You asked for it and Tom finally has written down a recipe for Tom’s Dump Soup! Chef AJ was at our house one day when Tom was making Dump Soup for his lunch and she thought it looked good and smelled good so she asked him to make it on the Truth About Weight Loss…
Soup/Stew/Chili
Exclusive Recipes for Subsribers Only!
Due to many requests we received as a result of this weeks Live YouTube show (Tuesday With Tami and Sometimes Tom) on the Nutmeg Notebook YouTube Channel, we are resending the exclusive subscriber recipe message with the download link. On Tuesday I demonstrated the Curry Ginger Butternut Squash soup in the video (You may have…
Joanie’s Pumpkin Black Bean Soup
Back in 2018, I had a group of vegan friends over for a salad potluck. Everyone was to bring a favorite salad to share. The day before our gathering my friend Joanie sent a message asking if she could bring a pot of soup instead – of course I said yes. She showed up with…
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…
Plant Based Batch Cooking To Start The Year Off Right!
Happy New Year! What better way to start the New Year then batch cooking and prepping for the week ahead. Since adopting a whole food plant based diet – WFPB – I have found that batch cooking makes my life so much easier. Once a week I spend 4-5 hours cooking and prepping food that…
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…
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…
Dinner In A Bowl – Lentil Chili, Rice & Squash
I just finished dinner you guys and it was so amazing I had to sit down and post about it right away! The inspiration for this meal came from an incredible meal I had back in November. While visiting my parents in Nebraska my mom and had drove to Omaha and had one of the…
Chipotle Chili with Sweet Potatoes & Brussels Sprouts
Happy New Year! My first post and recipe share for 2014 is going to warm you up from the inside out. It comes from a new to me cookbook titled Appetite For Reduction by Isa Moskowitz. This dish is one of the best things I have made lately – so packed with amazing flavors and…
Three Sisters Harvest Stew & Home Made Tortilla Chips
Are you sick of Thanksgiving leftovers yet? After a few days of eating mild flavors both hubby Tom and I wanted something spicy on the menu. There was a batch of this Three Sisters Stew already prepared in the freezer – I love cooking ahead! This is one of those recipes that is super easy…