It’s National Taco Day! Of course, I have to have tacos for dinner tonight. Although I love black beans I wanted to try something different than filling my taco shell with beans. Speaking of shells, when choosing a healthy taco shell, pick the one with the least ingredients. Trader Joe’sRead More →

This is my Mom’s recipe for her delicious marinara sauce. You can serve this over any kind of pasta. I really enjoy it over chickpea pasta or red lentil pasta. I hope you enjoy it!Read More →

When Fall is in the air, I love to make soup! Minestrone is one of my favorite soups. Soup is a great meal to have on a whole food plant-based diet. Its good to eat as many veggies as you can in a day and soup is a great wayRead More →

My family and I got to go grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s yesterday. We were so excited. The closest Trader Joe’s is about 45 minutes from our house so we don’t get there often. I was happy to stumble upon a bagged shredded mix that is so wonderful!! Trader Joe’sRead More →

This a great twist on a chinese takeout favorite. Cauliflower is a cruciferous vegetable. Cruciferous vegetables may reduce the risk of cancer as well as heart disease. I try to eat at least one serving of cruciferous vegetables every day. One serving of cauliflower contains all of the vitamin CRead More →

I love any kind of wonton, especially crispy ones! I came across Vegan wonton wrappers when I was grocery shopping so I had to pick them up. I’ve been using my air fryer a lot since eating whole food plant-based to avoid the extra oil, so I decided to makeRead More →

Who doesn’t love pizza night!!!!???? This is a recipe that is easy to make on a busy night. I use corn tortillas in this recipe to make it really easy and you don’t have to deal with dough. Also, the corn tortillas get really crisp in the oven, so thisRead More →

I was all set on making a wonderful asparagus whole food plant-based risotto, then I pulled out my asparagus and realized it was unusable. So I went through my fridge and decided to use quite a few vegetables instead. In this recipe, I use leeks, onion, garlic, carrots, mushrooms, zucchini,Read More →

Grilling is pretty easy to do. I love grilling because I can cook meat for my family easily and make tofu for me at the same time. Don’t be afraid of tofu. If you cook it the right way it’s delicious and takes on the flavor of whatever you cookRead More →

Potatoes are a root vegetable and good to eat on a plant-based diet. While it’s better to have sweet potatoes, white potatoes are fine to have every once in a while. Potatoes are a root vegetable and good to eat on a plant-based diet. While it’s better to have sweetRead More →

My kids absolutely love Salisbury Steak. It’s one of their favorite comfort food meals. So when they requested it tonight I had to think of a plant-based alternative for me. Of course, I obliged and made them my usual Salisbury steak recipe with beef. I had some nice portobellos inRead More →