Posted inMain Dish Meat Substitute Recipe
All-Purpose Tofu and Tofu How-To
This is one of my go-to protein sources for all sorts of recipes: Slice it into slabs, add spices, and use as a tofu "steak" side or in a sandwich.…
Carrot Cake
Yup, CAKE. I rarely post on desserts - hence the fact that I initially haven't bothered assigning them a category or a spot in the recipe index. But, that may…
Posted inBodybuilding Workout
Our Plyometric Weekly Leg Workout
We decided to add a little variety to our twice a week leg program by making one of the workouts a plyometric day. Plyometrics are bodyweight exercises that involve a…
Vegan Breakfasts of Champions
Keeping my body fat % down while building muscle has always been a challenge. So, if I make a diet change that results in my suddenly losing a few percent…
Posted inUncategorized
Here We Are!
Hey Everyone! After much blood, sweat, and tears I've finally moved our blog to Wordpress! You may have noticed that the url is hideous; it's only temporary until I can…
Posted inUncategorized
Blog ReVamp – Marcella
The day has finally come: it's time for a blog re-org. I'm gonna move this blog to WordPress, get the tags all sorted out, make it easier to navigate, put…
Creamy Butternut Squash Soup 2 – Marcella
Super easy! It's amazing how little effort goes into this simple soup...it has such a rich flavor. Almost like dessert in soup form. Creamy Butternut Squash Soup 6 cups cubed…
Minestrone – Marcella
Very quick and easy; eliminates any need to buy the canned variety. I usually make it without any pasta, but in this case I had a mini-box of kamut ditalini,…
Recipes – Marcella
Broccoli Cream Soup 4 cups water 1 tsp salt 1 1/2 - 2 lbs broccoli 1 clove garlic 1/2 cup soymilk 1 Tbsp lemon juice Separate broccoli tops from stems…
Posted inBodybuilding Workout
Workouts at Sea – Derek
Now that I've had a week on the ground to catch up, I'll go over my improvised workouts while on the ship. "Improvised" because the spacious fitness center on board had…
Experimental Eating- Marcella
I'm trying an experiment. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I ate far more and far less strictly on our cruise and somehow dropped a bunch of fat and…
Posted inRecipe
Food and Menu Pics – Marcella
Here's some food and menu pics from the cruise. I was fortunate enough to grab a cookbook with some of the recipes (Greens and Grains on the Deep Blue Sea:…
Posted inUncategorized
Holistic Holiday at Sea – Marcella
I am completely flummoxed. As Derek posted, we've returned from our life-transforming, awesome vacation the Holistic Holiday at Sea (and pre-signed up for next year, I might add).Seven days of…
Posted inNutrition
New and Improved Food Diary – Marcella
As promised to our friend Tony from the cruise, here's my new and improved diet tracking sheet! Save it to your computer by selecting File (top left), then Download as,…
Posted inUncategorized
Back From the World’s Best Cruise! – Derek
Hello everyone! I just wanted to make a quick post that we are home from our Holistic Holiday at Sea and it was fantastic! It really was a combination of…
Posted inMain Dish Meat Substitute Recipe
Vegan Italian Sausage – Marcella
Yet another (modified) recipe from my favorite vegan brunch cookbook: Italian sausage. Yes, there's all kinds of commercial vegan sausage out there and it's delicious, but they do tend to…
Posted inNutrition
Nutrition Principles Part 3 – Derek
Hello and happy February! To start the month off right I thought I'd finally get Dr. Campbell's last Principles of Nutrition up, so thank you for your patience! To recap…
Posted inLunch Main Dish Meat Substitute
Thai Green Curry Dish – Marcella
This is really good. You can find green curry paste in the "Asian" or "International" section of the grocery store...I used some from Whole Foods. The shiitake was actually home…
Real Quick White Bean Chili – Marcella
We eat black beans a few days a week with lunch and I'm tired of them. I wanted something lighter, SO I threw this together late one work night. We…
Thanksgiving Foodstuffs – Marcella
I spent aalll day cooking yesterday: Clockwise from top left: Green Bean Casserole, Whole Wheat and Teff Chive Mini-Biscuits, Crustless Pumpkin Pie, Potato-Spinach Crustless Knishes, Roasted Root Vegetables, and Gardein…