Yummers

Yummers

A collection of my favorite plant-based recipes, with a few tweaks of my own

Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
Genesis 1:29

A collection of my favorite plant-based recipes, with a few tweaks of my own…

Our family has been following a vegetarian-based diet for about ten years now. To be honest, sometimes we are pescatarian, but in general, we eat veggies, fruit, and plants. For a few reasons…

My stomach was hurting off and on pretty consistently about ten years ago. So, I went to the doctor’s office and had scans and blood work, which revealed no real causes for stomach pains. I started a food diary to record what I was eating and my stomach pains. That’s when I was able to identify meat as one of the main culprits for my pain. (And dairy… which I struggle to omit because cheese and ice cream are so amazing, but I am gradually substituting vegan alternatives).

Plus, we learned more about the food industry and how it’s hard to control how the animals are being treated and what’s being fed/added to our food products, unless we only buy meat products that are farmed smaller scale, which can be super expensive, and since we live on one income, we stick to plants, along with eggs and some dairy products. There are certain plant-based products we make sure we buy organic due to pesticide use, plus we try to buy local when we can. We try our very best at farming, but that’s quite the work in progress.

Here, I will share our favorite plant-based recipes, with my own tips, suggestions, and frugal hacks. I will also share my dinner plan ideas, because sometimes I don’t just need a recipe idea, I need a full meal plan!