This is a fantastic light meal or side dish. The recipe is courtesy of Earth Balance, with a few changes by me, and uses their new coconut spread! It's great stuff and this recipe is a-mazing! For full recipe and more...

 You can see 82 color photos of many of the recipes in my new book, World Vegan Feast, in this photo album.      **1st amazon review!** UPDATE ON MY NEW BOOK: I'm so stunned by the response to my new book, "World...

  When it comes to our food, most of the world's brightest still believe we "need" to eat animal protein. We don't. In fact, it's killing us and it's taking a huge toll on our planet at the same time.  Julian...

As I've always said, there are few recipes that cannot be improved by the addition of garlic or chocolate.  This recipe has BOTH!!!  If you can't find hemp seeds, feel free to substitute cashews.  For more UNPROCESSED recipes and past...

Ever watch one of my DVDs and wish you could send some nutritional nugget to someone you know? Now you can! A year in the making, NutritionFacts.org features hundreds of my videos to share, search, rate, and discuss. Everything's...

There are a few topics in our culture that get people mightily defensive about – religion, politics, and food.  Tell someone that we should/shouldn’t scrap the welfare system, and tempers will fly!  Suggest that there is/isn’t a god, and veins...

Chocolate hummus? Oh yes!! A perfect alternative for those wanting a sweet treat without a lot of sugar, refined carbs and empty calories. Who needs them when you can get your chocolate fix with this not overly sweet and quite filling chocolate...

Some great thinkers have been on the right track for a long time. Humankind lived in harmony with nature for several hundred thousand years until just recently -- within the past few hundred years. And, according to the research...

Have you tasted ajwain? Also known as carom seed, this lovely little grayish-green seed is closely related to thyme and cumin. It has a very fragrant aroma, which comes alive when cooked, and it is generally used in small quantities...

A just plain fantastic way to use kohlrabi! Which, by the way, might be one of my new favorite vegetables. Especially like this! For full recipe and more photos and information, go here on the La Pure Mama blog. Enjoy!...

Pareto Principle -- the 80-20 rule -- and the Law of the "Vital Few" One of the coolest and most powerful things that I learned as an undergraduate in Industrial Engineering was Pareto's Law, which has come to be...

The most common type of e-mail I receive is from people who seek advice about what clearly seems to be a food addiction (although they often don’t know it.)  The American Society of Addiction Medicine defines “Addiction” this way: “Addiction...

During the recent International Vegan Festival in Malaga, Spain, I got a chance to sit in with a band and play bass guitar – which seemed to surprise some of those who were there , but it goes back a...

Fresh raspberries, a little protein powder burst and coconut milk. A few of my favorite things! These muffins are super easy, not overly sweet and great for breakfast or a snack. For full recipe and more photos and information, go...