Scott & I took his Dad and Andrea for a drive around the island. This island is teeny tiny---in fact, it could fit comfortably within Brooklyn!

Along the way we saw herbivores.

I freaked out and made Scott pull over so I could take pictures. 

While the male was generally happy to have his picture taken his girlfriend was not.

Her expression really sums it up.

We also saw goats!

Herbivore friends aside...

We first stopped at Grand Case for …

Scott's Dad is visiting us here in St. Maarten. He arrived yesterday and although totally unplanned, he and Scott ended up having on the exact same outfit!

I just had to take a picture:

and along those same lines... like father like daughter. Look at Lily Bean and Scott. Twin expressions!

Hi Herbies! It's Andrea :] Happy Friday!! Here's a peek at Happy Herbivore Headquarters and what we've been eating this week!

I have started every morning this week with a Green Goddess Smoothie. To be honest, I used to make these before HH HQ and I often had problems getting the consistency to be tolerable. I think HH's tip to blend the dates and water together first is what does the trick. I even double fisted Green …

I've been getting requests all day about what foods a vegan can have on hand in case of an emergency.

I lived in Florida for years (was there during Andrew) and now I live on a small island where hurricanes and the loss of electricity are always a real threat. 

Here's what we do to be prepared:

We keep plenty of canned goods on hand---canned beans and canned vegetables. Black beans and corn might not be the most exciting meal, …

Today I'm sharing a guest post with you written by Nita. I love meeting fellow Herbivores and I had the opportunity to meet Nita when she visited the island! 

I have been cooking exclusively from my Happy Herbivore Cookbook for about 3 weeks and I have lost 6 pounds! I went to work this morning with a BIG meal plan in mind for this evening. I bought all my ingredients yesterday and was ready to go. It …