When you first adopt a no oil whole food plant based lifestyle you wonder how on earth will you roast vegetables without oil! It is actually quite easy and trust me you won’t miss the oil. In fact the flavor of the vegetables comes shining through when they aren’t coated in oil. The flavor really…
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Quinoa Tabbouleh – Gluten Free
We had a family gathering recently and our daughter wanted to make a salad that I could also enjoy. I have a gluten sensitivity as well as being SOS free whole food plant based / vegan. Our daughter always goes out of her way to accomodate my dietary needs. Since she is also an amazing…
How To Make Vegan Sushi Rolls
In May of 2019 spent a week with Chef AJ and her husband Charles. While there, our dear friend Heather taught us how to make Vegan Sushi Rolls with brown rice! These are SOS free and incredibly delicious. I was surprised at how easy they are to make. These will be something we will make…
How To Make A Chopped Salad Using The Holland Wood Bowl
In a previous post and YouTube video I showed you how to batch prep salads ahead for the work week. Today I am showing you how to take one of those batch prepped salads and turn it into a big beautiful chopped salad. Why take the time to chop a salad is a question I…
Ultimate Weight Loss Live Vegas 2019
What are your plans for Labor Day weekend 2019? Tom and I will be in Vegas for the Ultimate Weight Loss Live 3 day event. We are so excited about it because we had an amazing time at the last one we attended. I have a special coupon code to save you $100! If you…
Plant Based Batch Cooking
Batch cooking for this week was spread out over the three mornings. We grocery shopped on Friday morning – nice to avoid the weekend crowds. Saturday morning I was all set to batch cook and batch prep salads. I find the time spent in the kitchen is a little bit like therapy. Chopping vegetables and…
Simple Salad Batch Prep
I have been eating a big beautiful salad for one meal a day since I adopted a whole food plant based lifestyle in 2013. It was one of the recommendations of Dr. Joel Fuhrman in his Eat To Live book. That was the first WFPB (whole food plant based) book I read. How I make…
Plant Based Batch Cooking
Chef AJ calls me the Batch Cooking Queen! That is because I batch cook and batch prep salads weekly. Batch cooking is simply cooking or preparing more food than you can need for one day. This is one of the healthy habits I have developed that I feel helps me sustain a whole food plant…
Balsamic Cherries & Peaches
Simple and sweet. That is how I would describe this little recipe. Fruit is nature’s candy and it is perfectly lovely all on it’s own but, sometimes I like to dress it up a little especially if I am serving it to company. There is something so comforting about serving warm fruit. It seems to…