Blueberry, Banana, Peanut Butter Smoothie

Post-run smoothie recovery time. Yum 🙂 A friend gave me a blender on the weekend, and I have been making smoothies ever since. This is my latest fave, a great post-workout recovery drink and delicious! Ingredients: 1 cup unsweetened vanilla oat milk 1 tbsp hemp hearts 1 tbsp ground flax seeds 1 tbsp smooth, unsalted, natural peanut butter 1/2 cup …

Three Grain Vegetable Soup

You can also use leftover rice or pasta. Any leftover vegetables you have fresh or cooked. This soup is easy, nutritious and low calorie! Ingredients: 1 tbsp sunflower oil 2 tbsp chili flakes 1 tbsp dried oregano 1 large onion chopped 3 cloves of chopped fresh garlic 6 cups of vegetable broth or vegetable stock cube and water 1 796 …

Miso Gravy

I first had Miso Gravy at the Naam, a Vancouver vegetarian institution. Open 24 hours a day and with so many choices, it was one of the first vegetarian restaurants in Vancouver. Now there are many more, but the Naam remains with its amazing Miso Gravy. This is my imitation when I am too far to go pick some up.I …

What I eat in a Week

What I eat in a week. When I wrote that my December challenge was to eat more plant-based meals many of you wanted to know what I eat now? I eat lots of plant-based meals and some vegan, but not plant-based items too. I have been a vegetarian since September 1995 and mostly vegan since 2005. Yes, the mister eats …

Buddha Bowls

Last week I wrote that my goal this month was to eat a plant based diet. So far, not bad, not perfect, but 80% successful. If I was talking to a client I would congratulate them on their achievements, but I know I could do better. This is another week to try improve my diet. I also wrote about the …