At night when I can’t sleep I read recipe books. I saw a recipe that included beets and thought this might be just the thing I needed to perk up my salad routine. Beets are super nutritious (iron, vitamin B-6, magnesium, potassium, folate and manganese among other things), but I don’t cook with them that often,… Read More Orange and Beet Salad
This is a Dr. Fuhrman recipe. My sister Lyn gave it to me years ago when she first became a nutritarian and I remember thinking it sounded strange. But I finally got around to trying it — and it is so good! I tastes like some sort of creamy Thai soup except not spicy-hot, just… Read More Golden Cauliflower Cream Soup
Last week as I was poking though the kitchen cupboards thinking “what is all this stuff?” I found a bag a quinoa that I had bought last winter. When I saw it in the store I remember thinking “Why don’t I ever make quinoa? ” And then I bought it — and never made quinoa.… Read More Quinoa Tabouleh Salad
This is a favorite breakfast of mine when I have the time to make it. I love it because the flavor is both sweet and savory, the colors are dynamite, and I love that I’m getting a serving of greens right away in the morning. Sometimes I spice it up with some chili powder, sometimes… Read More Sweets and Greens
Salad that tastes like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Yes, it’s true. Or at least I think it does — let me know in the comments if you do too. This recipe is my own creation. I’ve not seen anything quite like it out there on the interwebs. Please note that this makes one… Read More PB and J Kale Salad
Yesterday it was raining, and so of course I thought of soup. Something with lentils, cauliflower and kale sounded really good, so I did a search and got this recipe: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/250621/moroccan-lentil-soup/ I had to make a few adjustments to fit what I had in my pantry — like we all do! — but it came out… Read More Moroccan Lentil Soup
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