Click & Grow Indoor Garden: Growing My Own Yummy Plants in Winter!
I added some joy to my winter with a Click & Grow indoor garden and I’m having the best time growing my own yummy plants! I live on the East…
Seasonal Eating
Seasonal Eating: Eat the Rainbow! There are so many things to love about summertime, beginning with the colorful bounty of fresh, sun-ripened fruits and vegetables available at our local produce…
Palm Oil: 5 Easy Steps for Compassionate Consumers
By Aurelia d’Andrea Many of us are on a constant quest to become better consumers. We buy organic plant-based foods, choose natural products that are cruelty-free, and opt for…
6 Great Vegan Game Day Snacks
Vegan Entertaining: Learn how to make some vegan game day snacks! With the frenzy of March Madness college basketball coming up, there’s always a need for savory snacks before the…
What Do Vegans Eat? What is a Vegan Diet?
What do vegans eat? What is a vegan diet? Learn the basics! You’ve heard that a vegan diet offers health benefits. You’ve read that choosing a vegan diet can reduce…
Simple Pleasures…
Summer is a time to enjoy the simple pleasures in life… to slow down, to savor the sweetness of a cherry, the zing of fresh mint on my tongue. Yum! What a joy it can be to eat fresh and simple foods. It is these simple pleasures that make it so easy for me to follow a vegan diet!
Vegan on a Budget: Tips for Creating Delicious and Affordable Vegan Meals
For students and vegans on a budget, we have some tips from Ellen Jaffe Jones to help you follow a vegan diet and eat your greens in a way that leaves some green in your wallet as well. Thanks Ellen for sharing these tips with the Yummy Plants community!
Vegan Super Bowl Party!
Host your own Super Bowl party – vegan style! Super Bowl parties are a night-long affair, so it’s good to have multiple dishes. For a main course, try this quick…
Vegan Cocktails
Learn how to “veganize” your favorite drinks! Most hard liquor is vegan and there are easy non-dairy substitutions for your favorite dairy-based cocktails. Cheers!
Make Your Own “Sun-dried” Tomatoes & Bring a Piece of Summer into the Fall
With tomatoes in abundance at the farmers’ markets, it’s the perfect time to make your own sun-dried tomatoes! It’s easy to do in your oven or food dehydrator, and you’ll have a bit of summer’s sweetness to take into the Fall. Yellow sungolds are the sweetest, purple cherry tomatoes add a depth of color, and standard cherry tomatoes have the tang and acidity with which you’re likely the most familiar. You can also use standard full-size tomatoes as well to make “tomato chips!”