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…

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…

Richmond Vegfest 2011 Is Almost Here!

  Hello Richmonders! For those that haven't heard, Marcella and I will be hosting the Vegan Bodybuiding & Fitness booth at this years Vegetarian Festival THIS SATURDAY June 18th! Several…

Meal Planning

This seems like the perfect time to announce: we're adding meal planning to our Fitness & Nutrition Consulting services! Two-week menus, with grocery lists (for locals a grocery delivery service…

The New MyPlate Food Guide

By now you've probably seen that the USDA has come out with it's latest rendition of the food guide pyramid- MyPlate. Its release last week led to some buzz (at…

My First Contest!

Yesterday marked my first day as a competitive bodybuilder! The event was a lot of fun and I got to meet many people and spread the word that you CAN…

Eggplant Roll-Ups

Seems fancy, but is actually pretty easy, especially if you have marinara already on hand (see below). If you don't want to use a tofu ricotta, try cooked quinoa or…

Mujadara

Mujadara with Green Beans and Zucchini This Middle Eastern comfort food is really, really easy to prepare. ESPECIALLY if you live near Trader Joe's where you can buy pre-cooked lentils…

Awesome New Training Video!

As we've been upping our training intensity we've been filming our workouts. While we've been at this, Marcella's been putting all the videos into an awesome video montage that is…