The Chef and The Dietitian- Fennel Salad

Welcome to our new set of The Chef and The Dietitian. Chef AJ and I will show you how to make a three-ingredient recipe including fennel (tastes like licorice, texture like celery, and high in flavonoids, vitamin C, and fiber), dates, and lemon juice. Easy and unique, this is something you can whip up in minutes and serve as an appetizer, side dish, or even a dessert. Enjoy!

The Chef and The Dietitian- Hockey Pucks

These decadent beauties, created by Chef AJ for Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, are similar to a Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, but oh so much better for you! Made strictly with whole foods (of course) you can easily find in any market, this phenomenal dessert will impress any sweet tooth and make you wonder how you ever could ever have enjoyed the original version!

 

The Chef and The Dietitian - Episode 31 - Thai Noodles

Our first episode filmed in front of a live audience*. Guest host, Natala Constantine of Vegan Hope joins Chef AJ and me as we show you how to make one of the greatest entrees of all time: Thai Noodles. The peanuty sauce, inspired by Mary McDougall, is rich, sweet and serves up a colorful rainbow array of veggies mixed with rice noodles. This is one you will crave...

*This video is a bit long, but the recipe is printed in the middle, and the dish is so worth it!

The Chef and The Dietitian-Episode 30-Baked Tortilla Chips

Can you hear the crunch?!? Watch my favorite messy and crazy partner-in-crime, Chef AJ, demonstrate the crunch of her homemade baked tortilla chips. These tasty staples can be made with a mere one ingredient (blue corn tortillas) plus some water. Enjoy them with my favorite bean dip of all time, Holy Mole Bean Dip, which was featured in our last episode.

The Chef and The Dietitian-Episode 29-Holy Mole

Confession: I am a bean-aholic! I love beans...all kinds and in all ways. Of course there are many worse addictions to have. In this episode, we discuss the benefits of beans and how this dish may even help stave off iron-deficiency anemia. Chef AJ's absolutely divine Holy Mole bean dip is lard-free, oil-free, and infused with rich, smoky, spicy flavors and a creamy texture. Be forewarned...this dish may turn you into a bean-aholic too...

Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet

A brief glimpse into the multitude of benefits of following a whole food, plant-based diet. For more information and an in-depth exploration, pick up a copy of my brand new book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition. And for a journey into the plant-based world, order my new infotainment documentary, To Your Health.

The Chef and The Dietitian-Episode 28-Oil-Spinach Soup

We love our leafy greens! Learn how to make Chef AJ's delicious and simple spinach soup while learning about essential fatty acids and the greatness of greens. You can make this soup hot or cool...yum! Enjoy our "ubiquitous" episode...