After my post last week on replacing eggs, I got a lot of questions about how to replace oil as well. While vegetable oil is plant-based, I don't use it when cooking or baking. I did 2 separate posts last year on replacing fat when cooking and baking as well.

Oil is most commonly used on the stove for sauteing garlic and onions and frying food. I primarily use water (sometimes vegetable broth) for sauteing. Start with …

Last week we met Mike, who lost over 80lbs and feels he has more food options now on a plant-based diet than he did before. This week we meet Jennifer, who has lost 50lbs and gotten rid of her chronic digestive issues!

HH: What brought you to a plant-based diet?

It all started because I was desperate to feel better. Things had gotton so bad I couldn't eat without severe bloating and pain and I was getting to the …

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There has been so much going on at SXSW! I don't know where to begin, from the great food to the interesting events. I am kind of sad that it is all ending. I won't forget crashing a Cooking Channel party anytime soon! 

Al Gore interviewing Sean Parker. "Overcoming apathy is so important to making a change." - Sean Parker

I met Evan Jacobs creator of Kindlegraph! I can "autograph" ebook copies of my cookbooks through Kindlegraph free.

Skype even …

I get asked a lot of questions about cravings and how to overcome and deal with them. The short answer is to figure out why the craving is there in the first place. Is the food craving a result of a mental or physiological association or from a food addiction or a combination? Once you know this answer, dealing with the craving becomes simple.

Some foods create a physical addiction, like dairy. When our bodies break down the casein …