Spaghetti squash is one of my all-time favorite things, but I always hate taking the time to cook it. Enter… Instant Pot! The first time I tried cooking it in the Instant Pot, I was so impressed that I’ll never go back to the oven. In today’s video, we share the technique and also put together a quick (and delicious) meal at the end! Continue reading
So many of you have been waiting for Brian to recreate some of the dishes we had on our trip to England, and the wait is over… kind of! Brian has been working on several of these, and first up are his Minty & Spicy Peas, inspired by the Macho Peas we had at Nando’s in London. Continue reading
Brian has been getting creative since we are home ALL THE TIME now. He started making these buffalo-style chickpeas using a powdered hot sauce seasoning I had bought a while ago at Aldi. The only problem was, when Brian went to make this recipe, we realized just how much sodium was in the seasoning mix. So I challenged him to create something that tasted similar but cut way back on the sodium. And I have to admit, he succeeded on the first try! Continue reading
When we switched to a whole food plant based diet, the one thing I thought I could never give up was cheese. Little did I know… there are SO many good recipes out there for vegan substitutes that are much healthier AND still taste really good! Continue reading
Brussels sprouts are not something I ever thought I would be writing a blog post about. Brian went to the grocery store with me a few weeks ago and he really wanted to pick some up and experiment. I wasn’t expecting much… but I was so wrong! He created what we now call “Brian’s Sweet & Smoky All-Purpose Dressing” and coated the roasted Brussels sprouts with it. The result was absolutely delicious! Continue reading
Before we switched to a whole food, plant-based diet, one of our favorite holiday dishes was a squash casserole Brian’s mom used to make a lot. Although squash is one of the main ingredients, it was not exactly the most healthy dish. I thought it would be fun to try to recreate our own version and personally, I think it turned out great! Continue reading
One of my favorite things from the Whole Foods salad bar is their Garlicky Kale Salad. The first time I had it, I sent Brian a photo of the ingredient list and asked him to figure out how to make it at home. We experimented a bit and I think we nailed it! Continue reading
If you watched our travel vlogs, you might remember that we found a few really good dishes on our recent trip that we wanted to replicate at home. One of the dishes that stuck out in our minds was a delicious Delicata squash and lentil salad we had at Little Eater at North Market in Columbus, Ohio. The list of ingredients seemed simple enough, so we decided to try it out! Continue reading
Even before we switched to eating whole food plant-based, we loved making roasted veggies. The problem is, we would usually coat them in a generous amount of oil. One of the first things we wanted to tackle was a way to roast them without using refined, processed oil. It turns out, tahini makes a great substitute! Continue reading
When we first started eating a whole food, plant-based diet, I’ll admit – the idea of roasting anything without at least spraying it with oil first was foreign to me. We started experimenting and found that with a few small modifications, it is actually super easy! Continue reading
