Shepherd’s pie is one of those wonderful comfort foods that makes a great one dish meal.  I remember shortly after my oldest son was born someone brought it to us for dinner.  It was so delicious and soothing.  After becoming vegan, I decided to come up with my own shepherd’s pie.  I wanted to have that taste reminiscent of traditional shepherd’s pie without the dairy and meat.  Below is my own concoction and recipe for shepherd’s pie.

Vegan, fat-free, and gluten-free gravy?  How can this be???  I promise, it doesn’t taste disgusting. It actually tastes REALLY good.  One of the first times I made it my sister tried it.  She was pleasantly surprised that it tasted very similar to traditional gravy AND that it had the same consistency as gravy.  Say what?  Ready for the recipe?  It’s simple and easy to whip up in under 10 minutes.

My family and I love smoothies, which is great because it’s an easy and delicious way to ensure we are getting our fruits and veggies in.  I have two berry smoothies I make for my family on a regular basis.  One is a ‘green’ smoothie and the other is a regular full fruit smoothie.   Both are ‘picky eater’ approved by my little people that freak at the sight of greens.  Hooray!  Let’s get right into it by starting with the ‘green’ smoothie.

Cleaning is, unfortunately, one of those tasks you can’t escape in life, unless you are well-off and can pay someone to do it for you all the time.  Since most of us don’t have that option, we are stuck doing the dirty work (quite literally). I don’t know about you, but the price and fumes from the store bought cleaners really bothers me.  When I would use store bought cleaners, I often felt like my nose and throat were on fire after cleaning. Plus, my hands would be raw and red. Then, there was the price (unless you are a mad couponer).