Chopped Salad

Chopped Salad I love salad for dinner. Big salads with lots of crunch. Texture is very important to me. I love crunch. An easy dinner or lunch is chopped salad. Whatever types of vegetables that you can cut into chunks with a homemade dressing, beans and sometimes a little avocado topping and you have a meal. Red leaf lettuce cut …

The Best Roasted Balsamic Brussel Sprouts

A delicious way to eat your Brussels sprouts. Roasted with Balsamic vinegar these are nutritional powerhouses and delicious. Make them in the oven or the air fryer.

Black Eyed Peas and Greens

Shayla’s Black Eyed Peas and Greens Ingredients: 4-5 cloves minced garlic 1 tbsp chili paste or hot sauce (I use Sambal Oelek) 1 1/2 tbsp Bragg’s seasoning or Soy Sauce 1 (796ml) can of Diced Tomatoes 1 (540 ml) can Black Eyed Peas drained and rinsed 1 bunch of mustard greens – you could use spinach, chard, dandelion greens etc. …

Vegetarian Awareness Month

October is Vegetarian Awareness Month. October 1st is World Vegetarian Day and November 1st is World Vegan Day.  That has me thinking about all the things that people ask me about eating a vegan diet. What surprises me is how hard most people think it will be and then how surprised they are when it turns out to be pretty …

Oatmeal

Oatmeal An easy meal for snacks, for traveling (just add hot water) hiking (I lived on this for 6 days). Make it higher or lower calorie for those big workout days or to keep fueled all day long.  Packed and ready. 1/2 cup rolled oats 1/2 tbsp pumpkin seeds 1/2 tbsp ground flax 1/2 tbsp chia seeds 1/2 tbsp hemp …

Muscle = Health

  Muscle means health. It is really that simple. Keep your muscles healthy and you will be healthy. That keeps me exercising even on days when I don’t really feel like it. I was at the gym the other morning and I started thinking about why other people might want to go to the gym. There was a team doing …

Top Canadian Vegan Influencers

Thank you! Thanks to everyone that voted for me as one of IMPACT magazine’s Canada’s Top Vegan Influencers. I am so grateful to be included in this group! You can view all of the Canadian Vegan Influencers here! Evolution Book Club! After so many great responses from my Recommended Reading post, I am going to have an Evolution Coaching Book …

Pumpkin Zucchini & Chocolate Chip Loaf

It’s pumpkin and zucchini season! An easy and delicious loaf for any time. Dry Ingredients: Mix into a bowl 1 cup organic flour 1/2 cup organic whole wheat flour 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp ginger 1 tsp cloves (OR replace spices with 3 tsp pumpkin pie …