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…
whole food plant based
Mango Lime Pudding with Raspberry Sauce
Want a special way to end a delicious meal? I have you covered with this light but lucious Mango Lime Pudding with a beautiful Raspberry Sauce. Dessert doesn’t have to be complicated or high calorie for that matter, as you will discover when you make this recipe. This dessert is made with fruit and nothing…
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…
Get Healthy Sacramento 2019 Recap
What an exciting weekend we had with our friend and mentor Chef AJ. She stayed with us this past weekend as she was a speaker at the Get Healthy Sacramento Speaker Series organized by our friend Linda Middlesworth. It was an amazing afternoon of plant based super stars! Several people commented on the incredible energy…
Reflections on 2018 – Out with the old and in with the new!
What words would you use to describe your life in 2018? Personally my words cross a whole host of mixed emotions. Exciting, hopeful, scary, worrisome, tiring, jubilation, blessed, grateful, prayerful, faith, anxiety, relief, joy and happiness. Not in any particular order – emotions around here were all over the place – quite often all in…
Costco Vegan Haul!
Do you enjoy seeing what other people have in their shopping cart? I sure do. Today I am sharing with you some of what I buy at one of my favorite places to shop – Costco! I have already shown you what I buy at Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods Market. Recently I have been…
Chef AJ’s Ultimate Weight Loss Program Scholarship
As many of you know almost four years ago I joined Chef AJ’s Ultimate Weight Loss Program. It was the best thing I ever did for myself because it changed my life! The UWL program helped me stop nearly four decades of yo-yo dieting for good! That is something to celebrate and speaking of celebrations…
Sweet Apple Kale Slaw
It is really feeling like Autumn here and I love it! I have been making this crunchy Sweet Apple Kale Slaw to serve along side our soups and stews. I pair this salad with my recipe for Hearty Lentil Vegetable Stew – which is getting rave reviews from my readers. The addition of apples and…
Hearty Lentil Vegetable Stew
Fall is in the air and it makes me want to start cooking soups, stews and chili. Yes good old comfort food. I love a hearty lentil soup and we tend to like ours to be more like stew – really thick and packed with goodness. For a while now I have been making a…
Taco Salad Anyone?
I do love Mexican food, taco salads and chopped salads. So yesterday I combined all of my favorites into an excellent Big Beautiful Chopped Taco Salad. It was spicy, crunchy, filling and yes – even healthy! My tastebuds were happy, my tummy was full and I took delight in knowing that I fed myself a…