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Purple Potato Gnocchi with Creamy Garlic Sauce (V) (GF)

As I dig deeper into foods to heal and having read “Eat to Beat Disease” I feel so compelled to share everything that I learn in a translatable way that I can share delicious creations with you.

While this recipe was in the book - I did alter to make gluten free and added a dairy free cream sauce - I found it to be so amazingly good! I had to share!

I’m not going to say making gnocchi was a breeze because its quite messy, but as long as you are patient its really fun! I even had my almost 2-year-old daughter helping! By the end we were both covered in flour and dough but it was worth it!

Walnut Pesto Eggplant (V) (GF)

This recipe came to me in one of my dreams and maybe because I’m so in tune with this book that I’m reading, “Eat to Beat Disease” and it really has me thinking about each one of these foods and how to heal the body.

First I started dreaming of a walnut pesto, which I’ve had and tried various versions, but then I wanted to take it a step further and luckily I had a beautiful eggplant just sitting in my fridge just waiting to be eaten. So I decided to enlist the eggplant as my main course and essentially, plate for this pesto creation.

How do walnuts help fight disease?

Finding ways to kill cancer stem cells have been longstanding cancer research. Dr. Li has published numerous studies and one by Soul National University where walnut extract was studied for its ability to kill cancer stem cells. Quite a feat!

Kale & White Bean Burger

I was pleasantly surprised because the texture was absolutely perfect and the taste was spot on! One of the trickiest things about making veggie burgers is getting the texture just right and its a fine balance especially when you are using a lot of veggies and beans that have a water base. However, I this was a great combo and I know you’re going to love it!

Black Bean Veggie Burger (V)

Vegan Cashew Kale Pesto (GF)

If you’ve ever tried this delight from Trader Joe’s and you’re like me you’re wondering why you are buying and it and not making it? If you don’t have a Trader Joe’s and are like, what are you talking about, then here’s your ticket to one of the best pesto’s I’ve ever tried that’s vegan and FULL of flavor!

Creamy Mashed Cauliflower (V) (GF) & Roasted Scallops

This creamy delectable creamy cauliflower mash is very much fluffy and creamy like the good ole’ mash potatoes I used to eat back in the day in Michigan! It brought back all of those feelings as a kid wanting to slather those things in butter and I could practically eat 2-3 servings of nothing but mashed potatoes and leave all the other food behind. It was a huge hit at our house growing up.

You can take the girl out of the Midwest, but you cant take the Midwest out of the girl!

I did my best to recreate these in the most creamy and delectable way I could to emulate the joy I had eating those mashed potatoes as a kid.

Gut Healthy Rainbow Chickpea Salad

As I dive more and more into gut health and we establish its importance to your overall health I’ll take time to write out my own recipes and creations that I’ve come up with in order to combat an ever-changing gut microbes. I know that seems extreme and sounds like a long crazy word but as I dive into this you’ll begin to see the importance and what foods can not only heal the gut but along with it heal any ailments you may be dealing with currently.

I have many favorites and I continue to develop more and more recipes that help maintain and develop a healthy gut for me and my family along with all of you! This recipe has so much flavor and is so easy to prepare. 100% vegan. 100% Gluten Free. 100% whole food.

Spinach Artichoke Quinoa Salad

Looking to add some bulk to your salads? I find salads to be very unsatisfying and frankly I don’t opt for them often for that reason! I like to add some whole grains and fats to my salads and this is a great way to do that to keep things interesting, and filling!

With salads I don’t usually feel sustained energy and you may feel that way too if you are constantly running all day long! I always feel like I have energy longer and can maintain when I’m having a hearty lunch. By hearty I mean adding in some fats and whole grains.

Sunday Grocery Haul & Meal Prep Series 1

I've been wanting to do this a long time and I thought there's no better time than the present, right? We all grocery shop, obviously. We are shop at probably our favorite spots, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Wal-Mart, Costco, Target, online via Amazon or another grocery service, but the point is there are a million places to shop and its where do you get the most bang for your buck? Ya know what I mean? I toggle between stores and really go where I can find the freshest and organic produce, the cleanest food and some things I care about saving the most. However, that being said, the food we put in our bodies should be the most whole and natural form we can find. That is hard to do these days with all of the labels, tricky marketing and etc. Its hard to navigate through a grocery store so I'm going to provide some inside and let you take a look into my Sunday shopping going through everything that I buy, the total cost, and the meals I plan to make with all of the ingredients.

Savory Plant Based Bowl Ideas

owls as you probably know by now, if you follow me on social media, are a favorite and huge staple in my diet. I think I just love them because I really got into the macrobiotic diet a few years ago and really liked the structure and bowls were a huge thing. I find it really easy to get creative a piece meals together in a very nutrient dense way!

Crock Pot Crack Nuts

The name is everything! I couldn't think of a better description for these and this sounded right on! So this is the easiest nut mix ever to create and it takes literally no prep time at all. Throw them in the crock pot - or I guess if you have a modern day Insta Pot - and voila! I'm still stuck in the stone ages and I happen to LOVE my crock post so if you have another means I guess you can just speed up the wait time for the deliciousness!

Strawberry Plant Based Summer Salad

I'm here to admit I've had my fair share of salads and not always excited for salads. I went though years of dieting and restricting and I think I had a bit too many salads - bland at that - and really just dis-assimilated my taste buds! However, I now have a new appreciation for them, now that I know what I'm doing and how to structure them! I also like to add lots of flavor, crunch and fats which makes it that much tastier!

Throughout the summer I want to publish at least 1 summer salad a week that's exciting and new to tempt your taste buds and make it that much more exciting to eat your greens! Yes, I said exciting to eat your greens!

Apple Cinnamon Pureed Oats

The best new way to make oats! Pureed Apple Cinnamon Oats! 100% vegan. 100% plant based. 100% Delicious! Kid tested, mom approved! Enjoy!