Plant-Based Cartoons - Cape Gazette

Plant-Based Cartoons - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read BLOG) My file of PLANT-BASED cartoons is bursting at its seams. The time has come to share the wisdom, the irony, the bold truth and the chuckles that these cartoons convey so well. Laugh out loud, wince and cringe, weep and wail, hold your head high or...

Depression and Diet

Depression and Diet: (Tap link to read Blog) When life gives us news that’s dark and disturbing, especially news of celebrity suicides, I turn to Michael Gregor, MD, founder of https://nutritionfacts.org to learn if the medical literature has wisdom on the connection between diet and...

Depression and Diet

Depression and Diet: (Tap link to read Blog) When life gives us news that’s dark and disturbing, especially news of celebrity suicides, I turn to Michael Gregor, MD, founder of https://nutritionfacts.org to learn if the medical literature has wisdom on the connection between diet and...

2 Cities, 1 Goal — Improved Human, Animal and Environmental Health - Cape Gazette

2 Cities, 1 Goal — Improved Human, Animal and Environmental Health - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read Blog) My friend Bonnie is a Plant-Based Educator in the Mountains of Asheville, NC, as I am at the Beach in Lewes/Rehoboth, DE. Both of us are preparing for our city VegFests this next weekend, June 8-10, 2018. We are especially happy to share with others...

H.O.P.E. - Cape Gazette

H.O.P.E. - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read BLOG) This new life-changing film from Austrian filmmaker Nina Messinger will transport viewers from sickness to health, from indifference to compassion, from misery to HOPE. But that HOPE depends on YOU and ME and our action. So don’t waste a moment,...

Dishes for a Duchess and Her Duke - Cape Gazette

Dishes for a Duchess and Her Duke - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read BLOG) Did you know that the new Duchess of Sussex lets PLANTS take center stage for most of her meals? According to a recent interview with BEST HEALTH, Meghan Markle, who has a weakness for energizing pasta and satisfying potatoes, follows a vegan diet...

ASPARAGUS and an ELF Named OLIVE - Cape Gazette

ASPARAGUS and an ELF Named OLIVE - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read BLOG) When an ELF comes to your front door, especially one bearing fresh cut asparagus, accompanied by BOP boys ( http://www.capegazette.com/blog-entry/garden-table/104150 ) and Mom, drop everything and savor the moment! That’s what we did when our former...

JAKE CAN BAKE - Cape Gazette

JAKE CAN BAKE - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read BLOG) My grandson Jacob makes magic in the kitchen! He fills his house with the sensational aroma of fresh baked bread and the bellies of his whole family with the most delicious whole grain oil free pita! This 11 year old whiz kid uses the precision of...

Weight, Weight, Do Tell - Cape Gazette

Weight, Weight, Do Tell - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read BLOG) Lose weight, not health. Try the Physicians Committee free 21-day Vegan Kickstart! Lose fat, not energy. Try the Physicians Committee free 21-day Meal Plan with menus and recipes! Lose pounds, not your mind. Receive free daily diet and lifestyle...

Make Greens Your BFF* - Cape Gazette

Make Greens Your BFF* - (Tap link to read Blog) Cape Gazette: Greens are tops for nutritional impact, for healing potency, for weight loss benefits, for restorative possibilities, and for taste and eye appeal. Greens are beneficial for people of all ages and stages. My grandchildren love to pick their own...

NEXT LEVEL BURGER - Cape Gazette

NEXT LEVEL BURGER - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read BLOG) Deep in the heart of Brooklyn stands NEXT LEVEL BURGER. We had read about it and heard that this West Coast sensation was coming East. So we had to check it out for ourselves. First we made our way to NYC from slower, lower Delaware. Then we took...

FOOD WILL WIN THE WAR - Cape Gazette

FOOD WILL WIN THE WAR - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read Blog) A timely poster from another era caught my eye during a recent visit to the NYC Transit Museum. It reminded me that once upon a time society voluntarily adopted meatless days for a cause greater than self. Today many are coming to understand that...

Cookies for Breakfast - Cape Gazette

Cookies for Breakfast - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read BLOG) Don’t cook? No problem. Don’t bake? No worry. These 2-ingredient cookies are quick, easy, nutritious and delicious. No added sugar, salt or oil. No meat or dairy products. Just good wholesome fruit and whole grains or coconut. Here’s all you need...

Box Dinner - Cape Gazette

Box Dinner - Cape Gazette: (Tap Link to read BLOG) You’ve heard of the Box Lunch. Now here’s Spain’s most famed rice dish as a Box Dinner. Thanks to FORKS OVER KNIVES, creators of the SPANISH PAELLA KIT, this saffron-scented Plant-Based dinner can be ready to serve in 1 hour—no chopping! We added...

VIBRANT HEALTH FOR ALL - Cape Gazette

VIBRANT HEALTH FOR ALL - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read BLOG) Nothing nourishes body, mind and spirit like a Plant-Based Potluck! Anyone can host such an event by opening heart and home to others desiring sustainable personal, animal and environmental health. Here’s my tried and true recipe for the perfect...

ROOTING FOR VEGGIES - Cape Gazette

ROOTING FOR VEGGIES - Cape Gazette:(Tap link to read BLOG) New Vegan Janet Enslen reports from Grandpa Mac’s in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on ROOTING FOR VEGGIES: I’ve had a lot of fun starting my vegan journey. At first it seemed like such a hard thing to do. But now, I am finding more and more vegan food...

