This is a kid favorite and with no added sugar it is a big winner in our house. Peanut Butter Oatmeal 4 c. water1/2 c. chopped dates2 c. old fashioned oats1 c. chopped peanuts1/4 c. wheat germ1 t. cinnamon1 apple – chopped Bring the water to boil in a medium sauce pan.  Add the dates and oats.  Cook oats at a just boil for 3 minutes.   Add peanuts, wheat germ, cinnamon and apple.  Cook to desired thickness. Serve with

This is my creation.  I am typing this not while I am cooking so I hope I remember everything!  I’ve made this version three times now but it isn’t so different from the black bean burritos I used to make prior to starting down the path of plant-based.  What I love about this meal is that you can get everything you need in one meal, in one dish.  If you are cooking for kids they can put the pieces together

I thought it might be helpful if you knew what the basic foods we have in the cupboards are.

Oh boy these weeks are just slipping by!  I can’t believe we are almost to the end of the 6th week of this adventure.  So many great changes since we started.  I have also been encouraged by how many other people are interested in this information or already trying plant based.  I love how when you try something new you suddenly become aware of it existing all around you.  🙂 Here’s what we’ve been eating this week: I take the

When guests come in to town I often take them to at least one of my five favorite local ice cream shops.  Two of them are local dairy farms.  I honestly thought, on the first weekend we started eating plant based, ‘How am I going to give up ICE CREAM!’ and for that matter milkshakes, cheese, pizza, spanikopita, lasagna, whipped cream… oh the list goes on and I think I will miss those things.  Maybe I will indulge in them

So, we are halfway through the week.  I’ve been enjoying the meals I planned but I haven’t had a chance, until no, to post them here.  Many of these I modified, I am getting the hang of things and making this new way of eating our own. We are eating lots of snacks including fresh fruit, raw nuts, energy balls, power balls, hummus, carrot sticks, etc. Sunday      breakfast: Rip’s Big Bowl     dinner: Stir Fry Brocoli w/ Peanut

I whipped this hummus up this morning and it was delicious!  I hope you enjoy it, too. 2 cans of chickpeas (rinsed and drained) or 4 c.1/2 t garlic2 T tahini2 T soy sauce4 T lemon juice1/4 c parsley1 t cumin Combine all ingredients. Blend well. Serve as a salad dressing, with veggies, on sandwiches and more!

We’re in our 4th week now of eating plant-based and the changes have been amazing.  To fill you in, 3.5 weeks ago we watched the movie Forks Over Knives by Fulkerson, Lee/ Aucoin, Joey/ Barnard, Neal, MD [ (Google Affiliate Ad).  The research made sense to me and my husband and we agreed that our whole family would try a plant-based diet for two months.  We’ve been tracking changes daily and have been amazed with the benefits.  I really didn’t think

I am getting later and later on getting these menu posts up and I realized I haven’t made any updates since I posted the last menu.  So this post will be about this week’s menu and the next one will be on the changes we have seen. I am starting to get the hang of this and develop my own recipes so there are not links to every recipe.  But if you see something you would like the recipe for