Thanksgiving is a big holiday for food. 

When you are vegan or plant-based, Thanksgiving (or what some call Thanksvegan or ThanksLiving) can seem a bit overwhelming — What will you make? What will you eat?

Here are Thanksgiving-approved plant-based dishes sure to impress!

From the Blog:

• Acorn Squash & Apple Soup 
• African Kale & Yam Soup  (also p. 64 HHC)
• Butternut Squash Soup 
• Cranberry Sauce  (smother baked tofu with it!)
• Curried Sweet Potato Soup  (also p. 70 HHC)
• …

I received this email from Andrea a few months ago and wanted to share it as part of our Herbies of the Week series. It's a little different than what we normally have on this column each week — not just that Andrea wrote me a letter (as opposed to me interviewing her) — but I loved her honest perspective about her personal journey. 

[Editorial note: Andrea has since married, hence her beautiful wedding "after" picture]

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 …