Roasting...it isn't just for Netflix Comedy Specials or for large cuts of meat!Foodie, and experienced home chef and cook, Vanessa Diederichsen talks us through the basics and practicality of imparting scrumptious flavors to our everyday raw vegetables via the millennia-old technique of applying a low and slow dry heat to the most nutritious foods available to mankind...veggies!Vanessa Diederichsen is a patient advocate and writer with a special interest in mental health and emotional wellness. She joined Midwest Institute for Hearts and Minds as Patient Care Coordinator in 2021, where she works closely with patients and clinicians to help facilitate ketamine therapy.Vanessa has extensive lived experience managing her own mental health and trauma recovery and relates personally to patients and their families’ challenges navigating mental health challenges. A perpetual student and critical thinker, Vanessa enjoys bringing together information from her personal, educational, and clinical experiences to help others embrace a sense of empowerment to manage their physical and mental wellness. She highly values strong relationships, effective behaviors, and good medical care as keys to health and happiness.Vanessa lives in St. Louis with her husband and two rescue dogs and just delivered her first baby!Vanessa studied music at the University of North Texas and enjoys playing out locally with her band, Suburban Buddha.Chowhound:https://youtu.be/ekVJJLeJeuUThe Minimalist Baker:https://minimalistbaker.com/how-to-roast-vegetables/