Poor tofu. It’s a misunderstood creature. Although it’s meant to fill the place of meat on a vegetarian’s plate, it cannot simply be cooked like meat. To make delicious tofu requires a new set of skills and a new point-of-view. press it This is key. A block of tofu is full of water- water that,…
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Vegan Creamy Jalapeño Soup
By now you’ve probably realized we love to eat. Whether we’re gushing about sweet potato fries, manly salads, or chocolate treats, it’s fairly obvious that food is our thing. But our favorite thing about eating is not the tasty food, it is the people we eat with. Breaking bread together is the ultimate expression of love…
Vegan Aussie Fries
For some people, a plant-based diet is unfathomable. People ask: “Eating only plants- don’t your tastebuds get bored?” We say: “No, plants are actually incredibly tasty.” People ask: “How in the world do you get full eating only plants?” We say: “It’s really not a problem.” People ask: “Don’t you miss things like bacon and…
Vegan Nacho Salad
Vegan nachos are our thing. Everybody has that “thing” they scan restaurant menus for, that “thing” they consider themselves a connoisseur of, that “thing” that is their go-to. For us, that thing is vegan nachos. If you have vegan nachos on the menu, you have our hearts. Our favorite vegan nachos are from Karyn’s Cooked…
Man Salad Blueprint
I walk into the lunchroom at the office around 11:30. I’m quite excited about what I’m about to eat – a big, huge, manly salad. Before I can begin, I’m met with a barrage of questions and jabs. “What’s in there?” “Did you harvest your lunch from the front yard today?” “Do you just get…
Creamy Maple Mustard Dressing
New Year’s resolutions aren’t really my thing. They always seem like a good idea – each year I have good habits I want to cultivate and bad ones to leave in the past – but they always seem to turn into just another to-do list. The last thing this family needs is another one of…
One Week Plant-based Meal Plan
If we had to give only one piece of advice about healthy eating at home, we would say this: plan ahead. Planning is the trade secret. There’s no way around it. “Winging it” is a surefire way to end up at the bottom of a bag of potato chips on a Wednesday night. UNLESS! Unless…