Blog Topic: Holiday

With the new year comes a sense of rebirth — starting over. It's a new year — everything that happened the year before is forgiven, forgotten, gleefully lost. It's a new year and its arrival spawns hope and optimism in many of us. 

We aspire to be better. 

We are inspired to be better. 

We set goals and "New Year's Resolutions" so we can ...

Back in July, a Herbie emailed me asking if I knew of any Bible quotes that supported veganism or a plant-based diet. I didn't know of verses off-hand, but thanks to a quick Google search, I found this website: Vegetarianism and the Bible.

Afterward, I started thinking about religion and veganism, and how I have friends of many different faiths and beliefs, many of ...

I've been getting so many emails asking about baking and adapting recipes for the holidays that I thought I'd put a big post together.

"Made HH soft molasses cookies with my nephew...yum!" - Corinna

Adapting Recipes 

If you're looking to adapt an old family recipe to just be vegan, that's easy. Flour is vegan. Sugar is vegan** (see "Sugar" section below ...

Now that Thanksgiving is over, I've been questions about what to make for upcoming holiday dinners and parties.

Here's a quick list of some HH recipes that will dazzle this holiday season:

From the Blog:

Cranberry Sauce

Maple Glazed Vegetables (also p. 174 in HHC)

Maple Cornbread Biscuits (also p. 39 in HHC)

Sweet Potato Biscuits

Brown Gravy

Skillet Green Bean Casserole

Hippie ...

Thanksgiving is a big holiday for food. 

When you are vegan or plant-based, Thanksgiving (or what some call Thanksvegan or ThanksLiving) can seem a bit overwhelming — What will you make? What will you eat?

Here are Thanksgiving-approved plant-based dishes sure to impress!

From the Blog:

• Acorn Squash & Apple Soup 
• African Kale & Yam Soup  (also p. 64 HHC)
• Butternut Squash Soup 
• Cranberry Sauce  (smother baked tofu ...