As you may know from Facebook, I've been on holiday in Europe for the past week or so. I've been sharing some pics there, but here's a good wrap-up post of my trip so far (I'll do another part 2 post once I'm back in the States).

After almost 24 hours of travel time (a 13-hour flight, a 4-hour train ride (and almost 12 hour time difference) I made it to Switzerland on Wednesday (Dec. 18).

On my way …

This beautiful (and honest!) email came in from Kaley, about all the amazing benefits her family (particularly her little ones!) have experienced since going plant-based. Kaley and her husband were barely in their 20s, and feeling horrible -- wretched with insomnia, exhaustion, chronic pain, depression, severe anemia, ulcerative colitis diabetes, eczema and they were borderline overweight, just to name a few of their troubles. Their kiddos also suffered numerous "bad" behaviors like moodiness, irritability, being anti-social, temper tantrums... and it …

For the last meal plan of the year, we're celebrating the "Best of 2013"!

Recipes include meal plan user favorites like Adobo Tostados, Spicy Peanut Noodles, Buffalo Chickpea Salad with Low Fat Ranch Dressing, Sweet Potato Sundae & MORE!

This week's plan is a great way to jump start your health in the new year, and it's all super easy and super delicious.

PLUS, you'll also receive a FREE "New Year, New You" e-book that will help you reach your …

Back in September, I introduced Herbies to Happy Herbivore's new fall intern, Jamee. During her time with us, her "project" was to manage all the recipe testing for my 5th cookbook.

Now, 3 months later, her internship is over, so I asked her to write a "reflection" blog post on her time working for HH.

Here's what Jamee had to say in her own words...

Recently there was a post on the vegan.com Facebook page about Lindsay’s latest book, and …

All right my minimalists and budding minimalists here are three (ridiculously easy!) things I want you to do — no excuses.

1. Write a "What NOT to do" list for 2014. This was actually Scott's idea, which he tweeted about after landing in Switzerland.

A lot of people see the new year as a fresh start, and while you can't really start over, you CAN start over with yourself -- and this "what not to do …