This Creamy Tuscan Tomato Soup is a warm, comforting bowl of goodness—rich, flavorful, and packed with plant-based nutrition. Unlike traditional tomato soups that rely on dairy for creaminess, this recipe gets its velvety texture from blended cannellini beans, which also add a boost of protein and fiber to keep you full and satisfied. The deep,…
Vegetables
Winter Squash – Butternut, Acorn and Kabocha
Winter Squash finds it way to my table on a regular basis. This versatile starchy vegetable lends itself to savory or sweet additions. Add it to soup, nourish bowls, tacos, chopped salads, or a pasta dish. If your prefer to keep it simple simply steam or oven roast slices of squash for a filling side dish. Enjoy…
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…
Breville Smart Oven Air – No Oil Air Frying – Plant Based
This past May we purchased the Breville Smart Oven Air – it is an incredible kitchen appliance. It’s a toaster oven on steroids! Seriously this appliance bakes, broils, roasts, reheats, works as a slow cooker, toaster, has a pizza setting, is an air fryer and a dehydrator! It almost sounds too good to be true…
Crispy Spring Rolls – Breville Air Fryer-Vegan-Gluten Free
Let me just say that I was perfectly happy with my whole food plant based lifestyle prior to owning a Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer. Having said that I must admit that an air fryer really is a game changer because you can make so many amazing oil free foods in it. I didn’t realize…
Fresh Spring Roll Wraps / Gluten Free
One of my favorite appetizers or light meals is Vietnamese Spring Rolls. They are so refreshing and light because they are not fried. I love the colorful, crunchy fresh vegetables all wrapped up inside a rice paper wrap! They are so easy to make at home and you can use whatever vegetables you happen to…
How to Saute Vegetables Oil Free
I love, love, love vegetables! There aren’t too many of them that I don’t like so I have a never ending variety to choose from. Fresh, frozen, steamed, oven roasted or sauteed in a pan – I like them all. Maybe that’s why a plant based diet was so easy to transition to. At first…