A vegetarian (or vegan) diet can significantly benefit your health and the environment. If committing to a meat-free diet makes you want to run into the nearest Outback Steakhouse the good news is simply eating less meat can make a difference.
Chicken and fish can cause their own set of negative consequences. But, let’s focus on red meat today. Read on!
Hot Cocoa is the perfect winter treat in my opinion. It brings me back to my childhood and makes the cold seem more bearable
I love this vegan twist on a childhood favorite. It’s simple, delicious and comforting.
Plus, sometimes it just feels good to make something from “scratch” rather than use a prepackaged food.
Tasty Vegan Hot Cocoa Recipe:
Thanksgiving is all about two things:
1. Giving thanks, being grateful , reflecting on all we have.
2. The food!
Let’s focus on the latter for a moment, and talk about how we can celebrate this Thanksgiving’s feast in truly green fashion. Here’s 4 simple ways:
Guest blogger Angelita Williams is a seasoned writer at online courses. Today she shares her research on green eats in Philly. 
With fast food chains, burger joints, and pizza parlors all at your convenience, eating healthy is hard and finding a green friendly way to eat may be even harder. But if you live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, you actually have a few restaurants just around the corner that can help your body and the environment:
Eating less meat reduces carbon emissions greatly and has many other eco benefits. (For example, food for a vegan can be produced on 1/6 of an acre vs 3.25 for a meat eater!) But whether you want to go vegan, vegetarian, or just incorporate a more veggie-friendly lifestyle into your diet, it can be a little tricky to find local resources:
Vegvine has menus, restaurants, news, and calendars just for those who are veg-friendly. The Philly restaurant section describes vegetarian, vegan or health store options complete with contact info & reviews.
You can add the VegVine toolbar to your browser – Easy step by step instructions are
A highlight of my week is picking up produce from my CSA share. I consider it a culinary challenge to base my meals around what’s in the box each week. Furthermore, I love that the produce doesn’t have to travel far to make its way to my table.
But, when Fall rolls around I recognize that there is perhaps a more eco-friendly way to get my fruit – pick it.
If you love ice cream but aren’t so keen on tough to digest dairy check out some of my fav vegan ice cream options…
Vote for a local chef AND benefit local Camphill Village Kimberton Hills! Stephanie McKeon Krzywanski, Phoenixville resident, personal chef and owner of The Comfort Gourmet is 1 of 24 chefs nationwide to participate in the Sears Chef Challenge. Readers, vote once a day until July 10th via www.searschefchallenge.com and enter to win an entire suite of Kenmore appliances.
We caught up with Chef Stephanie to see how her green passion translates to the kitchen:
Green Philly Blog: What sustainable practices do you use while cooking?
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