I spent thursday and friday shooting cooking videos for my new book and oh.my.goodness. TV/film is hard work! 

Have you ever watched a sport or dancer and thought "that looks so easy!" and then you go try it and realize what looked like a short, leisurely walk is really an uphill marathon? That's what film is like. I thought it would be a piece of cake, especially because I speak at conferences and do demos so frequently but no. Film …

You've got questions.... 

Q: I am struggling with sticking to a plant-based diet. I can eat really well for about four days, and then my body makes me feel like I NEED processed foods. I realize that's just the addiction aspect of it, but I seem to give in each time and it's always so hard to get back on board. Any tips for resisting the urge?

A: Make all your meals ahead using our meal plans …

I received this email from Sue and it was so heartfelt that I 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 Sue wrote me a letter (as opposed to me interviewing her). So often, we hear that people made a change when ill health struck (that's my story, after all, and my parents' story!), but a …

This week's meal plan celebrates Autumn's favorite ingredients: pumpkin, apple, sweet potato, butternut squash & more! We've got new Fall-inspired recipes like this Pumpkin Hummus (below) and some Fall Fan Faves are back too, like Maple Glazed Vegetables and Butternut Soup! 

Individual Plan Highlights:

Pumpkin Oatmeal
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie (new!)
Single-Serving Cranberry-Orange Muffin 
Single-Serving Pumpkin Muffin
Butternut Soup (new!)
Pumpkin Chili (new!)
Green Bean Casserole
Maple Glazed Vegetables
Veggie Pot Pie 

Family Plan Highlights:

Pecan Sweet Potato Bake
Pumpkin Oatmeal …

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I recently received an email about self-rising flour and I thought I'd answer it here on the blog since it was such a great question.

Baking is like your own little (hopefully edible) science experiment, and it's …