Posts by Molly Patrick
How to Eat Healthy Even When You’re Super Busy + Whole-Food Plant-Based Couscous Breakfast Bowl
I’m guessing that what I bring to the whole-food plant-based eating world is different than what you’re used to getting. Most plant-based bloggers and authors are really nice, gentle people who write pleasant things, paint rosy pictures with their words and have matching sheets. Then you have me. I swear, I apologize on behalf of preachy vegans, and I have unpopular stuff to say.
Read MoreGive Yourself Some Love, Perfection Doesn’t Exist + Whole-Food Plant-Based Dijon Lentil Salad
Luanne was combing through our blog earlier this week. I don’t know what she was doing, but she’s Asian so I assume it involved search engine optimization and/or code.
Read MoreWhy Superfoods Are Overrated. Let’s Get Some Perspective + Walnut Lentil Soft Tacos
It was a classic chia eating, kombucha drinking new age cafe scene. The type that makes you feel like the cool pill was passed around right when you got up to take a piss so you missed out. We sat around a wooden table made out of repurposed barn, and then painted with what I can only imagine was paint made from beetroot and used veggie oil. I never got confirmation on the paint, but I’d be willing to bet a couple ounces of raw cacao nibs that I nailed it.
Read MoreWe All Do Stuff That We Know Is Bad For Us + Raw Vegan Lasagna Recipe
The night draped her in a blanket of black, but from where I was sitting I could see her face being lit by the orange flicker of flames.
It was a cold November night and there were 5 or 6 of us gathered around a fire. There were no chairs, so we sat on the cold dusty ground.
Fake Cocaine and Gluten Isn’t The Devil & Why You Might Not Want To Eat Gluten Free+ Toasted Coconut Kale Salad
There’s waaaaaay too much emphasis on eating gluten free when the conversation needs to be about eating whole, unprocessed foods – regardless of what gluten camp you’re in.
Read MoreMy Apology on Behalf of Preachy Judgmental Vegans + Cucumber Pasta Recipe
Vegans like this think that people don’t like them because they’re vegan, but they’re wrong. People don’t like them because they make anyone who isn’t 100% vegan feel like they just ripped Bambi’s heart out with their bare fucking hands.
Read MoreEngaging in Self-Defeating Behavior + Easy Classic Hummus Recipe
Brace yourself, today’s fuckery is like dessert at a hippie festival – raw with a hint of sweet at the end. I have a set of early memories that are hard to explain, but I’m going to try. This was after my parents moved us out of the teepee and into the adobe house that the two of them built by hand, so I must have been around three years old. (You read that right I lived in a teepee when I was little. No shit.)
Read MoreThe Secret to Enjoying the Little Things in Life + Easy Plant Based Protein Bar
Do you ever wish you could be one of those people who truly enjoys the little things in life? This version of you might have a homemade quilt in your bedroom that says Find Bliss in the Small things, a Pinterest board called It’s the Small Shit That Counts, and a bumper sticker that reads Honk for the Tiny Moments.
Read More6 Common Reasons Why People Don’t Eat Healthier and What To Do About It + Plant Based Ginger Almond Pad Thai
Have you ever noticed that the time leading up to something challenging sucks way harder than actually doing it? Let me paint an example for your brain. Right now it’s 12:41 pm on Wednesday and my Bikram yoga class starts in 4 hours and 49 minutes. Do you know what’s going through my mind right now? — Ways I can get out of going to class.
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