Roasted Veggies

My husband luuuuuvs yams of all kinds. He will bake them and eat them straight out of the skin. Which is awesome because that's the healthiest way to eat them! I like peeling them and baking them with herbs or brown sugar and butter. We recently came across these Stokes Purple Sweet Potatoes at our local grocery store and they are BOMB! They're organic and sweet and wonderful. We had them for dinner the other day with a few other veggies tossed in. Try them if you get a chance, you won't be disappointed! 

Purple yams are super-food!

Ingredients:

• 1 Stokes Purple Sweet Potato
• 2 Garnet Yams
• 1 medium onion
• 6 Baby Bella Mushrooms
• 3 Carrots
• 4 Garlic cloves
• 1 tsp Herbes de Provence
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

1. Turn Oven to 425 degrees.
2. Grab your cutting board & baking sheet.
3. As you cut up your veggies, throw them onto your baking sheet.
4. Peel and slice on the bias the sweet potato, yams & carrots.
5. Wipe clean your mushrooms and slice them up.
6. Cut your onion in wedges
7. Peel your garlic cloves but leave them whole.
8. Sprinkle salt, pepper, & herbes de provence over the veggies.
9. Pour on the olive oil and toss them around with your hands to coat them.
10. Roast in the oven for 35-40 minutes.

Serve as a side for dinner or eat them for breakfast with a poached egg.
So yummy!!

Changing What and How I eat for 2015

I love food, all food, but there comes a time in your life when just eating any and everything starts to weigh you down physically, mentally, and emotionally. I really just want to feel better about myself and know that I am treating myself right. I decided to finally do my juice cleanse a few weeks ago. After coming off of it, I have not eaten any meat or dairy and I honestly feel great.

I have become a Pescatarian. I will be adopting a diet of 80% plant based foods, 10% fish\shellfish, and the occasional 10% dairy. I've been trying new recipes like Thug Kitchens "Roasted Chick Pea and Broccoli Burrito", which was delicious and one that I highly recommend. It's a winner in my book. I made split pea soup last week that turned out well. The only thing I worry about is my ability to stay consistent. I have learned time and time again that being consistent is the key to making anything in your life work. So I will labor for a few weeks chopping up veggies and trying new recipes until I find that this new way of eating works for me and my family. For New Years Day, I made a pot of black eyed peas for good luck. Paired it with a mixture of collard and mustard greens, cornbread and a 1/4 cup of rice. Our first completely vegan dinner of the year and many more to come.