I know not everyone reading this may see gaining muscle and strength as a top priority, but for those that do I wanted to outline some techniques that are a good way to achieve this goal, and for those more…
“White Cheddar” Shells and Cauliflower – Marcella
“White Cheddar” Shells and Cauliflower Healthy comfort food for those cold winter nights 1 pckg Mori-Nu Silken tofu, soft 1 cube Rapunzel Vegetable Bouillon w/ Sea Salt & Herbs 1/4 cup nutritional yeast pinch salt and pepper soymilk and/or water…
Apple Butternut Squash Soup – Marcella
Recently we got dinner at the salad bar at Ellwood Thompson’s (1/2 off after 8:30 p.m.) and decided to try some of the vegan mashed sweet potato. It was disappointingly gross, having been drenched in margarine and sugar – so…
Simple White Bean and Chard Soup – Marcella
Soup always sounds good when it’s cold out. I’ve decided to do a lot of soup and salad nights, since it’s a lot easier to make that particular combo nutritious and filling and bread-less. I have no patience for bread…
Another Reason to Eat Your Produce – Derek
An interesting article was recently brought to my attention by my good friend and client, Jeff Kroll of Crossroads Coffee . Having worked with me for several months, Jeff knows the benefits of a whole foods, plant based diet. For…
Eating Healthy On The Go – Derek
While going through food journals one of the comments I make most is “add a meal/snack here”. Many people are busy and find it hard to get a solid meal or snack in every 3-4 hours. Many more are used…
Two recipes! – Marcella
Creamy Greens and Penne 1 pckg Mori-Nu Silken tofu 1/2 lb bag frozen spinach 1/4 cup nutritional yeast fresh basil, or 1 cube frozen – available in freezer section of Trader Joe’s soymilk and/or water necessary to blend to a…
A Note on Grains – Derek
I wanted to write a little on nutrition since I haven’t in a while. I thought I’d address a question I get a lot when I am helping people with their food choices, which is: why are carbs (grains) ‘bad’?…
Quick Chili Lunch – Marcella
I have a huuuuge backlog of recipes to post; I’m trying to be good and prioritize work and studies while leaving some time for at least one hobby to reduce stress. Sadly, that one hobby is not doing yet more…
Stir Fry recipe – Marcella
The nice thing about stir fries is you can use whatever you have on hand. An alternative to the tofu could be shelled edamame…alternatives to the greens could be bok choy or spinach, alternatives to mushrooms could be canned water…
The Wonders of Phytochemicals! – Derek
I’ve wanted to post something about this for a while, so I finally went through several of my old exercise magazines and clipped out some nutrition articles. For those of you who read such magazines with any regularity, you probably…
New Weight Set!
I finished classes last week (yay), but have still found posting difficult, so I don’t think I will be able to more than once or twice a week. For our workouts, we bought a used weight set and have been…
Fettucine and Green Beans with Mushroom Creme!
No time to post really until after August 19th, sadly. I wanted to get this one up, though as it is a particular favorite of mine. As demonstrated in a previous post, you can make a respectable cream…
Vegan Weight Gainer revision, and more
As I had mentioned I’ve been playing around with the weight gainer shake we made up to aid in my calorie surplus. Through trial and error I have whittled away some unnecessary ingredients to make it easier to make and/or…
Chickpea and Tomato Soup
Impromptu soup for lunch: Chickpea and Tomato Soup 2 carrots, cut lengthwise and chopped 1/2 onion, chopped 2 celery stalks, chopped 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 can low sodium diced tomatoes around 4 cups water 1/2 tsp cumin…
Try high reps for some good lean fun
The posting seems to have come a halt as life (school exams+work) has been busy lately, but with only one more week of classes things should slow down a bit and I will be posting more often. I have missed…
Several recipes after a drought
I’m woefully behind on posting recipes and workouts. What can I say – finance exam über alles… I’m actually going to list several recipes at once here to help me catch up. Ah, and, incidentally, I’ve lost 8 lbs now…
Pasta Ariabiata and Some Serious Weights
This recipe is an adaptation of a spicy Italian arabiata sauce – that originally included 1/4 cup of olive oil…You will not miss it, however; it’s really flavorful – rich and creamy. Easy to make: just blend a bunch of…
Ranting about Recipes and Some…Recipes
I should probably mention that most of the recipes I post are just modifications of things I’ve always made or from cookbooks or websites that may or may not even be vegan to start with. Some recipes lend themselves easily…
Weights, Nutrition, and Beer
The past week has been rather crazy. With school winding down, finding time to post has proven difficult. The same goes for working out, so my last ‘official’ workout was a chest+back day (shown below), and what has followed since…