Melissa Gentile

A 20-something year old new vegan excited to share recipes, reviews and stories about my life! Follow my journey as I tackle weight loss, my health and confidence.

Creamy Potato Soup

We’ve got snow! We had a pretty good snowfall in New Jersey yesterday! It looks so beautiful outside. It’s the perfect day to whip up some warming homemade soup. I wanted something filling as well and that packs nice for lunches this week so I decided on my creamy potato soup. This is a very […] Read more…

New Year Turmeric Detox Soup

Happy new year! Did you eat too much over the holidays? I sure did. Time to start the year fresh and get that body back in shape! Every year I usually do a detox that helps me to get back on track. This year, I thought I’d share my turmeric detox soup with you. Turmeric […] Read more…

Ginger-Banana Bread

Gingerbread, need I say more? It’s that time of the year again! When I get all hyped and into the Christmas spirit! I woke up this weekend craving ginger bread- saw that I had a ton of overripe bananas- so the idea of ginger-banana bread popped into my head! I figured I would do a […] Read more…

Oil-Free Falafel

Oh, Falafel- How i love you so. If you follow me on Instagram, you probably know how obsessed I am with falafel. I love everything about it. The warm, crispy balls tossed in a pita with hummus, tahini and veggies. Falafel literally makes me do a happy dance when I think about it. However, falafel […] Read more…

Off the Pill!

Birth Control. I always had bad acne as a teenager and still into my years in college. I was on countless medications and topical treatments. I was even was on one medication in 2008 that was extremely strong and had horrible side effects from. I had massive migraines and it took time to realize that […] Read more…