I've been getting requests all day about what foods a vegan can have on hand in case of an emergency.

I lived in Florida for years (was there during Andrew) and now I live on a small island where hurricanes and the loss of electricity are always a real threat. 

Here's what we do to be prepared:

We keep plenty of canned goods on hand---canned beans and canned vegetables. Black beans and corn might not be the most exciting meal, …

Today I'm sharing a guest post with you written by Nita. I love meeting fellow Herbivores and I had the opportunity to meet Nita when she visited the island! 

I have been cooking exclusively from my Happy Herbivore Cookbook for about 3 weeks and I have lost 6 pounds! I went to work this morning with a BIG meal plan in mind for this evening. I bought all my ingredients yesterday and was ready to go. It didn’t work out …

There were so many great comments on my post about dealing with confrontation and negativity, that I thought I'd follow-up and do a quick post about how and when to tell someone you’re vegan (or plant-strong), and how to talk about your lifestyle or diet in a way that won’t scare people off or cause them to power down and get defensive. 

The Big Announcement: When to tell someone about your new diet and lifestyle depends on you, your …

Hi Herbies! Andrea again :] I think I've mentioned before, I'm much more of a baker than a cook. For awhile I stuck with cookies and cupcakes, but when I wanted a challenge..I turned to working with yeast. Yeast was intimidating. The first few times I baked yeast bread that actually rose I would do a little dance in my kitchen.

Baking bread is inexpensive and healthy, and there is nothing better than bread right out of your warm …

Here is my basic shopping list (complete with pantry staples). As long as you have all these items on hand you can make pretty much any recipe on happyherbivore.com or in my cookbook! 

Pantry List!

Canned Goods:beans, tomatoes, pumpkin, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and corn.

Dry Goods & Grains:brown rice, split peas, oats, lentils, quinoa, and dry beans. 

Baking:baking soda, baking powder, raw sugar, brown sugar,  agave nectar, pure maple syrup, corn meal, white whole wheat …