Baskadia

We tend to take our healthiest foods and make them side dishes, but when we are doing a plant-forward way of eating, we are taking our healthiest foods and making that the main, and then we are using meat, seafood or dairy more as the condiments,” Dennison said.

For example, instead of eating a side salad with a chicken breast, put the salad on the main plate and add a few ounces of chicken breast on top.

At a recent cooking class, Dennison made a one-skillet bean and quinoa casserole, incorporating corn, black beans, green chiles, salsa and fresh herbs and spices