As I have pushed forward in my effort to reduce my carbon footprint, as well as better my health and animals’ lives, becoming a vegan was an easy choice for me. However, I didn’t start out as a vegan and, as I look back, I wish I had made the jump to being vegan without Read More
I can’t support Breast Cancer Awareness Month
What? Did she actually say that? I know, I probably made some people angry already, but here are the reasons why I can’t support breast cancer awareness month: First, I am well aware of breast cancer and I really don’t need to be reminded of it. Can we at least agree on that? There are Read More
Fresh Tomato Onion Pie
There is nothing better than fresh tomatoes out of the garden, especially after eating the hard and tasteless tomatoes you get in the grocery store in the off season. This was the first time I grew tomatoes in a long time and WOW! We ended up with more than we could eat. So…..soup, sauce and Read More
Putting my canning skills to the test
After having learned how to can tomato soup and green beans, I decided to try out my new skills — this time with green peppers. I love roasted peppers and often like to put them on a pizza or toss with pasta. I buy roasted red peppers pretty often so I thought, “Why not make Read More
Don’t fill your body with the horrors of fast food
I decided to write a quick blog about the fast food industry. It’s all in the video, so please watch it. It’s only 3-4 minutes long so it won’t take too much time. I have included the transcript below. Hi this is Jenny from My Energy Shift.com Today I want to shed some light on Read More
Edamame Spread
Just a super quick post today. This is a spread or dip using edamame, which is a soy product. Be careful to buy non-GMO edamame because most soy is GMO these days. I also want to mention that, as a vegan, soy is an option for me as a meat substitute, but I don’t like Read More
From BLT to ELT (Eggplant “bacon”)
I happened to grow an awesome eggplant in my garden this year (with many more on the way). Truth be told, eggplant is NOT my favorite vegetable, but in my effort to expand my horizons, I decided to plant one plant and try some new recipes. Here is one of them. I had actually tried Read More
