Happy Halloween!  We've got more pumpkin recipes for your this week to celebrate the jack o' lantern! Don't miss out on the single-serving pumpkin chocolate chip muffin or the yummus!

Individual Plan Highlights:

Pumpkin Oatmeal
Hummus & Tomato Breakfast Sandwich (NEW!)
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
Sweet Potato & Apple Home Fries (NEW!)
Single-Serving Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin (NEW!)
Pumpkin Chili
Chickpea Taco Salad (NEW)
Chipotle Corn Soup
YUMmus (NEW!)
Hippe Loaf with Gravy 
Pepper Fajitas

Get this meal plan now. …

[Editorial Note: This post was originally scheduled to publish on October 9th, which would have commemorated the 1-year anniversary, but had to be pushed back to accommodate another article that was time-sensitive.] 

Exactly one year ago, I wrote a post titled "I'm not 'vegan' anymore." At the time I wrote it, I was frustrated and venting. I had no idea it would garner so much attention or that I'd still be talking about it a year later.

I came across an article titled "Conquering Clutter" by June Milligan in the October issue of Healthy Beginnings lifestyle magazine that I found fascinating.

The article starts out saying something you've heard me repeat time and time again on Minimalist Monday:

"We've been programmed by the culture, as well as by corporations and media, to buy, buy, then buy some more. We've been conditioned to believe that the more things we have, the happier we'll be. Therefore …

Scott and I landed in Dublin around 8:00 a.m. and thought we'd forage for fare in the food court, not knowing how long it would take to get the rental car, find the hotel, and then *fingers crossed* find something plant-based to eat in the city. Scott operates under the "eat now for famine may come later" theory. 

Anyway, we weren't sure what to expect... would french fries (or "chips" as they call them in Ireland) be the only …

You've got questions...

Q: Do you have a recipe for eggplant parm?

I don’t do eggplant (we all have our preferences, right?) but you can use eggplant instead of tofu in my tofu parm recipe in HHC (p. 139).

Along those same lines, Pragati recently made “fried green tomatoes” using my recipe for onion rings (HHC p. 176).

Q: What are your thoughts on Shakeology? They have a vegan one now.

A: Total rip-off …