I met Jane (and learned of Sophia's story) back when I was interviewing parents as part of the Raising Herbie Kids series (you can read part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4). I'm honored to share their story -- and journey! with you today.

HH: Jane, how'd you find your way to a plant-based diet?

I switched to a plant-based diet in June 2012. (Your cookbooks have been a god-send!) My decision to go plant-based …

We have more fall recipes heading your way with this week's meal plan and tons! (tons!) of new recipes: Maple Oatmeal (NEW!), Simple Broccoli Spaghetti (NEW!), White Bean & Vegetable Soup (NEW!), Black Bean Butternut Chili (NEW!), Lentil Vegetable Soup (NEW!), Brown Rice & Apple Salad (NEW!), and the Refried Bean Burritos (NEW!)(family).

Enjoy favorites from past plans such as Sweet Potato Sundae, Cream of Broccoli Soup, "Tuna" Sandwich and Tex-Mex Sloppy Joes …

I'm still a little bit in denial that I'm airing my laundry so publicly, though I do hope my experience helps others...

I originally sent the first part of this post out in the meal plan newsletter (it's free, even if you don't use my super awesome - get healthy, save time and money - meal plans) but the bottom part is an addendum :)

I have a confession: I struggled with my weight (and diet) for years. …

When I think back to the source of my clutter (pre-minimalist), one big culprit, if not the biggest, was our barrage of sentimental items.

I can distinctly remember one of our closets (one out of the two total closets we had in our studio apartment), being half full by boxes of sentimental items -- pictures, childhood things, T-shirts, and what have you.

Even when we downsized from our very large, very spacious, two-bedroom apartment to the teeny tiny studio, I …

In case you missed the news yesterday, my newest cookbook, Happy Herbivore Light & Lean, has landed! Preorders will be shipping soon!

To get your tummies excited, I've got a teaser recipe for you today!

About a month ago, I posted four pictures of recipes from the new book on HH's Facebook page and asked the Herbies to pick which recipe they wanted me to share in the Happy Herbivore newsletter.

The voting was crazy close! The winning recipe …