Posts by Team Dirty - Brittany
The Ultimate Whole-Food Plant-Based Trader Joe’s Grocery List + How to Cook Spaghetti Squash (Instant Pot and Oven Directions)
Note: We are in no way affiliated with Trader Joe’s and we did not get paid in money or groceries to write this blog post 🙂 I simply adore Trader Joe’s! However, it’s on the complete other side of town from me, and I do have other store options, so I don’t go as often…
Read MorePlant Based Money Saving Tips + Cheap, Easy, and Delicious Split Pea Soup (plant based, oil free)
It’s an uncertain time here on planet Earth and that means, for a lot of us, it is crucial that we find ways to save our hard earned dollars. So many folks are unemployed, underemployed, furloughed, or just struggling to make ends meet. For almost a decade, my wife and I lived on the strictest…
Read MoreThe Liberal Lesbian Vegan Asheville Aunts Go to Thanksgiving Dinner + Sweet Potato Chocolate Pudding with Nut Crumble Topping (Plant Based)
“The Liberal Lesbian Vegan Asheville Aunts Go to Thanksgiving Dinner” is always a can’t miss show, but this year it was Oscar-worthy. As it’s our second plant based Thanksgiving, my wife, Lori and I were packing plants and munching kale as we happily arrived on my sister-in-law’s doorstep. We were locked and loaded with the…
Read MoreSmall Acts of Kindness Go a Long Way + Super Simple Chia Berry Spread (Jam)
We live in a cruel, harsh, and oftentimes, unyieldingly unkind world. We are bombarded on a daily basis with stories of insensitivity and injustice. The inability of others to communicate with civility and basic manners has become commonplace and consistent. As a society, it would appear on the surface, that we are doomed to live…
Read MoreAll About Lectins in Plant Foods + Oil Free Lemony Lentil Salad (Azifa)
Ok. I admit it. For over a year I have been following CFDG (Clean Food Dirty Girl) like a cult. I’m in love with Molly Patrick, Team Dirty, and all of my Dirty Girls and Dirty Dudes. I am utterly and insatiably devoted, dedicated, and delirious about eating plants. The supportive, creative, informative, and hysterically…
Read MoreIf You Can’t Tear Down Your Wall, Build a Ladder Instead + Plant Based Alfredo Sauce (oil free and vegan butter free)
I have a weird tooth. When I was a kid, my mouth connected with someone’s fist, and one of my front teeth was shattered and knocked out. To this day when I look into a mirror, even though the dentist did a nice job of building me a new one, it’s all that I can…
Read MoreInspire Others to Eat Plant Based: Keep Your Eyes on Your Own Plate + Plant Based Oil Free Chipotle Ranch Dressing
I have a 10-year-old Dachshund. In typical sausage dog fashion, she is as short as she is long, and as round as a butternut squash. Affectionately nicknamed, Fat Wiener, she is a fierce tyrant that rules the roost with an iron bark from the comfort of her pillowy throne. Sturdy little legs and a long,…
Read MoreDo Vegans Have Thinner Hair? + Sundried Tomato & Kalamata Lima Bean Hummus
Do Vegans Have Thinner Hair? I’ve always wanted a long, luxurious, thick mane of hair, like the models in the magazines, just tossing it around, seemingly without a care, and where bedhead is nothing but a riotous river of curls. You know the heads of hair, right? The thick luscious locks that fingers can easily…
Read MoreSecrets by Lyndsey Hafer-Williams + Avocado Mango Salsa
Most of us learn early on that honesty is the best policy and lying is wrong. However, I’m not sure we all realize that a lie of omission produces a pretty serious little creature called a secret. It goes without saying that secrecy is the enemy of honesty. It’s true that secrets can harm our…
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