It’s February. It’s cold and you’re tired of wearing four layers of clothing to take out the trash. Mornings are the worst because even though the sun wakes up a little earlier each day, its rays never seem to warm up the chilly floor youread more

Fact: I love hummus. I would be the happiest woman in the world if I ate baby carrots, pita, and hummus every day for lunch (and my wallet might be a little fuller)–and I often do. When I became vegan and started asking my momread more

I’m not usually a noodle- or pasta-girl, but every once and a while my stomach, too, calls out for a comforting, filling, and slurp-tastic bowl of carb goodness. This recipe was born of that thought we’ve all had while eating out, and, in my case,read more

Have you guys been seeing a new hot beverage option on the cafe menus around town? From Starbucks to Joe Coffee, there’s a new kid on the block of autumnal drinks: a chile-infused chocolate coffee. The draw is ostensibly the anti-inflammatory boost of the chileread more

People talk a big game about the holiday meats like turkey and ham–pounds, cooking time and methods, brands and breeds. As a vegan, you might get a few sad looks from friends and family during holiday food discussions because of, well, the lack of participationread more

In case you didn’t get the memo, Saturday night we started Daylight Savings Time. And according to the adage, “spring ahead, fall back,” we’ve all lost an hour of precious sleep. I bet that this morning, Monday, felt even more like Monday than usual. This bright andread more

Unless you’ve been living on a remote Scandinavian island the last few years (and props to you if you have!), you’ve probably heard or read something about the latest health craze, probiotics. It turns out that we’ve been doing more harm than good by fastidiously killingread more

I was in a suburban grocery store recently and found myself overwhelmed by the number of orange-tinted and pumpkin-flavored fall treats: from trick-or-treating candy to cookies to tea, everything seemed to be taking on this now-ubiquitous sign of fall. It’s discouraging to me, though, that so muchread more

As I write this post, I’m staring out my window at what is perhaps a quintessentially gorgeous October afternoon day. The sun is bright, the air tingling with a bit of crispness, bringing to mind the word I associate most with this month: golden. Whether it’sread more

While I’ve always had a strong bias toward fall (chai + blankets + books…), I can’t ignore the fact that summer has some of the best, most colorful produce. Tomatoes! Eggplant! Basil! It’s a vegan’s paradise walking through the farmer’s market awash in the huesread more