Posts by Team Dirty - Brittany
Eating Whole-Food Plant-Based Doesn’t Have to Mean Sacrificing Your Culture + Black Bean Hummus (oil-free)
When you tell people your family is from Argentina, they usually expect you to be in love with three things: wine, soccer, and steak. While I’m a proud lover of the first two (Malbec + Messi = perfection), I abandoned meat-eating at the shocking age of 10, a rare occurrence in any Latin American household,…
Read MoreBrit’s Diagnosis of Stage 4 Cancer and What Happened Next + Tomato Bread (Pan con Tomate) with Spanish Olive Tapenade
This is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down… except I’m not the Fresh Prince, nor have I ever claimed to be that cool. Is he even still cool? In 2013, at the age of 28, my life went all topsy turvy. We had just welcomed our second boy into…
Read MoreReversing Type 2 Diabetes by Going Whole-Food Plant-Based + Speedy Plant Based Chili
Given the enormous attention focused on flattening the curve of COVID-19 infections worldwide, you have likely heard that the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions, including type 2 diabetes (T2D), are most at risk for serious complications or death due to the virus. It’s not that having type 2 diabetes makes you more likely…
Read MoreHow to Stay Strong in Difficult Times + Lemon Blueberry Smoothie
A few weeks ago, I was in Hawaii.On the roof of Molly and Luanne’s Maui home.Gazing up at a full moon and a night sky full of twinkling stars.Basking in friendship and the sounds of laughter.I distinctly remember thinking that life couldn’t get any sweeter, peaceful, or more perfect. A few days later, I was…
Read MoreDon’t Wait for Motivation to Find You + Whole-Food Plant-Based Creamy Chive Dressing
The work of swapping out destructive habits for healthy habits is not for the faint of heart. The endeavor of remaining open instead of shutting down can be terrifying. The task of striving to achieve an authentic life is neverending. I call it Soul Work. Working through all the layers of built-up feelings and then…
Read MoreKristin’s Heartbreaking Bone Marrow Donor Story + Texas Caviar
I am one of you. My name is Kristin Osgood Lamelas. I’m a hard-core Dirty Girl and have been for almost three years. I confess that I am also a sauce whore and have licked my fingers after scooping out that last bit of dressing from my Vitamix. In my past life, I went to…
Read MoreDiabetes Management. Could A Plant Based Diet Help? + Hippie Breakfast Porridge
If you’ve emailed Clean Food Dirty Girl over the last couple of years, chances are I’ve replied to you. As the Virtual Office Manager for CFDG, I am on the backend fielding emails, improving our systems and working with our amazing team to keep things running smoothly. I am also in my second year of…
Read MoreMother of All Plant Based Batch Cooking Resources + Easy Peas-y Soup (plant based, oil free)
Have you recently heard about plant based batch cooking and feel like all the cool kids are doing it? Do you want in but have no idea where to start? Well, no worries! Team Dirty has got you covered like your favorite, cat-hair-laden, green-tea-stained, warm blanket on a cold winter’s night! Grab a turmeric latte…
Read MoreEverything You Need to Feel Outrageously Good + Pan-Roasted Corn Salsa (Oil Free)
If you know me online, you know that my first question to any new member in the Clean Food Dirty Girl private Facebook group is: “Do you know about our scrumptious Plant Fueled Meal Plans?” If you know me personally, you know that my first question to anyone who asks about my veggie-munching ways is:…
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