickly for this easy vegan recipe.
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Mini Vegan Barbecue Lentil Loaves
These satisfying lentil loaves are full of flavor and a cinch to make! Smoked paprika adds summer, BBQ-flavor to a quick mix of mashed lentils and flax. Make a batch of these and use for appetizers at a party, sandwich in a pita for a healthy, plant-based lunch, or slather with Chipotle Barbecue Sauce for a satisfying, gluten-free dinner.
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Recipes
Tasty Avocado Recipes
A collection of vegan avocado recipes. Think beyond guacamole. Avocadoes are a healthy substitute for dairy in a whole foods, plant-based, oil-free diet.
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Recipes
Easy Oil-Free Recipes: Essentials for Beginners
Oil-free cooking is probably new to you. It was definitely new to me when I started my plant-based diet. Long before I was ready to give up eggs and chicken breast, I gave up oil. Within months, I had lost 20 pounds, not even trying. I ditched the oil…and found my skinny jeans. Oil
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Sides & Snacks
Baby Rapini: If Broccoli and Arugula Had a Green Baby
Baby Rapini: If Broccoli and Arugula Had a Green Baby Baby Rapini is a super-green, related to broccoli, kale, and arugula. Join Chef Katie Simmons at the farmer’s market as describes the sweet-peppery flavors of this vegetable, plus healthy ideas on how to use in recipes and saute. How to Use in Recipes: Use
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Sides & Snacks
Romanesco: A Beautiful Natural Fractal and Basic Oil-Free Roasting
Romanesco: A Beautiful Natural Fractal Basic Oil-Free Roasting Romanesco is an heirloom vegetable that originated in Italy. It’s related to cauliflower and broccoli, but it has a unique, nutty flavor. It’s beautiful geometry makes it one of nature’s greenest fractals. Chef Katie Simmons shows you how to steam-roast this healthy veggie for fat-free, oil-free
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Sides & Snacks
Quinoa Cooking: Rinsing, Oil-Free Toasting, and How to Know When It’s Done
Here are the basic tips for choosing, cooking, and using quinoa in your plant-based recipes. Oil-free toasting tips. Ways to enjoy this gluten-free vegan whole grain.
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Salads & Slaw
Cantaloupe: How to Choose, Seed, and Cut into Chunks in Under 3 Minutes
Cantaloupe: How to Choose, Seed, and Cut into Chunks in Under 3 Minutes How do know if a Cantaloupe is ripe? Chef Katie Simmons shares her tips on smelling and feeling for a ripe melon. Then she’ll show you how to seed and cut it in under 3 minutes! This is quick, healthy, delicious
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Why Plants Rule
Plant-Based 101: What is a Plant-Based Diet?
There are many reasons to try a plant-based diet. All of them are good motivation. It’s a big first step to acknowledge that you want to change. But how do you do it?
This is your guide to Plant-Based 101. Learn the basics on how to change, what to eat, and some easy recipes to get you started.
