Oh sugar, sweet, sweet sugar. There are so many ways to use you, from sweetening cakes to drinks to coating berries. Sugar is almost everywhere, even fruit naturally has sugar in it.

There are many people who choose to restrict or not consume sugar - whether it is a medical reason, like diabetes, or a personal one, like wanting something less processed.  

Several common sugar substitutes on the market, such as agave nectar, honey, stevia, and date sugar, just to …

Hi Herbies! It is Courtney again. I am asked about saving time and ways to be more efficient, and one of the easiest ways I have found is by cooking 1 day a week. Let me start by saying that my life before moving to Colorado was busy. Very busy. I had a full-time and part-time job, plus working out 3 times a week. During the work week, I was lucky if I got home before 7:30 pm. By the …

Whenever I say we eat a plant-based diet, people often ask what that means. We say that we don't eat animal products of any kind; no meat, no butter, no milk, no cheese, ect. They often respond with, 'Like a vegan?" Yes, it is similar but not the same.

There is a difference between plant-based diet and vegan. While the difference may be subtle to some, it is great to others. It is also a topic of debate among many, …

After my last post on ingredient apps for the phone, Scott had to share about using Evernote. While it is not an ingredient app, nor is it just an app for your phone. It is an app for your phone and computer. He uses it daily and thought it would be a good app share.

Firstly, Evernote is more than just one app. Unlike the ingredient apps I mentioned before, Evernote has several versions depending on how you want …

A friend of mine was in a Chili Cookoff last week and came in 2nd place. I told him he should have asked me for a recipe and maybe he would have won first!

A nice bowl of warm chili can ease the winter blues and bring people together. There are dozens of chili societies that host cookoffs throught the world, with some being solely vegetarian or vegan cookoffs!

While most vegetarian chili focuses on black, kideny, or pinto beans, …