I have been eating a big beautiful salad for one meal a day since I adopted a whole food plant based lifestyle in 2013. It was one of the recommendations of Dr. Joel Fuhrman in his Eat To Live book. That was the first WFPB (whole food plant based) book I read. How I make…
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How To Make A Chopped Salad Using A Holland Wood Bowl
In a previous post and YouTube video I showed you how to batch prep salads ahead for the work week. Today I am showing you how to take one of those batch prepped salads and turn it into a big beautiful chopped salad. Why take the time to chop a salad is a question I…
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…
Red Lentil Chili
Red Lentil Chili Pressure Cooker or Slow Cooker One pound Red Lentils 8 cups water 2- 14.5 ounce fire roasted tomatoes no salt added 1 – 6 ounce can tomato paste 10 ounces chopped onion – about 3 cups 1 pound red bell pepper – approx 2 large 8 cloves garlic, minced 4 tablespoons apple…
Sweet Pea’s Mo-Mo Smoothie – Feeding Toddlers a Plant Based Diet
I am so excited to have a guest post today. My daughter Katy is sharing a fabulous nutrient rich smoothie recipe that she developed to serve the needs of our incredibly energetic granddaughter whom we shall call Sweet Pea. I have had many requests from mothers and grandmothers for ideas and recipes for feeding children…
Vegan BBQ Lentils In The Instant Pot
Have you noticed that pressure cooking is all the rage these days? Well that and Air Fryers! Today though we are talking pressure cooking. My Friend Joanna Burris Lackey from Chef AJ’s Ultimate Weight Loss Program is a dynamite cook. She has created so many wonderful recipes that she has generously shared with our group on the private…
Breville Smart Oven Air – No Oil Air Frying – Plant Based
This past May we purchased the Breville Smart Oven Air – it is an incredible kitchen appliance. It’s a toaster oven on steroids! Seriously this appliance bakes, broils, roasts, reheats, works as a slow cooker, toaster, has a pizza setting, is an air fryer and a dehydrator! It almost sounds too good to be true…
Garlic Mashed Potato Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms / Air Fryer
We thought you might enjoy seeing a video of this recipe being made and cooked in the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer. To make this recipe you will need the Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes recipe. Stuffed Baby Bellas Nutmeg Notebook Just for fun I tried stuffing Baby Bellas and they turned out amazing! This would…
Whole Food Plant Based SOS Free Brunch
Whole Food Plant Based Brunch Nutmeg Notebook Oat Waffles, chia berry jam, air fried potatoes, mandarins and oat breakfast sausages. For the Oat Waffles I like to use the gluten free, oil free All Oat Waffles recipe from The How To Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease cookbook as my template. I provided a link to the waffle recipe because…
Fall Pudding SOS Free
Even though we follow a Whole Food Plant Based lifestyle that doesn’t mean that we can’t enjoy a holiday dessert. Everyone likes dessert and especially at the holidays. That doesn’t mean that you have to give in to overly indulgent unhealthy food that might send you right into The Pleasure Trap and cause you to crave more…