Can you roast vegetables with out oil? Absolutely you can and they are amazing! In the fall and winter months I am partial to oven roasting all types of vegetables. The oven warms up my kitchen making it feel cozy and the entire house is filled with the most delicious aroma. It’s fun to try…
brussels sprouts
Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Butternut Squash with a Pomegranate Glaze
This is one of my favorite combinations of vegetables and starch. It is simple and easy to make but yet big on flavor. The pomegranate glaze elevates this humble recipe to the holiday table. Once you have it ready on the sheet pan, simply put it in the oven while you finish the rest of…
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…
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…
Another Whole Food Plant Based Batch Cooking Day
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…
Another Whole Food Plant Based Batch Cooking Day
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…
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…
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…
Food Prep Is The Key To Staying On Plan – Batch Cooking
We have all heard that old saying “Fail to plan, plan to fail.” It really is true when it comes to eating a healthy diet. When you no longer rely on processed foods it does require some prep and cooking ahead so you always have something to make a meal from. At first it might…
Food Finds & Favorite Things
It seems like every time I go to the store I find something new! Well something that’s new to me anyway. I like to pop into a grocery store that I don’t normally shop in just to see what they carry verses my regular haunts. Usually I find something interesting which I am happy to…