By: Lisa Wright Burbach Socca what? What is a Socca?? Socca, also known as Farinata is an unleavened flat bread of chickpea flour. It is a great base for your culinary imagination! Our Sorta Socca was pancake style, easy and yummy. Ingredients 1 cup chickpea flour 1 cup water 1/2 - 3/4 tsp 1/2 cup shredded carrot - optional Seasonings - optional Seasonings - Go crazy here! You can add cumin, dill, Za'atar, really any direction you want to go. Or no seasoning and use the s

While choosing to eat a more whole foods, plant based diet is a wise choice, the choices we make daily may not be. Many choices are loaded with sugars, fats, saturated fats, sodium, artificial ingredients and more and this is true no matter your dietary ilk. Remember to be a label reader and wise shopper. Even avid label readers can find It challenging to weed through the choices and marketing makes it even more confusing. A good example is The Impossible burger that is in

This week's menu for the week of April 15 By: Purple Carrot - #meatlessmonday Mexican Socca Pizza with Tomatillo Salsa and Chipotle Corn 30 Minutes Serves 2 Easy to Moderate #Vegan #Glutenfree This is a skillet pizza with a chickpea flour base -No, don't wrinkle your nose, it's really good!. This meal is gluten free and packed with protein! Give it a whirl for #meatlessmonday. By: Pampered Chef Pampered Chef - Lemon Pasta Chicken Toss 30 Minutes Serves 6 Easy I really do li

Let me do the research for you and you make yummy meals! BBQ Rice and Veggie Bowl #Meatlessmonday First start the rice of your choice - follow directions on package. I highly recommend using the Instantpot or electric pressure cooker to save time. While Rice cooks, prepare the veggies 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 cup corn 1 zucchini large diced 1 poblano pepper finely chopped ½ -1  jalapeno pepper, diced ¼ cup Red onion, diced Cilantro 1 Tbsp Lime juice Salt and pepper Heat the olive

Let me do the research for you and you make yummy meals! BBQ Rice and Veggie Bowl #Meatlessmonday First start the rice of your choice – follow directions on package. I highly recommend using the Instantpot or electric pressure cooker to save time. While Rice cooks, prepare the veggies 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 cup corn 1 zucchini large diced 1 poblano pepper finely chopped ½ -1 jalapeno pepper, diced ¼ cup Red onion, diced Cilantro 1 Tbsp Lime juice Salt and pepper Heat the olive

I am teaching some classes helping people learn how to incorporate more plant-based foods into their diets and this week we talked about beans, I thought I’d share it with you. Bean Trivia What Day is National Bean Day? How many pounds of beans a year does the average American eat? Where is the Lima bean native too? How many people in the US are listed as having Bean as a last name (as of 201) 9000 17,642 30,483 65,217 True or False, There are over 18,000 different species in

Mango Salsa – Ellie Krieger, The Food Network Do you want to add more fruits to your diet, but aren’t sure what to do? It is easy to grab a banana, orange, or apple and I highly recommend it. They are loaded with fiber, low in calories, and packed with nutrients, an excellent snacking choice. However, there is so much more out there for the life of the fruit. Fruits can be used in savory and sweet dishes, but try to keep it as close to the original as possible. The more

Orange Soup with Black Salsa – VB6 cookbook, Mark Bittman We are making an effort to eat more whole food, plant based foods i.e., nuts, legumes, grains, fruits, and veggies, and I have to say we are loving it.  After all we’ve been told “Eat food that rots, just eat it before it does” – Dr. Forrest Shaklee.  I have also been reading the Blue Zone book by Dan Buettner and learning about the longest lived people in the world, who eat meat more like a garnish or accompaniment to