When you first transition to a vegan whole food plant based lifestyle you can’t imagine what you are going to eat daily, much less what you might make when having family and friends over. I get so many questions about what to make which inspired this blog post and a video on holiday and entertaining…
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Cranberry Chutney
This is a healthier remake of an old family favorite recipe for Cranberry Chutney. This slightly tart chutney is delightful with a combination of dried fruit, apples, warm spices and the addition of pineapple for sweetness. It comes together easily with fresh or frozen cranberries. The cranberries contain a natural pectin that thickens the chutney…
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…
Perfectly Peachy Pie
This all came about because I bought peaches at Costco and they all became ripe at the same time! Necessity is the mother of invention and that is often how things come about in my kitchen. This isn’t a traditional pie of course – no fattening ingredients were used in this Pie. No added sugar…
Cherry Peach Cobbler – No Added Sugar
Can you have dessert on a SOS Free food plan? (SOS Free stands for salt, oil & sugar free.) Yes you can! Fruit is so amazing and yes we do enjoy it plain and simple right from Mother Nature. However, sometimes you just want something that feels and looks more like a traditional dessert. We…
Sweet Pea’s – Mini Jammies!
I love making healthy little snacks that our toddler Granddaughter Sweet Pea will eat. These oat and jam mini muffins that we call Jammies are toddler friendly and mother and grandmother approved! Let’s be truthful here – even the grown ups like these. There is something extra appealing about food made into miniature serving sizes….
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…
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. Children and adults will love this tasty dessert with apple slices, pear slices and bananas. You might even enjoy a…
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…