Where healthy meets delicious!
Refreshing and light, this Mini Crab Louie Appetizer is very simple and fast to make, yet delicious and elegant! Can be made-ahead. Gluten-free, low-carb, paleo and dairy-free! Happy Summer Friends! Boy am I loving these loving these long summer days… so nice to be able to sit outside with all the lush summer smells and…
A delicious, healthy, Greek-inspired lentil salad recipe, loaded up with spring veggies, lemon and fresh mint served over optional yogurt sauce. Vegan adaptable and Gluten-Free! The farmers market is overflowing with the most beautiful spring produce! I picked a few up veggies at the Kendall Yards Night Market from a farm stand run by River…
A simple authentic recipe for Chinese Five Spice that takes 5 minutes from start to finish! Origin of Chinese Five Spice Interestingly, Chinese Five Spice is based on the five elements – fire, water, wood, earth and metal. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the five elements are manifested in different parts of the body and…
Fiery Burmese Chicken and Veggies- a flavorful, Burmese style stir-fry that can be made in 20 minutes. Sub tofu for the chicken and keep it vegan! A few girlfriends and I went to San Fransisco on a little weekend getaway. Being the amazing food city it is….we pretty much ate the entire time. It was…
A simple elegant recipe for Creamy Polenta with Spring Veggies and Gremolata – a flavorful and healthy meal featuring vibrant spring produce that can be made in under 30 minutes. Vegan & Gluten Free! As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty,…
A simple delicious recipe for Instant Pot Curry Chicken, loaded up with your favorite seasonal veggies! This flavorful meal can be made in 25 minutes! Serve it over rice, quinoa or even rice noodles – and save the leftovers for lunch! You can be deeply involved with everything, but still not be identified with it any more.~Sadhguru Here’s a…
Fresh and delicious Vegan Bahn Mi Noodle Bowl with Sriracha Tofu (or chicken or shrimp!), rice noodles, pickled carrots and radishes, crunchy cucumber and cabbage and a creamy vegan spicy Bahn Mi dressing! So long as the inner life is enslaved to external conditions, it will remain in a precarious condition. ~Sadhguru~ Hello friends. Here’s…
This Asian-style, grilled, vegan portobello mushroom burger is full of delicious umami flavor! It’s lathered with Asian-style Guacamole, topped with a cool cucumber ribbon salad and crunchy carrot slaw. Healthy, delicious and really satisfying. AND totally vegan! Oh my goodness, these guys are sooooooooo delicious! I dunno, maybe but it’s just me, but I really liked these. A flavorful umami bomb!…
Here in the northwest, Memorial Day Weekend kicks off our grilling season and I couldn’t be more excited to be able to cook outside once again. Brian and I have a system for this- I do the prepping and seasoning and he does the grilling. Divide and conquer. It turns out, when we’re not catering,…
A yummy recipe for Vegan Tofu Scramble – loaded up with healthy seasonal veggies that you already have on hand. This vegan breakfast can be made in 15 minutes flat! Healthy, fast, high-protein and delicious! If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it. ~Toni Morrison~ There are plenty of recipes out there for…
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…