One of our favorite restaurants to eat at is Follow Your Heart. On our first few visits there I fell in love with the Vegan Meatball Sub: Italian Meatballs Smothered in a Hearty Marinara Sauce, Topped with Roasted Green Bell Peppers and Melted Pizzeria Blend Cheese. Served on a Toasted Multigrain Sub Roll. I'm not sure if it was the meatballs, the marinara, the melted cheese or the toasted bun.. but the combo is delicious! So when Gardien sent me some of their meatless meatballs to try I knew I …
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Recipe: Portabella Pizza Burger
When the folks at Gardein sent me a bunch of their products to grill with I really didn't know which to try first. They have so many different products, many of them ideal for BBQ season! When you think of BBQ though you immediately think of burgers. The problem for me is that I'm not a huge fan of burgers in buns. Thankfully I've come up with some creative ways to enjoy burgers and today I wanted to share a recipe for what I'm calling a Portabella Pizza Burger. While Gardein did send me their …
Review: Trader Joe’s Meatless Meatballs
Sometimes I forget that not everyone knows the same things I do. When one of my friends recently told me she was trying to make more plant based choices in her diet, she asked for a list of brands to look for while shopping. That question prompted my 15 meatless brands blog post. When I looked at my YouTube statistics recently I noticed my review of the Gardein Holiday Roast was one of my more popular recent videos. All I did was cook it on camera. This all got me thinking that I need to …
Eating Vegan at Disney World, tips & tricks
Early Summer of 2016 Bob decided that he was going to run his second marathon. But, this time he was going to do the Disney World marathon. Naturally, I was not going to pass up the chance for an extra vacation. So, we started to plan our first Disney World vacation since 1999. As Bob is a cast member, we got a discount on resort accommodation and had our park passes exchanged for magic bands. We planned to visit all 4 Disney World Parks, and while I was excited I was also a little apprehensive …
Meatless Monday: 15 Mock Meat & Dairy Alternatives
One of my good friends texted me last week to ask for help. She's opting for more meatless meals in 2017 and wanted advice. More specifically, recommendations on products and brands that she should look for when grocery shopping. After a few texts back and forth I suddenly realized that this is something I should do a blog post about. Vegetarianism and veganism are growing in popularity, and plant based diets are becoming more mainstream. It's never been easier to switch to meatfree with all the …
5 Tips for eating out as a Vegan
Years ago it was pretty difficult to eat out as a Vegan, you usually got the choice of salad, salad, salad or the old staple... stuffed bell pepper. Thankfully times have changed, and the plant based diet is more popular than ever before as not only celebrities but athletes start to embrace the Vegan lifestyle. And while not impossible to eat out as a Vegan it can sometimes be challenging. My preferred restaurants are vegan or have vegan options firmly on the menu, however sometimes you have to …
Review: Beyond Meat Beast Burger
I know Summer doesn't officially end for another two weeks but here in the United States Labor day is pretty much the announcement that Summer is done and fall is coming. Summer and school supplies go on sale and Halloween and Thanksgiving items appear again. Rumor has it the pumpkin spice latte is already back at Starbucks! Labor day is also the last holiday before Thanksgiving and tends to be the final BBQ 'event' of the season, so today I'm sharing our recent experience and review of the …
Vegan Food at Blogfest and IDEA World 2015
Disclosure: It's always my policy to make you aware that some links contained in this blog post may be affiliate links, meaning I earn a small commision on each purchase. Giving you the heads up because I keep it real :) So I'm back from Blogfest, Idea World, and Zumba training. It's been a strange five days and I will recap the convention days, plus the Zumba training but today I wanted to recap some of the delicious plant based food I ate during blogfest and Idea World. Honestly it's always …
Review: Whole Foods Meatless Meatballs
I mentioned in my Friday post that I would be reviewing these Whole Foods meatless meatballs. My usual meatless meatballs are the Trader Joes meatless meatballs (review link) and I do like those, however they have been missing from Trader Joes for months now. Typically as soon as you get used to something at Trader joes it disappears! The staff said they are undergoing a revamp so who knows if/when they will be back. So when I saw these meatless meatballs at Whole Foods I figured I'd give them a …