As summer winds down, I’ve been busy, busy, busy preserving some of the beautiful harvest from our garden. During the months of August and September, you can find me in the kitchen canning, freezing and dehydrating as much… { read more }
I’ll be honest with you, one of the hardest things for me to give up when we switched to a plant based diet was cheese. We used to eat a lot of cheese and… { read more }
It’s one of my favorite times of the year! It’s tomato season! Every year, I plant loads of tomatoes, all kinds of tomatoes! The first tomatoes to harvest are usually my Sungold… { read more }
Summer is winding down and it makes me a little sad. I love having access to fresh fruits and vegetables and preparing simple summer meals and salads. Things are bit more relaxed with… { read more }
It’s one of my favorite times of the year — cucumber season! I have cucumbers spilling out of my garden and I love it! If you don’t grow pickling cucumbers, no worries, you… { read more }
The Green Smoothie is where it all started for us. It was the very first thing we did once we decided to get healthy. I remember reading Victoria Boutenko’s book, Green for Life… { read more }
I do love kale. I love it in my smoothies. I love it in my soup, salads, and crackers. I love it stir-fried and steamed and yes, I even love it in my… { read more }
Today, I’m sharing one of our favorite recipes for salad dressing–Homemade Greek Dressing. It’s easy and delicious! Once I started making homemade salad dressing, no one in my family wanted anything to… { read more }
Kombucha tea is one of my favorite beverages since giving up soda. Oh, how I missed the fizzy drinks! If you’ve ever tried store bought kombucha, you know it’s both delicious AND expensive. It… { read more }