Coming Home to Roost - Cape Gazette

Coming Home to Roost - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read blog) Friday seemed like a perfect name for my baby chick because I bought him on Good Friday. I picked him out at our local 5 and 10. He cost $.25. Friday was soft, yellow and fuzzy and fit right in the palm of my nine year-old hand. I lovingly took him...

PLANT-BASED CHAMPION ON THE GO - Cape Gazette

PLANT-BASED CHAMPION ON THE GO - Cape Gazette:(Tap link to read Blog) My friend Sally is always on the go. She goes birding, she goes swimming, she goes to class, she goes to the movies, she goes to visit her grandchildren and she goes on trips around the world. What keeps Sally going? Everywhere she goes, Sally goes...

Irish Soda Bread - Cape Gazette

Irish Soda Bread - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read Blog) Irish Soda Bread Quick, Easy, Delicious, Vegan, Oil Free Adjusted Recipe from Main Street Vegan 4 cups Whole Wheat Flour 1 Tbls. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 2 cups vegan buttermilk* 1 1/2 cups, diced apples 1/2 cups raisins,...

Launching a Springtime of Healthy Eating - Cape Gazette

Launching a Springtime of Healthy Eating - Cape Gazette: Today is my lucky day! I get to enjoy lunch with the Junior Board of Bayhealth/Kent General Hospital in Dover, Delaware. Here we are in Connie’s “Kitchen Cafe” cooking up a storm of PLANT-BASED OIL FREE goodness to launch a springtime of healthy...

SURPRISE ON EVERY PAGE - Cape Gazette

SURPRISE ON EVERY PAGE - Cape Gazette:(Tap link to read Blog) This gorgeous “bookazine” dedicated to the plant-based lifestyle is filled with 100 pages of expert tips, practical advice, beautiful photos and illustrations, and 60 delicious recipes that cost less than $5 per serving. But that’s not all! It’s...

Celebrating Plant-Based Oil Free Indian Cuisine - Cape Gazette

Celebrating Plant-Based Oil Free Indian Cuisine - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read BLOG) Indigo made it happen last night for more than 50 guests. What a treat to enjoy the flavors of India from crisp Lentil Crackers to whole grain Tandoori Roti Bread, from the savory chickpeas in Chana Masala to puréed Spinach Palaak, from perfect...

Two Books to Die For - Cape Gazette

Two Books to Die For - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read Blog) Dr. Michael Greger is always on the move! He moves while he does medical and nutritional research, he moves while he writes, he even moves while he shoots his free daily videos at https://nutritionfacts.org . His moving secret—he uses a treadmill...

Vegan Choices in a Burger World - Cape Gazette

Vegan Choices in a Burger World - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read Blog) My friend Janet Enslen rarely cooks, but she loves to eat out with friends. Here in her own words is how she makes Vegan choices in a Burger world. Vegan Choices in a Burger World Since starting on my “Vegan Journey” last fall I have learned soooo...

Happy Valentines Day - Cape Gazette

Happy Valentines Day - Cape Gazette: (Tap Link to read Blog) We love candlelight and roses, but in our house, chocolate makes hearts melt! Even those of us who are committed to optimal personal and global health get weak in the knees in the presence of chocolate. So today we surrender. Hurry, while the day is...

Top Plant Based Podcasts - Cape Gazette

Top Plant Based Podcasts - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read Blog) Thanks to my friend and Plant Based educator, Bonnie in Asheville, North Carolina, for calling to my attention The Vegan Junction Blogger’s post on PODCASTS. VJ Blogger gives a brief summary of each podcast so readers can decide whether to become...

CHICKEN CHIT - Cape Gazette

CHICKEN CHIT - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read Blog) Time for a little chat about chicken. The National Chicken Council just released its annual Chicken Wing Report, which projects Americans’ consumption of the unofficial menu staple of Super Bowl Sunday – the chicken wing. NCC’s 2018 report projects...

THE ONE BIG CHANGE - Cape Gazette

THE ONE BIG CHANGE - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read Blog) 50 years ago I weighed 125 pounds. Today I weigh 125 pounds. But in between I had my ups and downs—20 pounds up, 5 pounds down, 45 pounds up, 10 pounds down. I was a yo-yo dieter until 8 years ago, at age 70, when all that excess weight just melted...

FroFru for Breakfast - Cape Gazette

FroFru for Breakfast - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read Blog) FroFru means frozen fruit ! Before I found out some clever folks had named it and commercialized it*, I was making this delectable dairy-free, fat-free, sugar-free, guilt-free, nutritious wonder in my very own kitchen! Now you can, too. Here are the...

Let HappyCow be your Guide - Cape Gazette

Let HappyCow be your Guide - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read Blog) We found VEGAN AND JUICE, a HappyCow* restaurant in Sweetwater near Florida International University. Although on the outside it was an unimpressive storefront in an urban mall, on the inside it was a different story. The crowd and the aromas told...

Winter Break - Cape Gazette

Winter Break - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read Blog) Sending sunshine, warmth, good food and good wishes to all my winter weary readers!

Cooking Up a Storm - Cape Gazette

Cooking Up a Storm - Cape Gazette: (Tap link to read blog) While Bombogenesis is pummeling the The East Coast, I’m at home cooking up a Plant-Based Storm. We’re thriving on Plantastic Pea Soup, Pizza Parmigiana* and a positively perfect potluck! Wish you were here! *Plant-Based Parmesan- process 1 cup nuts...