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It’s time for another episode of the Lisa & Jessica Show! This week we started out with our “Recipe Swap Club” and then talked about “cheat” meals and some of the challenges Lisa has been facing. Watch the video to see all of the amazing recipes we’ve been eating this past week and hear us chat about what we’ve learned!
Links To Recipes & Resources
Use this link to view the entire playlist of videos from this series!
For every video in the series, I will put together a list of links to any recipes and resources we mention.
Here are some links to check out from this episode:
RECIPES (see below for modifications):
PlantPure Lasagna Stew
Brian’s Rustic Onion & Bean Soup
Well Your World Oat Clusters
Simply Quinoa Oil-Free Banana Bread Granola
Brittany Jaroudi’s Savory Granola
Recipe Modifications:
– For the Lasagna Stew, since we don’t normally eat a lot of pasta, in the future I will double all of the ingredients EXCEPT the lasagna noodles. You could also just make a normal batch and use half the amount of lasagna noodles, but you know I love making a GIANT batch of things. I wasn’t sure if half the amount of noodles would be enough, but after eating it, I think it would work out just fine!
– For the Oil-Free Banana Bread Granola, I made a half batch and also used half the amount of walnuts, tahini and maple syrup.
BOOKS:
The Healthspan Solution
Presto! by Penn Jillette
Plant-Based Cooking Made Easy
Vegan Made Easy
OTHER:
Pizza Crust – We use the Sprouted Grain Ultra Thin Pizza Crusts by ActivFit. I have not seen the exact ones we buy available for purchase online. The ones we buy at Dierbergs (a local grocery store chain) appear to be vegan, but I have seen other versions of the same crust online that contain milk, so be sure to check the labels!
To learn more about Lisa and the vegan cafe she works at, check out these links:
Lisa’s Interview on I’m Losing It Podcast
Sacred Space on Facebook
Sacred Space on Instagram
Sacred Space Fundraiser
“Cheats” & Treats
January 16th was a special day for Brian and I. We celebrated 14 years since the day we first met in person, so I planned a little surprise day to celebrate. We don’t actually call them “cheat” days or meals; instead this was designated as a “rare and appropriate” for us. You can read more about “rare and appropriate” in the book The Healthspan Solution. I also talked about it on this week’s video.
Our friend Chef Chris Bertke was hosting an all vegan Taco Bell pop-up event and we HAD to check it out. It was amazing! We also went out to the gazebo where we first met in person 14 years ago. We took a trip back to the record store and restaurant we went to on that day as well.
I learned a lot from this little “rare and appropriate” excursion, and the next day we were happy to go right back on our whole food, plant-based diet. Watch the video to see Lisa and I discuss what we both learned from the “cheats and treats” we enjoyed this week.
More Information On A WFPB Diet
Check out these links for more information on a whole food plant based diet:
15 Minute Recap: Exactly How We Lost 335+ Pounds On A Plant-Based Diet
Back To Basics: Weight Loss 101
How We Lost 270 Pounds: Our Whole Food Plant Based Weight Loss Journey
Q&A Session: Our 290 Pound Weight Loss Journey
Q&A: Weight Loss Update, Loose Skin, Advice on Going Plant-Based + More!
Top Ten Tips For Switching To A Whole Food, Plant-Based Vegan Diet
Q&A with The Krocks: “Cheat” Foods, Fasting, Stress Eating, Going Organic, Children + More!
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The Healthspan Solution: How and What to Eat to Add Life to Your YearsPresto!: How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales by Penn Jillette
Plant Based Cooking Made Easy: Over 100 Recipes
Vegan Made Easy: 130 Tasty Recipes Anyone Can Cook
Hi, For your recipe swap club, I would like you two girls to make the African Yam Stew from Forks Over Knives.
https://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/vegan-soups-stews/african-yam-stew/
It was the first recipe I made, right after watching their movie, and I’ve been plant based ever since; August 10, 2012. ♥
I thought I would try it for 2 weeks, but never looked back.
It is still my favorite ‘go to” recipe. Everyone loves it. I hope you will also. I’ve tweaked it a little over the years, you might too. But, like you, I always follow the recipe the first time and then make it my own! ♥♥♥
Best Wishes from Canada,
Janine