Kristie is the author of the book MeatLess and has worked with the nation’s largest school districts, food companies, and institutions to help them incorporate more plant-based options and implement initiatives like Meatless Monday. Kristie works with Seattle Food Tech, is co-founder of the East Bay Animal Political Action Committee, and holds a certificate in plant-based nutrition.
In a hurry to make dinner, but want a meal that will fill you up and also provide plenty of nutrients? This week Kristie Middleton brings us this awesome and easy recipe for soba noodles with peanut sauce from her book, MeatLess: Transform the Way You Eat and Live—One Meal at a Time. Nutty peanut butter and salty…
From Southern France comes this delicious, hearty, and refreshing French Pistou Soup recipe by vegan chefs Heather Bell and Jenny Engel. Pistou is a Provençal cold sauce very similar to pesto made from cloves of garlic, fresh basil, and olive oil, though it lacks pine nuts. French pistou soup incorporates this sauce into a soup with…
People love animals, so it’s no surprise that books about animals are perennial bestsellers. Ethologist Dr. Jonathan Balcombe has published five books on animal behavior. His latest, What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins, looks at animals few of us know much about. A New York Times Bestseller, What a Fish…
Have you ever tried making your own tortillas? These three-ingredient homemade masa harina tortillas are easy as uno…dos…tres! All you need is masa harina, salt, hot water, and a tortilla press. Once they’re done cooking, you can go ahead and load them up with your favorite fillings for a fantastic and flavorful meal! Taco Tuesday?…
On a recent visit to my parents’ house in Virginia, I went with my dad to feed his chickens. They started keeping a few of the birds over a decade ago after I brought them five poults—not quite chicks and not yet grown chickens—who had been rescued from a factory farm. Although awkward juveniles when…
Tucked inside the lazy main drag of downtown Sebastopol, you can find a picturesque Victorian bungalow with spacious, light-filled rooms; tables set with gold-trimmed porcelain tea cups; and, best of all, glass dome cake stands and bakery cases filled with delectable treats: all vegan. Muir’s Tea Room, opened in the spring of 2015 by Christine…