Lasagna is a huge comfort food for many people including my family. This fabulous Lasagna recipe is my most requested meal when the family is getting together anytime of year. They love it. I make it for Christmas, birthdays, Mother’s and Father’s Day. It feeds a crowd and is filling without making you feel stuffed….
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Basil Tofu Ricotta
A delightful whole food plant based version of a ricotta cheese that will knock your socks off! It is creamy, scrumptious and mimicks it’s dairy counterpart and will even fool the non plant based eaters in your life. It only takes a few minutes to make this recipe – easy peasy. I like easy. It…
Classic Marinara Sauce – No OIl
Making a classic marinara sauce is very easy and simple using pantry staple items. No need for oil either – this tomato based sauce is still going to be full flavored and make your taste buds dance! It goes together quickly and needs just a small amount of simmer time. Enjoy it over your favorite…
How To Make Date Paste
What is date paste and how is it made? I have recently used date paste in a couple of recipes and that has resulted in many questions about dates and how to make date paste. Date paste is easy to make and only requires two ingredients. It is a form of sweetness I can feel…
Chocolate Cherry Brownies
It almost sounds to good to be true but you really can make delicious brownies that are healthy too! I have to admit that I haven’t had a brownie in years – or so that was true until earlier this week. On Tuesday we celebrated our 41st wedding anniversary and I wanted something special for…
Lentil Loaf with Date Glaze
Lentil loaf is pretty much a plant based vegan staple menu item. For many of us who came from the standard American diet it replaces the traditional meat loaf. If you are looking for something to be the centerpiece of your plate for a special holiday meal – look no more. This lentil loaf is…
Ponachos – Vegan Potato Nachos with Chipotle Nacho Cheeze Sauce & Cumin Black Beans
I have been making nachos using air fried potatoes for quite some time and I was calling them potato nachos. Then I watched the Game Changers movie and learned a new name for them Ponachos! This is my version of healthy SOS Free (salt, oil & sugar) plant based vegan nachos now lovingly called ponachos….
California Quinoa Mango Salad
This isn’t a new recipe – I have actually been making this salad since going plant based in 2013! It’s my copy cat version of a delicious salad sold in the Whole Foods Deli. My version is much more economical, easy and equally as delightful! Here’s what is new, we made a video of me…
Smokey Black Bean Burgers
A new recipe for you to try that uses many of our favorite flavors including, smoked paprika, ground cumin, jalapeno powder, onion powder, chipotle powder and sun dried tomato powder. These go together quickly and easily and are perfect for a weeknight dinner. Of course if you want to batch prep them feel free to…
Holland Bowl Mill Spring Promotion!
If you have followed me for very long you know how much I love and use my Holland Bowl Mill wood products. Especially my wood bowl for chopping my salads that I eat everyday! Normally Holland Bowl Mill only has a discount once a year in the Fall for holiday shopping. As we all know…