How to have a Healthy, Plant-Filled Thanksgiving in 2019

This year I’ve found a number of recipes you’ll love and that I can’t wait to try for my own personal vegan Thanksgiving (I’ll be with lots of family and I’m sure they’ll eat what I make, but no one else in my group will be skipping the turkey, which is fine). I don’t have to work on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving so I’m not feeling much like keeping it simple! But if you are… see my previous plant-based Thanksgiving blogs at the bottom of this post.

Pre-Yom Kippur fast meal: 2 recipes and 1 tip

Mama Soup

So there is this soup that is the perfect pre and post fast meal. I won’t suggest it for “break fast” because we are all loyal to our bagel break fasts… However, it is the perfect plant-based pre-Yom kippur meal.

Semi-homemade Vegan Whopper. No Empty Carbs!

The first week of school delayed this Labor Day post, but this info is timeless! I have a new healthy hack for the Beyond Meat burgers and I found a new delicious way to use the Beyond Meat Better than Beef Italian meatball recipe (stay tuned for the latter recipe). For my complete review and […]

Plant-based recipes for the 9 days

ALL of the recipes on www.HealthyFamilyHealthyYou.com are plant-based and suitable for the 9 days, during which observant Jews do not eat meat or drink wine. If you do regularly eat meat, it’s your lucky year! There are really only five nights of a non-meat dinner you need to figure out (and I’m giving you 6 meal ideas). The rest of the meals are on Shabbat when you can eat meat.

Best News of Summer!

I have TWO awesome announcements to make your summer!
#1 It’s time to buy the books!
I have lowered the price on my books to $9.95 each from $17.95 each.
#2 It’s time to get out the grill!
Almost all Beyond Meat products are kosher certified!

10 Fresh, Healthy, Plant-Based Shavuot Menu Ideas

Shavuot is here! Time for heavy cheesecake, gooey lasagna, and lots of ice cream! Well, not around here… If you are looking for a healthier, plant-based or vegan Shavuot – or just looking for healthier options to add to your traditional foods, I’ve got what you need right here! 7 Layer Salad https://jewseatveggies.com/vegan-7-layer-salad-for-memorial-day/ The 7 […]

3 Healthy Mother’s Day Ideas

This Mama is busy with teaching, workshops and planning my cooking camp (1st session sold out! 1 space left in 2nd session), so excuse the very short Mother’s Day post here, but I wanted to make sure you had some easy healthy ideas for Mother’s Day.

Recipe: Homemade Vegan Cream Cheese for Passover

Every year on Passover, I longingly watch everyone else eat matzah with cream cheese and jelly. I know that because the packaged vegan cream cheese is not kosher for Passover, I will have to wait until afterward Passover to eat my vegan cream cheese and jelly on matzah. Sigh…. As the seder asks, What is […]

Last Second Easy Purim ideas!

Purim is the usual type of Jewish holiday… “They tried to kill us. It didn’t work. Let’s eat!” But there are several mitzvot (commandments) and minhagim (customs) very particular to Purim. These make plenty of work for parents and plenty of fun for kids. I’m giving you easy ideas for a few of the requirements and customs: HAMANTASCHEN, MISHLOACH MANOT and your PURIM SEUDAH.