Installing (and Making) a Floating Mantle for our Stone Fireplace

Installing (and Making) a Floating Mantle for our Stone Fireplace

Ok, I know this has nothing to do with plant-based eating, but I just had to post this fun tutorial. When my husband and I started researching how to attach a wood mantle onto a stone fireplace we had a hard time finding a tutorial that would work for us (considering the lack of tools
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3 Steps to Having a Healthy, Happy and Inexpensive Easter

3 Steps to Having a Healthy, Happy and Inexpensive Easter

   Easter is this weekend! I can’t believe how time has flown. Things have been super busy for us here since we moved, and I just barely went shopping on Saturday for our Easter basket treats. I realize that most of you have probably already gone shopping for your Easter this year, but maybe this
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The Easiest Crock Pot Homemade Yogurt (Vegan / Plant-Based)

The Easiest Crock Pot Homemade Yogurt (Vegan / Plant-Based)

About a month ago I had decided that I really wanted to buy a yogurt maker. I contacted someone about buying theirs off of Craigslist for only $15. That day I happened to discover this awesome recipe from vegcharlottenc.com for making homemade yogurt with something that I already had, a crock pot. I have seen
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How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies

How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies

If you eat a lot of fruit and keep fresh fruit out you’ve probably experienced a fruit fly infestation at least once.  They’re amazingly social creatures it appears.  If you see one you can bet they are going to invite their entire social circle by the end of the day. In July, we went on vacation
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Leftovers Vegetable Pasta Soup

Leftovers Vegetable Pasta Soup

We have had so many cold days in Kentucky this “spring”.  It was still in the 40s in the mornings up until just a couple of days ago.  So while generally we’re not thinking about warm soups this time of year, I was still looking for food to warm me up. Do you ever have vegetables
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Print Your Favorite Plant-based Vegan Recipe

Print Your Favorite Plant-based Vegan Recipe

One of my priorities when we set up this website was a great format to share recipes with you. I love the solution we found that allows you to click print and bring up a printer-friendly formatted recipe complete with a picture! So cool!  We hope you are enjoying this feature.  To browse the recipes on
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Potatoes or No Potatoes?  That is the Question.

Potatoes or No Potatoes? That is the Question.

Potatoes can be cooked in a variety of ways as you enjoy a plant-based diet.  I’ll even show you how to cook them in a slow-cooker. I was intrigued recently by the blog 20potatoesaday.com of a man that ate only potatoes for several weeks.  In fact, close to 20 potatoes a day for 60 straight days. 
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Freezing Bananas: What To Do With Browning Bananas

Freezing Bananas: What To Do With Browning Bananas

Ever wondered what to do with those browning bananas you bought? Well, besides the obvious of make banana bread, you should freeze them! We have to do this quite often with our bananas. We only go shopping once every two weeks so the bananas I buy usually start to brown and are ready for freezing.
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