Go Vegan or Vegetarian

Six Tips for an Eco-friendly & Vegan Easter Celebration

As someone who recently went vegan (well, actually it’s been 7 months now) I’ve been thinking a lot about Easter this year. It’s so egg-centered! Not to mention people plan meals around the cutest critters at Easter time – like pigs and lamb. The above said, I’ve been researching vegan Easter ideas quite a lot, [...]

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Organic vegan pot pie that even meat-eaters will love

As you may remember, I went vegan last summer, so I’ve been experimenting with some different vegan recipes – some fails and some wins. This vegan pot pie is one of my biggest vegan recipe wins. No, really. It’s better than my old favorite pot pie AND not only did I like it, but I served this [...]

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Homemade Organic Mocha Frappuccino – Vegan or Vegetarian

So, I’ve been working on making a homemade Starbucks style mocha Frappuccino, and I’ve finally hit on a winning recipe. Last summer I kind of fell in love with these frosty Starbucks drinks, but they have some major cons, such as… Not organic. Starbucks doesn’t use organic milk – regular or soy. They do sell drinks [...]

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Reasons to convert from vegetarian to vegan

Everyone has their own reasoning behind how they eat, what they eat and why. Through the years I’ve learned that it’s almost impossible tough to change said reasoning or diet choices of anyone else. Hence me always reminding you to raise a healthy eater from birth, which is oh so much easier than converting a [...]

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Updates about chemical reform, USDA mistakes, vegan food and more

So, I’ve been absent. Which means of course I’ve missed updating everyone on what I love, hate and some new issue going on in my house. I’ll do a quick recap of what’s been happening the last two weeks. In “OMG how annoying” news: The USDA published a newsletter telling employees to try Meatless Monday. [...]

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Vegetarian Meals for Meat Lovers (or Reluctant Vegetarians)

I’m currently working with a new client – VeggieBoards. If you’re considering going vegetarian or vegan, or you already are and just want to join a cool community, you may want to check this site out. There are helpful forums, veg product reviews and much more. In honor of this new client and because I’ve [...]

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Switching to a vegetarian or vegan diet may lower your carbon footprint

A new study shows that switching to a vegetarian or vegan diet may lower your carbon footprint – by a lot. The new study, completed by researchers at Lancaster University shows that eating less meat or no meat at all may cut up to 26% of greenhouse gas emissions. However, be aware that these emission estimates [...]