Tips For Eating and Living Well
It finally feels like fall, and all I want is hot, filling soup! I’ve already made a huge batch of my Weekend Chili, which is great as-is or poured over a baked sweet potato with avocado. But recently I’ve been craving curry everything, so I created this Curry Squash & Tofu Soup, inspired by a similar soup from one of my favorite local restaurants, The Porch. This soup is creamy, chunky, spicy, and oh-so nutritious! I could eat it every day!…
Over the past 11 years that I’ve been eating plant-based, I’ve learned a lot about cooking vegetables with a variety of herbs and spices. I remember my younger self attempting a vegetable curry by adding yellow curry powder and coconut milk to cooked veggies and wondering why it didn’t taste good. I’ve since discovered that the key to a good curry is adding a blend of spices, allowing them to cook a bit before stirring in the majority of the wet ingredients, and layering multiple flavors. Cook this Chickpea and Potato Curry to practice making a comforting and delicious vegetable curry! …
With only 10 days until it’s officially winter, I’m all about soups. They’re relatively simple to make, are hot, filling, and — as long as you don’t add cream, oil, or a ridiculous amount of salt — great for your waistline….
For those of you who say you don’t have time to cook a nutritious meal, I encourage you to buy a slow cooker. You can wake up in the morning, throw the ingredients into the pot, turn it on, and go on with the rest of your day. And when it’s time for dinner, you can add seasonings and dinner is ready! …
