Since I said this was my Christmas gift to all of you and I’m wrapping gifts this week I had better “wrap” this one up as well! Thank you to everyone who left comments for Al on part one. He is reading them and responding and he is bit surprised at everyone’s reaction. So many…
Meet Al who at age 81 Reversed His Heart Disease! (Part One)
In November of this year I met Al Schmidt at a vegan meet up group at a local vegan restaurant. As soon as we discovered that we both were following an SOS free whole food plant based diet (no salt, no oil, no sugar) we became instant friends! I am so inspired by Al’s story…
Fall Pudding SOS Free
Even though we follow a Whole Food Plant Based lifestyle that doesn’t mean that we can’t enjoy a holiday dessert. Everyone likes dessert and especially at the holidays. That doesn’t mean that you have to give in to overly indulgent unhealthy food that might send you right into The Pleasure Trap and cause you to crave more…
Air Fried Garlic Mashed Potato Balls & Stuffed Mini Bella’s -No Oil
For Thanksgiving I made 7 pounds of Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes for our company meal. We really didn’t have much leftover. Everyone seems to love mashed potatoes and gravy – including me. With my Breville Smart Oven Air fryer I am always thinking about what I can air fry sans oil to transform our plant based favorites into…
How To Cut A Fresh Pineapple Quick & Easy
I love fresh pineapple all year long and fortunately we are able to purchase them all year long. I used to dread cutting the pineapple up and sometimes I would cheat and buy the already cut pineapple at Costco or Sams’ Club. But that was so expensive and sometimes the pineapple wasn’t completely ripe so…
Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes are so easy in the Instant Pot pressure cooker. You cook, mash and keep them warm all in the Instant Pot. No draining water off either and the taste – nothing short of fabulous! Now you will make mashed potatoes all the time not just at the holidays. Skin on or off? I…
How Not To Die Cookbook by Dr Greger
I announced recently that I am part of Dr Greger’s How Not To Die Cookbook team! I received the How Not To Die 2018 calendar that contains many of the recipes from his new cookbook that will be coming out on December 5, 2017. As a part of the team I will be trying these…
How Sweet It Is
I don’t know about you but I almost never dream about food even though that seems kind of strange for someone who has a food blog and loves to cook. Anyway the other night I had a dream that I made this recipe and people were swooning over it! As soon as I woke up…
How To Cut A Fresh Pineapple Quick & Easy
I love fresh pineapple all year long and fortunately we are able to purchase them all year long. I used to dread cutting the pineapple up and sometimes I would cheat and buy the already cut pineapple at Costco or Sams’ Club. But that was so expensive and sometimes the pineapple wasn’t completely ripe so…
Air Fried Garlic Mashed Potato Balls & Stuffed Mini Bella’s -No Oil
For Thanksgiving I made 7 pounds of Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes for our company meal. We really didn’t have much leftover. Everyone seems to love mashed potatoes and gravy – including me. With my Breville Smart Oven Air fryer I am always thinking about what I can air fry sans oil to transform our…