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…
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Delicious Oat & Jam Bars – Gluten Free
Oats and all fruit sweetened spread – what a winning combination! Bake them up into some yummy whole food plant based bars and you have a delicious dessert or a little sweet treat to enjoy with some tea – hot or iced depending on the day. I call these yummy bars Jammies! I wanted to…
Quinoa Tabbouleh – Gluten Free
This fresh and flavorful Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad is bursting with juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, red onion, fresh parsley, mint, and plenty of bright lemon juice. Quinoa makes it hearty and satisfying while keeping it naturally gluten-free. With no added oil, this refreshing salad is perfect for warm-weather meals, potlucks, picnics, or as a colorful side…
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…
How To Make A Chopped Salad Using A 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…
Zesty Quinoa Black Bean Salad
Bright, fresh, and bursting with flavor, this Zesty Quinoa Bean Salad is a vibrant celebration of wholesome ingredients. With fluffy quinoa, hearty black beans, sweet bell peppers, crisp red onion, juicy corn, and a tangy lime dressing, it’s the perfect dish to bring to potlucks, workplace gatherings, or to prep ahead for your weekly meals….
Apple Cinnamon Dessert Hummus
A delicious new twist on hummus made with warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamon and served as a dessert! Lightly sweetened with no sugar added apple juice and medjool dates. Kid friendly and parent approved. Thank you to everyone who follows our blog, Facebook page and our YouTube channel. Your support and comments are greatly appreciated! Be sure…
Vegan BBQ Lentils In The Instant Pot
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 on the private…
Whole Food Plant Based SOS Free Brunch
Pin it Whole Food Plant Based Brunch Nutmeg Notebook Oat Waffles, chia berry jam, air fried potatoes, mandarins and oat breakfast sausages. For the Oat Waffles I like to use the gluten free, oil free All Oat Waffles recipe from The How To Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease cookbook as my template. I provided a link to the waffle…