Posts by Molly Patrick
Eliminate Dinner Stress in 5 Easy Steps + Salsa Fresca
Eliminating dinner stress is totally doable, but for many, answering the daily question: What am I making for dinner? turns us into a hot ball of stress—sweaty palms and body odor included. When the clock strikes 3pm, we start making a mental list and asking ourselves many questions: What ingredients do I have in my…
Read MoreHow to Stop Snacking + Veggie-packed Kale & Cannellini Soup
If you are snacking more than usual lately, and you want to learn how to stop snacking, or how to snack less, I have you covered! But you might be surprised by the answer. Instead of asking yourself How do I stop snacking?, a more enlightening question might be Why am I snacking? The next…
Read MoreBrandy Adopts a Plant Based Diet after Recovery from Pancreatitis + Smoky Charred Avocados
Brandy grew up eating what is often referred to as the Standard American Diet and has lived with type 2 diabetes for years. Frustration over consistently worsening diabetes, despite trying to follow a prescribed diet, left Brandy feeling hopeless and she decided to eat how she wanted to eat. Months later, an excruciating bout of…
Read MoreStep-by-Step Plan for Whole-Food Plant-Based Beginners + Herb Farro
I recently got a text from our handyman telling me that he had watched Game Changers and What the Health on Netflix, and he was really inspired to start eating more whole-food plant-based. He asked for some direction, and I told him I would email him a perfect plan for whole-food plant-based beginners. One of…
Read MorePilates Video Session + Cold-Blasting Plant Based Garlic Soup
Last year, a few people from our community volunteered to teach some health and wellness classes during the pandemic. We had CarolAnn teach us a simple, yet highly effective Qi Gong session. Flora offered a really centering and calming yoga session. And, Ruth Baguskas taught a Pilates session. All of them were welcomed and incredibly…
Read MoreFalling Off the New Year’s Wagon + Jazzy Avocado Toast
Can someone please tell me about this “wagon” that people keep falling off? I have so many questions. Mainly, where is it going, and is there wi-fi? Is it a covered wagon or one of those red wagons that I’d like to buy and fill with like 20 litters of kittens and just walk up…
Read MoreHow to Make a Delicious Salad + Super Simple Big Ass Salad
When most people think about switching to a whole-food plant-based diet, they revolt because they don’t want to eat salad for every meal of every day for the rest of their life. Fair enough, I don’t want to do that either. But what most people don’t realize is that regardless of how someone eats, when…
Read MoreThe Importance of Plant-Based Meal Planning + Plant Based Paella (oil-free)
When we make decisions in advance, those decisions are usually well planned and they align with our goals. When we make split-second decisions because we didn’t plan ahead, those decisions tend to put out fires and lack a big picture strategy. This applies to most areas of life, but it is especially true for how…
Read MoreThe Benefits of Making Your Own Plant Based Salad Dressing + Plant Based Caesar Dressing (oil-free)
I used to eat salad just to have an excuse to eat blue cheese dressing. And when I say “salad,” I mean one part lettuce and five parts dressing. Because I called it a “salad,” I allowed my brain to run with the story that it was healthy. It was not healthy. The thing about…
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