Posts by Team Dirty - Brittany
Super Fast/Quick Whole-Food Plant-Based Recipe Roundup + Sweet Potatoes With Creamed Spinach (Plant Based, Oil-Free)
Twelve years ago, I remember purchasing my first vegan cookbook, and I was so very excited. I really wanted to eliminate meat and dairy from my diet, and I was on a mission with this new purchase to do just that! I’ll never forget spending an enormous amount of time and energy those first few…
Read MoreBefore and After Pictures: Why They’re Important + Frothy Cacao Mint Cooler
There’s been quite a bit of discussion in our Dirty community regarding before and after pictures, and in typical Lyndsey style, I want to tackle this subject head on! I have been on both sides of the road and can see all points of view. Weight and self-image are complicated matters and hopefully, we can…
Read MoreLearning to Forgive + Oil-Free Chimichurri Sauce
I had to forgive someone today, and it was terribly hard for me to let it all go. I have found that, generally, I am very good at forgiving others and their grievances towards me. Everyone makes mistakes, screws up, puts the wrong foot forward, and occasionally blows it big time. From my life experience,…
Read MoreWhole-Food Plant-Based Camping + Apricot, Almond and Dark Chocolate Cookie Bars
Sometimes, Molly really weirds me out. Several weeks ago she sent me a text, out of the blue, asking if I would like to write a Fuckery on Whole-Food Plant-Based No Oil camping. I was smack-dab in the middle of making out a grocery list and furiously researching food options for an upcoming backpacking/camping adventure.…
Read MoreLyndsey Tells All + Blue Cheese Inspired Dressing (plant based and oil free)
When I started on my Whole-Food Plant-Based No Oil journey and began the Clean Food Dirty Girl (CFDG) Plant Fueled Meal Plans in 2017, I was elated to finally find a healthy way to lose weight, eat sensational food with a clear conscience, and feel amazing from the inside out. Within six months, I lost…
Read MoreQuitting Coffee for Three Weeks + Teff Porridge (Instant Pot)
My beautiful love affair with coffee began at six months old when my mother put the creamy, sugary, caffeinated goodness in my baby bottle. The story goes like this… I was a colicky baby and screamed my head off nonstop from the moment I entered the world and throughout the first six months of my…
Read MoreThe Environmental Impact of Our Food Choices + Blanched Chard Dolmas
The first thing to understand is the difference between the weather outside your window and global warming / climate change. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) which is an American governmental agency, paid for by our tax dollars and made up of the most respected scientists in the country, defines the difference: “Weather is…
Read MoreA Love Note to Those Who Struggle with Depression + Cardamom Coffee Cake Muffins
I’m in a funk. Some might call it a wave of sadness or the winter blues. I just call it the funk. It happens twice a year like clockwork. Once in the heat of August and then again in the cold of February and March. It is so predictable, yet I’m surprised every time it…
Read MoreLove Up on Yourself + Dark Chocolate Almond Truffles
When I was a little girl, everything I knew about love came from the sappy romance novels that I found hidden in the back of my mother’s bedroom closet. I would steal them and take them out to the woods behind our home and sit and read for hours. It was a steady stream of…
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