As the summer months approach, ice cream ascends the list of foods you crave. And while there is nothing wrong with enjoying the occasional dairy ice cream, a daily jaunt to your local ice cream parlor isn’t doing your bikini body any favors.

Make no mistake; the only other option is to not deprive yourself of summer’s iconic treat. Instead, enjoy it in a different way – a quick-fix, no-fuss vegan way. The following four recipes are basic ice cream recipes that give you the ice cream experience without …

Pasta gets a springtime makeover.

Warmer weather means lighter meals. Eating outside. Taking more time enjoying each bite. And while we often think of pasta as a heavy, wintery dish, we can enjoy noodles in the warmer seasons, too, but without the heaviness. This is one of my favorite pasta recipes, not just because it’s so simple and delicious, but because it means spring and summer are finally here.

I use brown rice noodles (Tinkyada’s are so delicious) instead of wheat noodles. We eat wheat in my house, but the rice noodles …

It’s the Holy Grail of vegan food. To create a passable vegan cheese is more than just an art, it’s practically a miracle.

If you’ve eaten a vegan diet for any length of time, you’ve seen the vegan cheese industry bubble and melt with all kinds of incarnations. At first, we were lucky to have Tofutti’s cream cheese-like spread. Nevermind that it’s loaded with hydrogenated oils and GMO ingredients. We took what we could get. There was VeganRella and Soya Kaas (which isn’t technically vegan—it contains casein). And …

It’s almost Fryday! And while I don’t plan on rallying for fried foods at the end of every week, something about the sudden spring air makes me want to enjoy with abandon. For days like this, when the breeze is cool and the layers get lighter, naked fries simply won’t do. I want them smothered, covered, and dressed to the nines.

I spent a formative part of 2000 living in a tiny village in the Netherlands. Though it was pleasantly remote and quaint, and like most small towns, closed down after a certain …

We often focus so much on what we put onto our hair that we disregard the value that eating certain foods can have on our hair health.

The following seven common foods are essential for promoting thick, shiny and colorful hair. Incorporate them into your diet and you can steer clear of dandruff as well as premature graying and hair loss. The best part: it’s delicious!

1. Salmon

Healthy hair depends on getting a sufficient amount of vitamin D in your diet. Salmon is a great source of vitamin D, which prevents hair …

Most of us grow up with the conception that milk is the number one source of calcium and a crucial part of a healthy diet. However, much of this hullabaloo is the result of strategic and clever ad campaigns by the dairy industry. Milk is actually neither the most reliable source of calcium, nor the beacon of health it’s cracked up to be.

Babies Drink Milk

Babies consume milk because it is a customized food that is easily digestible and provides them with the nutrients they need to grow and develop in the early …

ColumnThe moral obligation to eat better.

When we talk about food, the topic of economics inevitably follows suite. The whole eating-well-is-a-luxury conversation. It is a comment I have heard many times, especially in response to writing about healthy eating. “Not everyone can eat like that” is a common outcry in response to stories of whole grains and organic fruits and vegetables. It’s true; an industrialized and global agriculture system has externalized many costs, like health. And ultimately, it made unhealthy, non-local, processed food the cheapest. This means that there are many …

10 super spices and their health benefits.

Spices don’t just add another element to your cooking; they’re also good for your health. In fact there’s a reason that people have been using spices for thousands of years. Scientists are now uncovering their vast potential power, from helping ease chronic conditions to the prevention and treatment of more than 150 health problems. Why? Without getting into the complicated science of it (and there’s lots of it if you’re interested) spices have a variety of benefits, including being high in …