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Soaking and Dehydrating Nuts, Legumes, Grains and Seeds

Nuts are packed with healthy fats, protein and minerals, but to get that all good stuff assimilated into your body, it is recommended that you prepare your nuts by soaking them. See, nuts and seeds contain enzyme inhibitors to keep them from sprouting until nature delivers the sun and rain that they need to grow. Have you heard people, maybe even yourself, say “nuts are hard on my stomach”? Well, this is why. By soaking nuts and seeds, enzyme inhibitors are neutralized, the beneficial enzymes are activated and the vitamin content increases. Soaking nuts and seeds makes them easier to digest and the nutrients more easily absorbed.

Red Lentil Breakfast Scramble

It’s officially been 2019 for a few weeks now, and I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want for this year and how to share it all… here’s the list so far: • Gluten-Free Baking Academy will open for enrollment again for the Bread Course and Cookies Course late winter/spring—are you on the wait […]

Colorful Mixed Root Veggie Curry

You know what’s delicious paired with the Easy Saffron Brown Basmati Rice I recently posted? This comforting, Colorful Root-Veggie Curry. It’s one of those recipes that gets better with each day it is stored as leftovers (spice infusion to the max), so make plenty. You can remove the skins from your root veggies or keep […]

Cardamom Pepita Milk (Dairy-Free)

I’m finally getting my recipe developing groove back after the debacle with my host provider a few weeks ago. Turns out when I got back from NY, I realized that they deleted a bunch of already written and posted content (gah!) and too many drafted recipes to count—which means months of measurements, photos, testing hours, and […]

Homemade Toasted Maple-Pecan Butter

In the YumUniverse book I share my easy recipe for homemade Toasted Almond Butter, and I now want to share with YU another delicious discovery—Toasted Maple-Pecan Butter. Use it to make a delicious non-dairy milk, spread it on some gluten-free toast, swirl it into homemade yogurt, or chia pudding (maybe a chocolate one). And yes, […]

Broccoli Bowl with Creamy Butternut Squash Sauce

I was raised on comforting Mac & Cheese, cheese-y dips and creamy sauces—they’re pretty much in my DNA. These days however, when I want some comfort food, I like to whip up something that makes me feel good without the health-diminishing returns. This easy Broccoli Bowl with Creamy Butternut Squash Sauce recipe does the trick—all the comfort […]

Creamy Chickpea & Wild Rice Soup

Years ago in Chicago, I used to frequent this great little carryout spot called the SoupBox. They served 12 homemade soups every day and one of my favorite orders was their Creamy Chicken & Wild Rice soup in a bread bowl. In a city where you’re wearing a scarf for at least 8 months out of the […]

The Ultimate Plant-Powerful Dairy-Free Milk Guide

There truly are infinite possibilities when it comes to a plant-based diet and milk is no exception. I show YU all the options with pretty step-by-step photo help…

Black Bean Soup with Sunflower Seed Cashew Cream

I’m on a soup kick lately, mainly because they are so easy—and a great way to get a ton of veggies together in one simple meal. I’ll be honest, most weeks, I don’t have a master plan about what I am going to eat. But I do I reach into the pantry on Sunday night […]

Aluminum-Free and Hearty Multi-Bean & Chia Seed Chili

This is one of those recipes that is delicious right away and just tastes better and better with each day. It’s a perfect make-on-Sunday chili since it does take time to prepare. There are no canned ingredients for this recipe (so no dangerous aluminum) and I’ve worked in our Whole Food of the Month—Chia—as well. All ingredients are prepared for optimal nutritional benefits (ie: soaking) but know that your efforts will yield a large batch of I-can’t believe-it’s-vegan chili that will be a household fave from now on. Serve with Gluten-Free Amaranth Jalapeno Bread if you want to take it to the next level. Try it out on the omnivores in your life without telling them it’s a plant-based recipe. I bet they will never know.