Jill Nussinow, aka The Veggie Queen™ is a Registered Dietitian who has been teaching plant-based, whole foods cooking almost 30 years at Santa Rosa Junior College and elsewhere throughout the US and beyond. She is the author of three award-winning cookbooks: Nutrition CHAMPS: The Veggie Queen’s Guide to Eating and Cooking for Optimum Health, Happiness, […]
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Recipe: Asian BBQ Roasted Veggies
I love roasting veggies, but I usually get stuck using the same flavors over and over again, so I’ve been playing around with different flavors. For this roasted veggie dish, I decided to try Asian barbecue sauce. The spices in Chinese Five Spice are ones that I love by themselves, but they tend to be […]
Interview Series: Heather Crosby
Heather Crosby in the founder, recipe developer and bonafide veggie junkie behind the website YumUniverse, and she’s also the author of the cookbook by the same name. In an effort to kick medication and heal naturally from disease, she’s been fine-tuning the maintenance of her plant-powered diet for almost a decade, and sharing what she’s learned for […]
Recipe: Big Bang Tofu
The quick and easy sauce is made with just three ingredients, but it provides a big bang of flavor as a coating for the lightly fried tofu. When making the sauce, mix in the sriracha a little at a time and taste as go, to be sure turns out at the heat level you prefer. […]
How to Survive the Rest of Winter in 5 Steps
It’s February and it feels like the cold and grey is never going to end! At this time of year, having struggled through much of winter, many of us may be in the depths of SAD… Seasonal Affective Disorder, that is. Low levels of light, little exercise and an over-indulgence of comfort foods lower our […]