We are all pressed for time, but yet we want to eat healthy delicious meals that either help with weight loss or help us maintain our weight loss. Is this even possible? Yes, of course it is! I want to show you how easy it is to put a simple meal together that will be…
nutmeg notebook
Speedy Salad Batch Prep
I like to work smarter not harder in the kitchen and I am always trying to figure out where I can cut corners and save time. Not wanting to get out all the ingredients to make fresh salads every day I started batch prepping them years ago. Over time I have changed and modified that…
Healthy Vegan Sauces To Make Delightfully Delicious Dishes!
Let’s get saucy today with healthy vegan sauces that will jazz up your whole food plant based meals. They say that the best seasoning is hunger but I think you will agree with me that a delicious sauce can take a meal from mediocre to scrumptious! I was recently on Chef AJ’s The Truth About…
Souper Cubes Review & How To Use
My Favorite way to freeze food in perfect portions is by using Souper Cubes. I use Souper Cubes to freeze everything we batch prep for the freezer. As you know I love to batch cook not only for the week ahead but for meals down the road as well. That is where the freezer comes…
Vegan Chocolate Chip Raisin Oatmeal Cookies
I posted a recipe for my delicious Hot Chocolate recipe and people were so excited about having a plant based version. They were equally as excited about the cookies that were featured in the photo along with the Hot Chocolate! In the interest of all chocolate lovers I wasted no time in getting the recipe…
Vegan Hot Chocolate
A steaming mug of hot chocolate is so pleasing. My plant based vegan version is rich, chocolatey, easy and fast to make. What more could you want? I’ll provide the recipe and you provide the warm fire and a good book. Simple ingredients make a smooth, creamy, delicious hot chocolate. You can add a variety…
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…
Chocolate Brownie Parfait – Vegan/GF/SF
If you consider yourself a chocolate lover I have the perfect recipe for you. I would describe it as decadent, indulgent and downright delightful! It is layers of chocolate goodness all made with wholesome plant foods that are full of nutrition as well as deliciousness. Imagine a generous serving of Chocolate banana nice cream layered…
Holland Bowl Mill Fall Specials
As many of you know an important part of our whole food plant based (WFPB) lifestyle involves eating a generous serving of chopped salad every day. This is made easy by using our 15 inch Holland Bowl Mill wood bowl and mezzaluna knife. These kitchen items have been a game changer for us in being…
Celery Juice & Celery Cucumber Cooler In The Champion Juicer
Making your own juice in a Champion Juicer is simple and easy. My interest in juicing came from wanting to reduce inflammation in my leg that is the result of having chronic severe sciatic nerve pain for the past 6 almost 7 months. The affected nerves caused a tremendous amount of inflammation. So many readers…