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What’ve We Been Up To?
Sorry for the prolonged radio silence! As Marcella mentioned in her last post, we've been really busy. It's amazing how easy it is to get bogged down in the day…
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Busy? Pick Up Healthy Plant-Based Meals for the Week!!
Busy? I know we are. Between teaching two math classes at VCU and taking a full load of graduate math classes, I haven't had time to do a damn thing…
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My Client Todd Berry’s First Contest!
3 Weeks ago my client and friend Todd Berry joined the ranks of competitive bodybuilders by competing in his first bodybuilding contest! Todd started working with me in January of…
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My High Carb Pre-contest Diet!
It has now been one month since our trip to Seattle for my last contest - time flies! I wrote a review of my experience competing for Vegan Bodybuilding and…
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Heart Attack-Proof Diet in the Media! Watch it Tonight!
I'm really excited because plant-based nutrition as a means of improving your health has been in the media a lot the last few days! Former President Bill Clinton was in…
Fruits and Veggies Disguised as a Delicious Chocolate Milkshake
Pregnancy has taken me back to a point in my life about 11 years ago, pre-vegan, when I hated pretty much all fruits and vegetables and was, in fact, one…
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Contest Pics and Videos are In!!
After a few days of waiting by the mailbox, the pictures are finally here! With the immediate departure to Asheville after our return to Richmond the last two weeks have…
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Back from Rocking the Forks Over Knives and VBB&F Booths at Asheville VegFest!
Phew! Back home after a lot of bouncing around to the West Coast and the mountains of North Carolina and it's time to catch up! For those of you who…
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Back Home After a Phenomenal Trip to Seattle!
We are now back in Richmond after having a fantastic time in the Pacific Northwest! We had a great time at my contest, hanging out with our friends, going to…
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Plant-Based Potluck (brownies were involved)
Today was our first Plant-Based Potluck! I made Lentil loaf Mashed cauliflower/millet (stand-in for mashed potatoes!) Creamy golden gravy Kale with walnut sauce Green goddess dressing Raw chocolate walnut brownies…
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7 Days to Showtime!
The final week of contest prep is here! This Wednesday we will be flying to Seattle for my second bodybuilding show on Saturday and I can't wait to see old…
World’s Tastiest Sandwich Snack
I first saw this sandwich prepared by Ann Esselstyn in the documentary Planeat and have since seen it in the Forks Over Knives companion cookbook; I've been making it as…
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Plant-Based Potluck Kickoff July 24th
Join us at our home for a Plant-Based Potluck July 24th @ 6:30 pm to kick off our meal swaps that will be starting August 7th. It'll give us a…
Mexican Chocolate Mini-Pie and Cooking Videos
Every Friday we have a cheat meal, usually at local vegetarian restaurant Fresca. I typically start with one of their amazing vegan cupcakes, because I love sweets and it's the…
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Announcements!
Here they are: We're hosting meal and recipe exchanges (Plant-Based Potlucks) starting August 7th, and you're invited! We're starting a lending library of cookbooks and health and nutrition books and…
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4 Weeks From My Second Bodybuilding Contest!
On July 30th I will be competing in my second bodybuilding contest - the North American Natural Bodybuilding Federation (NANBF) Washington State Championship in Seattle Washington! That's 4 weeks from…
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Cookbooks You Must Own and Forks Over Knives DVD Release Update!
The Forks Over Knives DVD is now available for pre-order here at a discount; they'll be shipped August 9th! You can even order DVD + companion book packages and 4-packs…
Red Lentil (Dal) Soup and Flourless Flatbread!
Been making a lot of Indian food lately, inspired by an awesome cookbook I picked up: The Indian Vegan Kitchen. There's a ton of vegetable and bean dishes that, so…
Spicy Indian Chickpeas
Here's an interpretation of the Indian dish Chana Masala made with stuff you're likely to have around. If you have an Indian market nearby, I suggest checking out their spice…
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Richmond Veg Fest…
Was AWESOME as expected. Got to talk to tons of new people about vegan fitness and the must-see documentary Forks Over Knives and meet some people who'd been following our…