Christmas Dinner 2019, The First Mess and Plant-Based Santa
Dec 9, 2019 14:08:17 GMT -5
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Post by gracoman on Dec 9, 2019 14:08:17 GMT -5
"Home cooks head to The First Mess for Laura Wright’s simple-to-prepare seasonal vegan recipes but stay for her beautiful photographs and enchanting storytelling. In her debut cookbook, Wright presents a visually stunning collection of heirloom-quality recipes highlighting the beauty of the seasons. Her 125 produce-forward recipes showcase the best each season has to offer and, as a whole, demonstrate that plant-based wellness is both accessible and delicious."
That's as good a review as any of this amazing plant-based cookbook. I've been a reader of The First Mess blog for quite some time and finally ordered the book to use for this year's plant-based Christmas dinner. Was not disappointed.

One day Santa just didn't feel like performing his duties. He was tired. He was obese. He was pre-diabetic and his blood pressure and serum cholesterol were through the roof. He knew he had to do something but he didn't want to treat his symptoms with the battery of pills the well meaning North Pole Doctor prescribed. He wanted to treat the cause but nobody could tell him how.
So Santa decided to take is health into his own hands and did a massive amount of research and, luckily, found just what he was looking for. It had been easy. He had diseases of the Western diet and decided a plant-based was probably best for him. Off he went, filled with apprehension but determined all the same.
After only one week, he began to feel better. So much so, he began to shout about this diet from one of his favorite places. The rooftops. Alas, it didn't go well. Not even Mrs Clause was onboard with this diet. It seemed nobody was. So Santa grumbled and learned to keep this diet to himself.
As time passed, the elves began to notice a change in Santa. His weight was down, his mood was better and, little by little, his meds were decreasing. In fact, Santa was feeling so good he began to add exercise into the mix. Mrs Cause was beginning to like this new Santa and asked questions about it. She climbed aboard and climbed aboard more than just Santa's diet.
"Ho ho ho" Santa bellowed as he hadn't been able to roar since his thin St Nickolas days. The old Santa was back. And better, faster and stronger than before. He is now the dapper, lean, mean, fighting machine you see pictured below moving deftly down the steps to his barn to tend to his reindeer as he hasn't been able to do himself in decades.
That's as good a review as any of this amazing plant-based cookbook. I've been a reader of The First Mess blog for quite some time and finally ordered the book to use for this year's plant-based Christmas dinner. Was not disappointed.

The Story of Plant-Based Santa
One day Santa just didn't feel like performing his duties. He was tired. He was obese. He was pre-diabetic and his blood pressure and serum cholesterol were through the roof. He knew he had to do something but he didn't want to treat his symptoms with the battery of pills the well meaning North Pole Doctor prescribed. He wanted to treat the cause but nobody could tell him how.
So Santa decided to take is health into his own hands and did a massive amount of research and, luckily, found just what he was looking for. It had been easy. He had diseases of the Western diet and decided a plant-based was probably best for him. Off he went, filled with apprehension but determined all the same.
After only one week, he began to feel better. So much so, he began to shout about this diet from one of his favorite places. The rooftops. Alas, it didn't go well. Not even Mrs Clause was onboard with this diet. It seemed nobody was. So Santa grumbled and learned to keep this diet to himself.
As time passed, the elves began to notice a change in Santa. His weight was down, his mood was better and, little by little, his meds were decreasing. In fact, Santa was feeling so good he began to add exercise into the mix. Mrs Cause was beginning to like this new Santa and asked questions about it. She climbed aboard and climbed aboard more than just Santa's diet.
"Ho ho ho" Santa bellowed as he hadn't been able to roar since his thin St Nickolas days. The old Santa was back. And better, faster and stronger than before. He is now the dapper, lean, mean, fighting machine you see pictured below moving deftly down the steps to his barn to tend to his reindeer as he hasn't been able to do himself in decades.