Roasted Root Vegetables | Vegan and Gluten Free Sides for Holidays

More Thanksgiving recipe testing. Save this one if you want a no-fuss vegetable side idea.  This one is full of all the fall flavors- parsnips, beets, sweet potatoes. This is a just a guideline. If you have more carrots or no beets, the recipe will work just as well. The most important thing is just to cut the veggies into relatively the same size and … Continue reading Roasted Root Vegetables | Vegan and Gluten Free Sides for Holidays

How to Unlock Beans' SUPERPOWERS | Longevity Diet Secrets

  Do you eat beans this way?  People who live long, healthy lives around the world eat ½ to 1 cup of legumes a day. This includes beans, lentils, black-eyed peas and many others in the bean family.  But, it’s not just about quantity. When these centenarians (people that live to 100) eat legumes, they always eat them this way to get the most nutrition … Continue reading How to Unlock Beans' SUPERPOWERS | Longevity Diet Secrets

How to Make Chimichurri | Plant-Based Green Sauce You Should Know

Grilled bread with chimichurri anyone? For me this is breakfast, lunch or dinner.. Chimichurri is the second green sauce I think everyone should know. (The first is salsa verde). It’s also vegan. . Today Connor.cooks and I made Chimichurri together, a simple sauce to put on anything grilled. It’s origins are Argentinian and it’s mainly used for large cuts of meat at “asados”- Sunday meat … Continue reading How to Make Chimichurri | Plant-Based Green Sauce You Should Know

No Cook Pickled Vegetables (Spicy) | Blue Zones Costa Rica

More of these No-Cook Pickled Veg. I first made them with @connor.cooks on the Simple Cooking Cooking Show and have become obsessed! I made this simple recipe to accompany the Gallo Pinto 🇨🇷 dish I made. The spicy mix was the perfect contrast to the avocado. Those are spicy habanero chiles you see there but it wasn’t as spicy as I expected. I put 1 … Continue reading No Cook Pickled Vegetables (Spicy) | Blue Zones Costa Rica

Carrot Pistou with Poached Egg and Boiled Carrots | Gluten-Free Breakfasts

Carrot Pistou 🌱🥕(vegan) with @connor.cooks it was so great to have him back on the show! We made this beautiful zero-waste sauce. . What is Pistou? Pistou literally means “to pound” in Provençal dialect because it was made by putting ingredients into a mortar and pestle. It is very similar to pesto, but Pistou is made with fresh herbs like basil, and then garlic, olive oil, and … Continue reading Carrot Pistou with Poached Egg and Boiled Carrots | Gluten-Free Breakfasts

Beginners Guide to Fermentation 🌱 w/Danielle

Today Danielle at @edithandherbert taught me the ancient art of preserving food, or fermentation. It was so much easier than I expected. Just two ingredients- salt and a vegetable (add spices if you like). We both did cabbage today. In a few simple steps we put it in the jar and now we wait 10 days for the magic to happen. Danielle has been doing … Continue reading Beginners Guide to Fermentation 🌱 w/Danielle