When is Not Milk, Milk?
I don’t remember exactly when I switched to plant-based milk. I’ve had a lactose intolerance* since college and switching away was originally to enjoy cereal without an upset stomach. I suspect this was in 2012 or so. Back then, the only types of plant-based milks...
Why it’s Worth Eating More Whole Food Plant-Based
Why bother eating whole food plant-based if you are already plant-based? I thought I was doing my body a favor by not eating animal products. I felt fine and have always eaten a relatively healthy diet (no fast food, minimal fried foods, etc.) but I didn’t realize...
What is Aquafaba and What Do I Do with It?
I had never heard of this ingredient either, before my foray into plant-based cooking. Aquafaba is the liquid from a can of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) or other canned beans. Translated, aquafaba means bean water. Aqua (water). Faba (as in fava bean). It can be used...
My Favorite Plant-Based Butters
I used to love butter — on toast, in a baked potato, in baked goods. You name it. But when I decided to give up eating animal-based products, that also meant switching away from butter. This was one of the last things I gave up too. Even when I had theoretically given...
What in the World is Nutritional Yeast?
I’ve got a gazillion topics to blog about but since I mentioned nutritional yeast in the recipe post last week, I figured I’d start here. Not sure what I’m talking about? Each week we post a new recipe in our super exclusive top-secret group. KIDDING. It’s open to...
Why and How I Went Plant-Based (and Vegan)
I don’t remember having a particular passion when I was a kid. I loved being outdoors which is a good thing because I grew up in the 70’s and we were always in the backyard, making “clubs” in the woods with my siblings, playing outside with friends, walking to the...
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