Yesterday was another batch cooking day. It takes a few hours and lots of dirty dishes but it saves me so much time later in the week. I love having things made ahead so we can easily reheat and eat. It feels so good to fuel our bodies with healthy yet delicious food. Not only…
Plant-Strong Recipes
Freshly Grated Nutmeg
I am a huge fan of freshly grated Nutmeg! Given my blog name perhaps you have already figured that out! I was wondering around a kitchen supply store maybe eight or ten years ago when I spotted the cutest little hand held grater that had storage in the top of it and it came with a…
My First Cooking Video / Batch Cooking
I decided to step out of my comfort zone and into the world of making a cooking video! For my first venture into this unknown territory I played it safe and did all my cooking off camera and invite you into my kitchen to take a peek at the finished products. This allowed me to…
Creamy Balsamic Dressing – No Oil, No Nuts
Salads are a big part of my weekly menu and I’m not talking about little itty – bitty side salads. No I am talking about Big Beautiful Salads – BBS for short! It’s also delicious on Chopped Salads. Thankfully hubby Tom also likes these salads and we can make a meal out of them. Like…
Easy Whole Food Plant Based Batch Cooking
When I first transitioned to a plant based diet I felt like it took up so much of my time just to prepare meals! When you aren’t using convenience items, prepared foods or processed foods you are pretty much making everything from scratch. I finally found my groove by simplifying our meals. I save the…
Watermelon Salad
Happy Fourth of July! It’s been crazy busy around here for the past week but I wanted to share this delicious watermelon salad that Chef AJ created. It’s so refreshing and perfect for your backyard BBQ and pot lucks all summer long. It might seem like an unlikely combination but trust me – you are…
Sweet Potato Pie Pudding
I don’t know about you but I love sweet potatoes all year long. Of course as soon as fall arrives you start seeing more sweet potato recipes floating around. At our house we enjoy them simply dusted with a little bit of ground cinnamon as a dessert or filled with a smoky lentil chili for…
Vegan Multi Bean Soup – Slow Cooker
Vegan Multi Bean Soup – Slow Cooker 9 cups low sodium vegetable broth 1 – 20 ounce pkg dried multi bean soup mix, sorted, rinsed (toss the flavor packet that comes with it) no need to pre-soak the beans 4 medium carrots, peeled, chopped 3 medium stalks celery, chopped 2 cups of peeled, diced potato…
Donna’s Vegan Cheeze Sauce
I am super excited to share this recipe with you all today! In the past two years since moving to a plant based diet I have tried many vegan/plant based cheese sauce recipes. Some of them were down right awful and others were just okay. That all changed when my friend Donna Weifert shared her…
Easy Curry Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash – Perfect For Fall
One of the things I look forward to in the fall is winter squash. This week at Trader Joe’s they had acorn squash, kabocha squash and butternut! Four of the squash beauties came home with me. The humble acorn squash is lovely on its own but sometimes I want something just a little more special….