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…
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How Sweet It Is – A Simple Breakfast or Dessert Recipe
I don’t know about you but I almost never dream about food even though that seems kind of strange for someone who has a food blog and loves to cook. Anyway the other night I had a dream that I made this recipe and people were swooning over it! As soon as I woke up…
How To Make My Big Beautiful Salad – BBS
If you follow me on the Nutmeg Notebook Instagram account or facebook you have seen my photos of what I have dubbed “BBS” – big beautiful salads! Hubby Tom and I love these giant salads that are indeed a full meal. When I first transitioned to a whole food plant based diet I was following…
My first Cooking Video!
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…
Chef AJ’s Holiday Feast Webinar Giveaway!
You are most likely already planning your holiday menu – I know I have been thinking about for at least week. It’s no secret that I am a “foodie!” After all I do have a food/health blog. Just because I transitioned to a whole food plant based lifestyle doesn’t mean I have given up my…
How To Handle The Holiday Binge Season!
With Halloween fast approaching candy is everywhere right now. It’s the gateway holiday into what I call “The Holiday Binge Season!” The stores are already stocking the aisles with all those highly processed, high fat, high sugar junk foods that contain no nutrition. The vast majority of us can’t eat these junk foods in moderation….
Gather Around For A Whole Food Plant Based Pot-Luck!
This past Saturday we had a house full of people who enjoy natural tasty food and cook the way we do. Everyone brought a dish or two to share. As the hostess I made a dip wtih veggies, soup, rice, fruit platter and a dessert. We get together with this group of friends once a…
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…
Creamy Balsamic Dressing – No Oil
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! Thankfully hubby Tom also likes these salads and we can make a meal out of them. Like most people we enjoy a creamy…