This is a sponsored post by Oroweat® Bread. All opinions are mine alone. In 2000, my husband and I left Washington state and moved to California. My hubby attended a Bible college and began work in ministry. We were in California for 9 years before we moved back home to Washington, where he still works in ministry. While we were in Rocklin, California we met a great couple, The Whites. They were vegan and when they made us food -- it was amazing. Cindy White shared a recipe with me … [Read more...]
Vegan Peanut Butter Balls Recipe
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #StartWithJifPowder #CollectiveBias, As I reflect back on my food choices in 2015, I realize I didn't do too bad. I am not going to beat myself up - I lost weight, I gained it back, I lost it again. I am starting 2016 feeling positive about my health and making great food choices. I don't weight more in 2016 than I did in 2015 - which might be a first in a long time. I am proud of … [Read more...]
Plant-Based Lifestyle 101
First thing’s first: what’s the difference between “plant-based” and vegan? Good question! A lot of people ask why I don’t just talk about my diet as vegan, but I have a lot of good reasons for using the phrase “plant-based” instead. The main reason is that philosophy on living fire-driven is all about health. With veganism, the focus is put on avoiding animal products in all forms. This isn’t a bad thing! Veganism is great, but there are a lot of very unhealthy things that are vegan. Did you … [Read more...]
A Simple Vegan Meal Plan
Have you ever thought, I could easily eat a plant based diet if someone made the food for me? Or maybe, you thought to yourself, "If only I could lose weight with better food choices". Well, I am here to tell you that it is possible. I have an exciting new company to share with you that offers great vegan meal plan options. Veestro is amazing! Every food item they've sent me has tasted amazing. My only problem was keeping my husband away from the meals. He loved them too. I took the five-day … [Read more...]
Chickpea Chicken Salad Recipe
My family loves vegetarian chicken salad but we had the privilege of trying a vegan chicken salad made with chickpeas not long ago and my husband fell in love. So I decided to recreate the recipe and build a healthier sandwich than before. Does your family love sandwiches? How about making easy sandwich spreads? This chickpea chicken salad recipe is so easy. You only need five ingredients: 1 can of rinsed chickpeas, mashed 2 stalks of celery 1/4 to 1/2 white onion 1 T … [Read more...]
125 Best Vegan Recipes
Before my first child I was vegan for six years. It was difficult at first but then I was quite used to it. I enjoyed the vegan lifestyle and loved being creative with recipes that normally called for dairy products. My family is now mainly vegetarian. We only eat fish (usually Salmon because of our Pacific Northwest location) occasionally. But I still cook many vegan dishes. I love finding new great vegan recipes. When I had the opportunity to review 125 Best Vegan Recipes by Beth Gurney and … [Read more...]
Vegan Crock Pot Recipes That You Need To Add To Your Meal List
My vegetarian crock pot recipes post is always in my top ten for most traffic. People seem to love that post. So I thought I should create a vegan crock post recipes post as well. Crock pot recipes are nice to have in your collection because they are generally healthy and simple to make in one pot. {That's my kind of coking!} Here are 20 Vegan Crock Pot Recipes: Vegan Lasagna Quinoa Black Bean Chili Tofu CurryMinestrone Soup (omit cheese sprinkled at the end) Korean Chickpeas, … [Read more...]
