Chase away the winter blues with this week's meal plan!

Velvety Tomato Soup (NEW!) joins other body warming classics like Veggie Pot Pie, Cream of Broccoli Soup, Pumpkin Chili and Chickpea Greens & Curry Soup.

You'll also find the Tropical Spinach & Sweet Potato Quesadilla (ind.), Mexican Salad (ind.), and Pineapple & Black Bean Tacos (fam.) that will give you visions of spring break, which is right around the corner!

Veggie Pot Pie

Individual Highlights

• Creamy Tahini Quinoa …

For today's Teaching Tuesday lesson, we're going to talk about two popular legumes: lentils and split peas.

While they may look the same, lentils and split peas have very different uses (and tastes!)

Lentils

Brown or Green

• Cooking time: 30-45 minutes

These are the lentils most commonly found at your local grocery store. Not only are they inexpensive, you get a lot of bang for your buck! I made THREE meals from one bag last week: Lentil Loaf ( …

To get everyone ready for the virtual minimalist challenge this Saturday (if you haven't RSVP'd, check out the Facebook event!), here's a great way to minimize your bathroom cleaning products.

(BTW, cleaners and cleaning is one of the MANY topics I cover in my minimalist book, Minimalist Monday: Declutter Your Way to a Zen Home, which you can pre-order here.)

This all-in-one bathroom cleaner really does the trick AND it only takes a couple of products you …

As you know, I'm not a football fan, but that doesn't mean I don't have a few ideas on what you can make next Sunday for the Super Bowl.

Whether you are throwing a big party, going to one, or just hanging out in front of the TV with your family, here are 30+ healthy and delicious options for food.

I bet they'll even score a few points with omnis ;)

Spinach Artichoke Dip

Dips

• Mexican …

You have questions...

Q: I am a new vegan and recently jumped off my eating habits. I started eating what was available but when I started eating chicken again, organic or other wise, it has really affected my body. Some of the effects are not leaving my body. What should I do?

A: The longer you are plant-based (and stay plant-based) the lingering effects from eating chicken, etc. will start to go away. It's not instant, but you should start …