Meet Jenny, our Herbie of the Week. After a health scare and a 6.5 hour surgery to remove a tumor, Jenny turned to a plant-based lifestyle. She's lost weight and has more energy!

HH: There was a pretty big (and scary!) event that led you towards a plant-based diet. Can you tell us about that?

On August 4, 2011 I found this huge “lump” sticking out of my body so I went to the urgent care. …

Our meal plans this week are full of fan favorites (like Strawberries n Cream Oatmeal and the Banana Split Smoothie)- and we're continuing to keep the summer weather in mind with no oven recipes!

New in the Individual Plan: Breakfast Quinoa Bowl Summer Parfaits PB&J Oatmeal Portobello Burger Loaded Potato Bowl Lasagna Rolls Ceci Spaghetti Sweet Potato Supreme Bowl

New in the Family Plan: Bayou Beans & Rice Smashed Sweet Potato Burritos …

Today we have a guest post from Jill Nussinow, The Veggie Queen. I'm often asked about how to run a blog and how to become a published author. I thought a post on self-publishing would give some great insight into the process!

I am going to share my journey of self-publishing my two cookbooks, The Veggie Queen: Vegetables Get the Royal Treatment and The New Fast Food: The Veggie Queen Pressure Cooks Whole Food Meals in Less Than 30 Minutes …

At least once a week I get an email asking for advice on getting a book deal, and getting a book published.

I'll talk about how I got my book deal, and give some suggestions, but first let me clarify a major point:

Publishing a book is a lot of work for very little pay. Most books aren't successful and many authors never see money for their work outside of the little something they get when they sign their contract. …

I've had a really bad case of the delays. There have been a few projects I've wanted (and needed) to start -- like writing another cookbook, and each week I've told myself "I'll start on Monday" after.... [long list of reasons]

My excuses weren't phoney. First I "couldn't start" because we'd just got to LA and I needed to unpack and get groceries and settle in. Then the next week I "couldn't start" because we were leaving to go …