Where healthy meets delicious!
Spring Tabbouleh Salad with Quinoa and Asparagus – with your choice of spring veggies, infused with fresh dill, parsley, lemon, sliced almonds and crumbly goat or feta (optional). A healthy, flavorful side dish that can be made ahead- perfect for barbecues, potlucks and outdoor gatherings. And into the forest I go, to lose my mind…
Jicama Salad with Mango, Cucumber, Avocado, Lime and Aleppo Chile Flakes – a delicious healthy side dish that pairs well with grilled chicken and fish. Perfect for alfresco dining, outdoor gatherings, barbecues and potlucks! After working in the yard all day, cleaning out the flower beds and pots, getting them ready for planting, this refreshing…
Blackened Tempeh with Avocado, Kale, Radishes, Pickled Onions and a Creamy VEGAN Cajun Ranch Dressing that can be made into a hearty entrée salad, grain bowl, or packable wrap. Nothing supports inner peace more than letting go.~ Jung Pueblo ~ This happened for lunch today. After a long warm bike ride along our swollen Spokane…
Hooray for salad season! The farmer’s markets are open and full of beautiful tender salad greens just waiting to come home with us. Here’s a creamy delicious recipe for Vegan Ranch Dressing that can be made without oil! Low calorie & made with silken tofu. Dairy-free, Nut-free, Gluten-Free and ZERO Cholesterol! Perfect for salads, wraps, bowls or…
Maple-Sweetened Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp with Chia Seeds and a crumbly oat- almond topping – a vegan, gluten-free dessert that highlights spring rhubarb. Serve this warm with your favorite ice-cream! A healthier version of one of our favorite desserts, perfect for Mothers Day! In this warm and rustic spring-inspired crisp, strawberry and rhubarb become meltingly tender as they bake…
A Vegan Spring Goddess Bowl featuring the best of fresh spring produce arranged beautifully over a bed of greens or grains and topped with a creamy vegan green goddess dressing. Here’s a little spring love for you in a bowl. This Spring Goddess Bowl is all about fresh seasonal spring veggies piled over your choice…
One Pan Tarragon Chicken (or Tofu!) with Asparagus, Lemon and Leeks – all roasted on a sheet pan for a fast and healthy dinner with minimal clean up! Whether we are happy or not depends on our awareness. ~Thich That Hanh Here’s another Make life Simple recipe featuring fresh spring asparagus. This healthy sheet-pan dinner can…
Happy Cinco de Mayo friends! I’m so excited to be able to celebrate this special day with you! I put together a list of some of my all time favorite Mexican Recipes for Cinco de Mayo for you to peruse. Some are quite popular on the blog, some are a little more obscure, but I…
Fennel Crusted Halibut with Asparagus – a simple, healthy, paleo recipe featuring beautiful spring ingredients that can be made in 35 minutes! When you understand, you cannot help but love. ~Thich Naht Hanh This simple healthy Fennel Crusted Halibut with Asparagus, believe it or not, only takes 35 minutes to make! It’s surprisingly easy and…
Grilled Lamb Kebabs, using ground lamb, with a tangy Herb Salad and Dilled Yogurt Sauce- a delicious, paleo friendly recipe featuring Middle Eastern flavors. Calling all lamb lovers out there…..stop everything and make this right now! Middle Eastern- Inspired Lamb Kebabs with a tangy Herb Salad and a dilled yogurt sauce….oh my goodness, so…
This Asian Noodle Bowl- is loaded up with fresh seasonal veggies and a delicious Ponzu Dressing, and can be made with your choice of sesame crusted tuna or ginger tofu! Vegan and grain-free adaptable! ( Try it with zucchini noodles!) “The next message you need is always right where you are.” ~Ram Dass ~ Here’s a…
Coconut Poached Thai Chicken Salad with baby spinach, spring herbs and scallions. A flavorful, paleo approved entree salad. Spirituality has nothing to do with the atmosphere you live in. It’s about the atmosphere you create within yourself. ~ Sadhguru~ Spring has sprung and with it come the tenderest baby greens imaginable. In this paleo-approved Thai Chicken…