Celebrate: Chicken Noodle Soup Day!

Posted by:Andrea Dermos Category: Holiday

Today is Chicken Noodle Soup day! Why bother with chicken when you can make a comforting, warm bowl of soup with chickpeas? Try HH's Chickpea Noodle Soup instead ;)

Chickpea Noodle Soup
Serves 8

Ingredients:
1 whole carrot, skinned
2 whole celery stalks
1 small onion, diced
10 whole cremini (brown) mushrooms
8 cups vegetable broth
1 tsp yellow miso paste
1 tsp tamari
2 whole bay leaves
4 ounces whole wheat pasta, uncooked
1 15 oz can chickpeas, drained …

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Ask HH: Making the Switch

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: FAQ

What are your top three (or five, etc) tips for making the switch to veganism? Do you have a beginners shopping list for getting the pantry/fridge stocked when first starting out?

For a beginner’s shopping list (complete with video!) go here. I also have a blog post with transitioning plans here.

That said:

1. Quoting my husband, “Stop looking for meat on your plate.” The Western mentality is that a meal is meat with a small side of vegetables. …

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Happy Herbivore in Europe: Oktoberfest Day 1

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: Travel

I don't know why Germany has such a bad reputation for being anti-veg. Both this trip, and my trip 5 yrs ago, I had no problem finding vegan options. What really has impressed me is that the trains in Germany take care to offer veg fare...even with icons indicating what is vegetarian.

Anyway after Hamburg, Berlin & Cologne I'm in Munich.... with Scott, my best friend Jim, his girlfriend, his sister and her friend Craig.

All of us (except Craig) …

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Whole Wheat Fat-Free Vegan Harvest Bread Recipe

Posted by:Andrea Dermos Category: Recipe

Hi Herbies! :] I couldn't resist another fall themed bread- but this week we're bridging the gap between summer and fall and using that leftover zucchini. 

This Harvest Bread is full of vegetables (both zucchini and carrot) and gets its sweetness from the apples. This recipe is so good that I had to share it with you, even though I currently can't get pretty pictures off of my SD card- we're going Iphone/Hipstamatic with this post- sorry! 

 All of the …

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Happy Herbivore in Paris

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: Travel

Scott & I met up in Paris before heading to Munich to meet our friends at Oktoberfest!

Scott arrived early in the morning (7am!) and we ran out to see the sites once we'd connected at our rendezvous point.

The Louve is damn impressive, I must say. After walking around looking at paintings (though, for me, I got most excited about some of the ceilings!) we were starved and dipped into a cute Italian bistro and ordered our eat-out standby...cheeseless …

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