When temperatures drop, I like to welcome in the new season with comforting recipes filled with fresh fall ingredients. Nutty Sweet Potato Soup (NEW!), Creamy Fruit Muesli (NEW!), and Slow Cooker Caribbean Black Bean Soup (NEW!) are some of the newest seasonal delights on this week's meal plans.

And make room for more fall favorites like Beet & Sweet Potato Salad, Chocolate Espresso Quinoa, Oatmeal Muffins (family plan), Polenta & Black Beans, and Jalapeno Hummus. Maybe summer …

At least once a day, I'll get an email asking for my opinion about a "diet" book or "news" story that seems to go against what I preach (eating a low-fat, whole foods, plant-based diet). 

For example: 

Hi Lindsay, I would like your opinion on this book a friend recommended. Seems to go against everything you say about diet. 

Or someone will ask me to post a formal response to a news story that's bashing the plant-based …

Quick Announcement: GRAND RE-OPENING of the Happy Herbivore store! We finally have Happy Herbivore buttons, stickers and autographed cookbooks back in stock! (T-shirts on the way!) Get your swag on!

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Now back to Minimalist Monday!

I've been reading What Got You Here, Won't Get You There  by Marshall Goldsmith (with Mark Reiter) on and off for a few months. A friend had recommended the book to me several months ago when I came to an impasse with …

Last weekend I went to Athens, OH for a "Herbivore in the Hills" event.

*If you'd to purchase one of these shirts (the proceeds help support a program that brings the plant-based diet to the local Athens community), please email athenschip(at)gmail(dot)com).

I had a blast! Athens was beautiful, everyone was awesome, and I met so many Herbies!! 

*Buckeyes! Now I get what they mean by the "Buckeye state," though I have to say, the chocolate version looked a lot more …

You've got questions...

Q: I noticed 3-Day Reboot calls for corn tortillas rather than wheat in some of the recipes. Is it ok to have the taco on wheat rather than corn? 

A: We use corn tortillas for two reasons: (1) Corn tortillas are generally the healthier choice available. Most corn tortillas are just water, corn (corn meal) and maybe salt and lime. Wheat tortillas, on the other hand, tend to have a long list of ingredients and they usually …