Our meal plans this week are summer savvy to help you escape the summer heat- we've included more no oven recipes and seasonal ingredients!

New in the Individual Plan: Chocolate-Banana Quinoa Refried Bean Tacos BBQ Wraps Mexican Bowl Yellow Dal Bow 5-Spice Harmony Bowl

New in the Family Plan: Chocolate-Banana Quinoa Strawberry Pancakes Smashed White Bean & Avo Club Chana Palak Masala BBQ Wraps Yellow & Green Dal Bowl Skillet Green Bean Casserole

Get the new plan here.

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We've hit over 25,000 Herbies on Facebook ! I'm so excited! I remember when we had just 25 friends! I wanted to do a giveaway to thank you for your support and for being a part of our community.

We're giving away a copy of The Happy Herbivore Cookbook , Everyday Happy Herbivore , a Herbie necklace, a copy of The Engine 2 Diet and a copy of Forks over Knives …

I love these baked beans from The Happy Herbivore Cookbook. I can't imagine 4th of July or any cookout without them. For best results, make them ahead of time. They're best a few hours old at room temp!

Baked Beans - serves 4

1/2 onion, diced 1 garlic clove, minced 15 oz can navy beans (drained, not rinsed) 2 tbsp ketchup 2 tbsp molasses 1 tsp Dijon mustard 1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce 2-3 tbsp pure maple …

One of my motivations for becoming a minimalist was debt. Scott and I did not have a lot of it. I have a mound of educational debt, true, but that didn't bother me. The problem was the small amount of credit card debt. It was only a few thousand, but it was a few thousand more than I wanted.

I think what bothered me most about it was that I felt like I didn't deserve to have it. Yes I …

I've been asked a few questions about how to camp as a vegan- and since 4th of July is right around the corner I figured this would be a good weekend to address some of those questions!

To start off-- it really depends on what type of "camping" you are doing. If you have access to a grill/fire pit (and most campsites have this either at your individual site or a group communal area), then you can make pretty much …