Archives for January 2018

Loaded Baked Potato and Cauliflower Soup. Vegan. GF.

January 29, 2018 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Cheese, Gluten Free, Potatoes, Soups, Sponsored, Vegan, Vegan proteins, Vitamix, Wheat Free 31 Comments

Happy Monday my friends. I know I’ve been a bit MIA lately but trying my best to heal and stay off my knee for hours on end in the kitchen. This week, I’m attempting to start cooking full time, recipe creation and blogging – with intermittent moments of icing.

Today I teamed up with OXO to share a yummy, healthy & filling recipe along with some incredible, yet basic kitchen tools every chef needs. The recipe has been adapted from Healthyish to make it vegan. I hope you enjoy this super easy recipe, that I might add, freezes nicely and is so comforting on these bone-chilling winter days.

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Don’t throw the scale out! My perspective.

January 27, 2018 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Health & wellness, Product Review., Vegan 5 Comments

Okay so we’re 27 days into 2018 and do you love your scale yet? Ha. These memes made me laugh. The reality is we all hate the scale from time to time – or ALL THE TIME. I know this past summer when I completely gave up on running (yes, I just had a partial knee replacement in case you didn’t know), I started to lose my “skinny fat” aka lacking muscle and started to gain weight. It wasn’t BAD weight from eating junk but it was my shift in focus to weightlifting. So hold on… I lift all the heavy things AND GAIN weight? Ummmm yeah.
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Split Pea Vegetable Soup. Vegan. GF.

January 18, 2018 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Brunch, Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Gluten Free, Potatoes, Soups, Vegan, Vegan proteins, Vitamix, Your Life Edit Foundations 3 Comments

Winter is in full swing. 60’s one day to snow… again. I don’t mean to complain or whine but I really, truly appreciate dry ground just about now. I prefer not to wipe out if at all possible. But I’m trying to rally & embrace all things winter like cozy sweaters, warm cozy blankets, reading by the fire and yes – soup!

I made this soup when my house was packed with company before Christmas one cozy evening. Served it with crusty bread, crackers and some lovely gluten free rolls and the pot was gone. My youngest mentioned it this weekend and I had all the ingredients to make round 2 of it. Sadly, the in-process pics were the only ones I got as it was gobbled up in a snap before staging a pretty pic. The soup is really hearty and filling. Packed with vegetable protein and oh so good for you. Great for leftovers. Not a frightening green color that may scare little kids away either. Hope you enjoy!

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Flu Fighter Immunity Boosting Lemon Ginger Turmeric Tonic.

January 15, 2018 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Breakfast, Brunch, Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Fitness., Fruit, Gluten Free, Health & wellness, Vegan, Wheat Free, Your Life Edit Foundations 6 Comments

It’s been a year since I’ve posted. Well, not exactly but it feels like forever! So where have I gone you may ask?

Well I opted to finish up my cooking for clients the week before Christmas; just in time to celebrate my birthday. We went to DC to see the Cav’s play, shop & eat our way through Georgetown. ALL OF US! It was so nice to have our college girl home again. Then Christmas and the company arrived. Food. Faith. Presents. All on repeat. Then I have to admit, on Christmas night, our tree and all decorations were put away and life was good.

Why the rush to end the holiday? Well Santa brought me a new partial knee replacement. I had my surgery on the 29th. If worrying about that wasn’t enough, couple that with my oldest & my husband both getting sick. You see, I wasn’t allowed to get sick for 2 weeks prior to surgery. Needless to say I lived in a bubble. Ha.

Surgery went really well. Stay over in the hospital one evening and fast forward 17 days to today. I’m back to the gym, lifting upper body. I can walk sans limping. I can drive. And each day it gets better. Amazing, right?

So I’ll stop on my knee update & move on to this recipe. The flu is hitting & hitting hard. I’ve been making this elixir/tonic whatever you wish to call it all fall/winter to keep us all healthy. Knock wood it’s working! It’s strong. Be prepared but it’s packed with vital nutrients and vitamins to keep your immunity in tip top shape. Team that up with washing your hands every second you get & hopefully we all survive this winter.

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— Knead to Cook