Has this happened to you?

A recipe calls for 1 cup of COOKED rice…

but you have NO IDEA how much dry rice is needed to make 1 cup cooked?

OR you buy a bag of diced onions, thinking it’ll save you time (it totally will!) but d’oh! How much should you use to replace one onion in a recipe?

Or perhaps after watching my Batch Cooking LIKE A BOSS video, you decided to cook a bag of …

Meet our Herbie of the Week: Sarah N!

Almost 2 years ago, Sarah was 303 lbs and unhappy. She had tried every diet imaginable, but nothing worked -- that is until she learned about a plant-based diet.

Unlike her past attempts, she was determined to stick with this one, and before she knew it, she started seeing results!

Since changing to a plant-based lifestyle, Sarah's lost an INCREDIBLE 120lbs! She's also more confident, lowered her blood pressure and showing others …

A few weeks ago I taped myself cooking our 7 meals for the week in one hour (you can watch it here).

The feedback was awesome (thank you so much!) and a recurring question from watchers was about my batch cooking… of ingredients!

Scheduled batch cooking of ingredients is one of the ways you can make your “cook day” (and your healthy lifestyle) so much easier.

For example, once a month I cook a huge batch of rice …

Get ready for a flavor EXPLOSION! There are 7 (SEVEN!!) new recipes on this week's meal plan -- the most we've ever had in one week!

You'll find it hard NOT to fall in love with the Thai PB&J Sandwich (NEW!), Corn & Black Bean Cakes (NEW!), and Roasted Butternut & Red Pepper Penne (NEW!).

Also featured on this week's menu: Pad Thai Soup (NEW!), Miso Maple Sweet Potato Tacos (NEW!), Creamy Wild Rice Soup …

Mardi Gras is usually all about eating and celebrating in excess -- but it doesn't have to be!

Let the good times roll and enjoy a not-so-fat Tuesday with these 40+ plant-based recipes!

P.S. there will be a like batch cooking tutorial event on Saturday, February 21st -- see Friday's post for more info.

Cajun Tempeh Meatloaf from Holidays

Mardi Gras recipes from the blog:

• Cajun Chickpea Cakes
• Caribbean Peas & Rice
• "Crab" Cakes
• Creole Black Eyed Peas
• Gingered …