Polenta seems to be the new black.  On many modern menus, it seems to be a replacement for the omnipresent potato.  Now, you know that I love the potato, but variety is one of the tools that helps to energize me on my plant-strong journey.
I recently saw a traditional recipe for polenta where the final

Saving Time with Char
Flavored Water…The New Beverage
They say that “time is money.”  On a recent trip to the grocery store, I was intrigued with the vast collection of fruit and herb infused waters.  The beauty of the labels will alone draw you to the shelf, and once you learn that you can drink water infused

Before I joined this plant-strong caravan, I never ate potatoes.  They’d gotten such a bad rap, and although I ate horribly, the potato just seemed too “fattening” to eat.  I know now that it wasn’t the potatoes, it was the stuff that covered it that really made it bad for you.  You already know how

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On the Road Again
It’s early morning, and I am running late.  I still have that engrained “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” thing in my head, and I always eat breakfast.  Minutes later,  I am stuck in slow moving traffic, and I notice the car to my right, where

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Oo-La-La…Veggies en Papillote
Oh, I know, it sounds so fancy.  Broccoli en Papillote.  But, really, all you are doing is using unbleached parchment paper to steam vegetables in the oven.  And better than a quick and delicious meal?  Super-fast clean up!!  You will be like a whirling magician when it is time to

The Doctor is in the House

In this modern age of medicine, the house call is something of the past.  That is, of course, if you don’t count Dr. McDougall and his line of “Right Foods.”  I am pretty much a food purist, and never really gave thought to an “instant” soup, but last year when

Getting the Day off to a Good Start
I set my alarm for 5:00 AM every day.  I enjoy the peacefulness in my house and the time I get to spend by myself.  Soon after I get out of bed, I am headed for the gym, where of late, I have enjoyed watching the sunrise make

For a long time, potatoes have gotten a bad rap and mainly because they’ve either been fried, or smothered with fattening dairy.  But, the reality is that potatoes pack a punch…loaded with potassium and Vitamin C., you can’t go wrong with a potato.
I love potatoes.  They are very versatile and are a great grab and

I really like to cook.  I enjoy the challenge when my cupboards are bare and I am able to create a nourishing and delicious meal.  Most of the time, though, I have a meal plan/menu that I follow to keep life easy and simple.  For me, simplicity is the key to staying plant-strong.
It’s fun to