If you’re having turkey as the centerpiece of your Thanksgiving meal, I assume you’ve already purchased one. I say assume because as a former turkey purchaser and roaster I know that it takes a couple of days in the fridge to thaw. Perhaps though, you’ve taken advantage of a grocery store special that offers a […]
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FALL FRESH
November 7th, really? I’m so behind this month. Better late than never they say so today I’m giving you a list of what typically can be found fresh in my neck of the woods during November. Better yet, I’ve got a recipe for you that combines two of the seasonal harvest at the peak of […]
Continue ReadingACTIVISIM HITS HOME
As a parent to step-children I often feel my efforts to promote a vegan lifestyle gets dumped in between the sharing of two households; one of which is completely non-vegan. Despite that fact I’ve been apart of more than half their lives, it is difficult to keep up the good vegan fight with so little […]
Continue ReadingCRAZY TIMES CALL FOR CRAZY MEASURES
To say my life has been a bit crazy lately is quite the understatement. I’ve juggled more this month than usual and tackled several projects that were WAAAY out of my comfort zone. Just when I thought I had a breather, BAM…there was more to knock out. I’m not complaining though, I thrive on stress […]
Continue ReadingKATS BF’S PUMPKIN BREAD
I don’t know about you but I have notebooks of recipes passed down or given to me by relatives and friends. When I decided to go vegan five years ago, I figured those recipes would get lost in the wind due to all the new vegan recipes I had discovered. What happened is the exact […]
Continue ReadingMY DISH ON FARM TO ARM
I admit, I’m a softy when it comes to a really good cause. I absolutely looove when someone is out there doing something that is out of the ordinary. Ya’ll with me? If so let me introduce you to this awesome family tribe that I meet a few weeks back at the Food+Health Conference in […]
Continue ReadingGUEST POST FOR MAIN STREET VEGAN
Today I provide a guest blog post for the Main Street Vegan. You can read it here:http://mainstreetvegan.net/is-being-vegan-enough-by-kat-mendenhall-vlce/. I attended the Main Street Vegan Academy (http://mainstreetvegan.net/academy/) last summer, which jumpstarted the ideas for my TWO new companies, Kat Mendenhall and Kick Butt Boots. At the Academy the talented, entertaining, and absolutely lovely ,Victoria Moran, who is […]
Continue ReadingSMART SNACKING FOR SPORTS REVIEW
Last week I gave you a whole weeks worth of meal ideas to plant power your workouts but since man can’t live by bread alone, or beans, greens, nuts and seeds…today, I’m giving you snacks! Not just any snacks, healthy snacks. Easy snacks. Powered snacks. Delicious snacks. Snacks to make you feel and look good. […]
Continue ReadingPLANT POWERED MEALS
If you read my post on Tuesday (if not, get at it!) then you’ve read how I manage to keep my stamina running and hitting it hard in the gym, while on a plant based diet (vegan!). You may be wondering exactly what I eat, or how you yourself can accomplish you fitness goals by […]
Continue ReadingTHE FARMERS TABLE
Today I’m dishing on a new local restaurant that popped up recently in Fayetteville. Coming from a big city, I appreciate that this lazy about eating out town takes the private, family owned approach in the dining scene and is keeping it that way with the addition of The Famers Table. Owners Rob and Adrienne Shaunfield […]
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