From the Heart Archives | The Vibrant Veggie https://thevibrantveggie.com/category/whole-food-pland-based-life/from-the-heart/ Whole Food Plant Based Life Tue, 28 Dec 2021 21:08:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Plant-based weekend Menu (A guide for sharing great food with friends, without the fuss) https://thevibrantveggie.com/2020/08/31/plant-based-weekend-menu-a-guide-for-sharing-great-food-with-friends-without-the-fuss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plant-based-weekend-menu-a-guide-for-sharing-great-food-with-friends-without-the-fuss Mon, 31 Aug 2020 20:11:20 +0000 https://thevibrantveggie.com/?p=5971 Last weekend some amazing old friends from Calgary came to spend a long weekend with us. It has been 12 years since we left Calgary for Kelowna, and until now,…

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]]> What is the Healthiest Diet on the Planet? https://thevibrantveggie.com/2020/05/03/what-is-the-healthiest-diet-on-the-planet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-the-healthiest-diet-on-the-planet Sun, 03 May 2020 18:33:29 +0000 https://thevibrantveggie.com/?p=5434 These past 7 weeks have been quite eye opening haven’t they? This experience has shed some light on our food systems and how reliant we are on others for our…

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]]> Eating for the times https://thevibrantveggie.com/2020/03/24/eating-for-the-times/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eating-for-the-times Tue, 24 Mar 2020 23:50:12 +0000 https://thevibrantveggie.com/?p=5218 We all know that these are crazy times. Situations are unfolding that are unprecedented in the human race. I want to share my thoughts and feelings with you as we…

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]]> Aging! Who me? https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/11/30/aging-who-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aging-who-me https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/11/30/aging-who-me/#comments Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:46:00 +0000 http://thevibrantveggie.com/?p=4541 Last weekend was filled with cooking, eating and celebrating my birthday. I am so grateful to be alive and healthy on this big ball we call Earth. My friends and…

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]]> https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/11/30/aging-who-me/feed/ 3 Soy- it is healthy? What do I do with it? and stories of Breast Cancer https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/09/19/soy-it-is-safe-what-do-i-do-with-it-and-stories-of-breast-cancer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=soy-it-is-safe-what-do-i-do-with-it-and-stories-of-breast-cancer Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:11:18 +0000 http://www.thevibrantveggie.com/?p=4166 Today’s topic is a food that has been both demonized and hailed as life saving... Soy, namely tofu. It is one of those touchy topics that sometimes makes people a…

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]]> Grandma Katie’s Oat Bran Muffins https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/07/12/grandma-katies-oat-bran-muffins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grandma-katies-oat-bran-muffins https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/07/12/grandma-katies-oat-bran-muffins/#comments Sat, 13 Jul 2019 00:05:20 +0000 http://www.thevibrantveggie.com/?p=3774 This past weekend, our 18 year old daughter went on a road trip with friends to the Calgary Stampede. I dropped her off and anxiously watched as she and three…

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]]> https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/07/12/grandma-katies-oat-bran-muffins/feed/ 2 VegFest and compassionate living https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/05/31/vegfest-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=vegfest-2019 https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/05/31/vegfest-2019/#comments Fri, 31 May 2019 18:51:57 +0000 http://www.thevibrantveggie.com/?p=3573 This past Sunday a small group of caring Kelowna women and men hosted VegFest, a celebration of all things vegan. They called it VegFest, instead of Kelowna Vegan Festival, which…

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]]> https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/05/31/vegfest-2019/feed/ 4 Mighty Miso Soup and a 50th Birthday celebration! https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/04/12/mighty-miso-soup-and-a-50th-birthday-celebration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mighty-miso-soup-and-a-50th-birthday-celebration https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/04/12/mighty-miso-soup-and-a-50th-birthday-celebration/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2019 19:55:05 +0000 http://www.thevibrantveggie.com/?p=3369 Somehow spring seemed to have disappeared today and I found myself shivering in my parka as we planned out the irrigation and planting at our community vegetable garden.   I felt…

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]]> https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/04/12/mighty-miso-soup-and-a-50th-birthday-celebration/feed/ 2 Cheezy Black Bean Chili and Healthy Eating https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/01/29/cheezy-black-bean-chili/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cheezy-black-bean-chili https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/01/29/cheezy-black-bean-chili/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2019 05:35:53 +0000 http://www.thevibrantveggie.com/?p=3092 Our weather here in Kelowna this January has been amazingly warm and sunny,  but still, it is the season for pulling out our pressure cookers and cooking up hot chilis…

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]]> https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/01/29/cheezy-black-bean-chili/feed/ 1 Africa! Kenyan Irio https://thevibrantveggie.com/2019/01/10/africa-kenyan-irio/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=africa-kenyan-irio Fri, 11 Jan 2019 06:05:05 +0000 http://www.thevibrantveggie.com/?p=3009 I’ve been a bit of a slacker lately… If I had been really organized, I would have arranged for my posts to be completed and set to post on preset…

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