I know I am getting this post out really late but it still might be in time to help with your menu planning for Easter and other Spring events. There are so many awesome whole food plant based recipes that even your non plant loving family and friends will enjoy. The secret is to not…
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How To Plan a Whole Food Plant Based Burrito Bowl Buffet
Entertaining can be stressful – there are so many decisions to be made and when you transition to a whole food plant based diet and you have no idea what to serve to company! Does this resonate with anyone? I have been eating a WFPB (whole food plant based diet) for 4 1/2 years and…
Vegan BBQ Lentils In The Pressure Cooker
Have you noticed that pressure cooking is all the rage these days? Well that and Air Fryers! Today though we are talking pressure cooking. My Friend Joanna Burris Lackey from Chef AJ’s Ultimate Weight Loss Program is a dynamite cook. She has created so many wonderful recipes that she has generously shared with our group…
Tacos with Jicama Tortillas
Once a month we get together for a whole food plant based pot luck with a lovely group of friends. The friendships, conversation and food is fabulous. We always get introduced to some new recipe and get to try some new foods as well. My friend Lorna introduced us to lentil tacos using jicama tortillas!…
Another Whole Food Plant Based Batch Cooking Day
Yesterday was another batch cooking day. It takes a few hours and lots of dirty dishes but it saves me so much time later in the week. I love having things made ahead so we can easily reheat and eat. It feels so good to fuel our bodies with healthy yet delicious food. Not only…
Creamy Balsamic Dressing – No Oil
Salads are a big part of my weekly menu and I’m not talking about little itty – bitty side salads. No I am talking about Big Beautiful Salads – BBS for short! Thankfully hubby Tom also likes these salads and we can make a meal out of them. Like most people we enjoy a creamy…
South Of The Border Give-A-Way!
As many of you know I am a huge fan of Chef AJ who is a Culinary Queen in the plant based world. Her recipes have been on my favorites list for a long time. So it’s very exciting for me to have been given a sneak preview of the recipes coming out in her…
Pot Luck Recipes – Vegan Gluten Free and Delicious!
Earlier in the week my daughter Katy sent me a link for this recipe and as soon as I looked at it I knew I had to make it ASAP. Holy moly – it’s insanely delicious! I ate it for three meals in a row – yep – that’s how good it is. At first…
Sweet Potato Pie Pudding
I don’t know about you but I love sweet potatoes all year long. Of course as soon as fall arrives you start seeing more sweet potato recipes floating around. At our house we enjoy them simply dusted with a little bit of ground cinnamon as a dessert or filled with a smoky lentil chili for…
Nourish Bowl – Comfort Food
One summer we traveled around the beautiful North West and a bit of Canada. Although we ate a lot of our own food from the cooler I scouted out some wonderful vegan restaurants as well. A common menu item that we encountered again and again was called a “Nourish Bowl or Love Bowl.” The name…