I love soups and I have a handful that rotate and are staples in my frig at all times. They can be used as a meal or a snack. They can be eaten hot or cold depending on the season and of course, your palette. I happen to love them for breakfast. WHAT???? Yep, they…
WINTER CITRUS SALAD
PAGE 255 This says winter salad and the reason it says winter is all citrus is not available in the summer. I learned this the hard way. What do you mean I can’t find a grapefruit or a blood orange? However, not to worry. This recipe works beautifully with just navel oranges. I had an…
FOODS TO EAT AND AVOID WITH RESTLESS LEGS
Do you or or someone you love suffer from restless leg syndrome? This is a chronic problem for so many and you would think with all the advancements in medicine, they could come up with something that was effective for this problem. Just maybe the answer for you was within your grasp all along. Is…
WHY SHOULD WE EAT SWEET POTATOES?
So many of my recipes for vegan nutrition contain sweet potatoes and I wondered why, so did some research. They are so rich in nutrients and those nutrients are imperative to our health. Even if we don’t memorize the chart for what food contains what nutrient, what if we learned what foods we should be…
GRILLED SALMON DINNER
Are you new to the grill or completely intimidated by it? This is a new learning curve you are going to love and you’ll understand why that man of yours volunteers to be the grill master. (You’ll need your grill master to help you learn how to start your grill and put it away till…
SWEET POTATO AND BLACK BEAN ENCHILADAS P. 147
Oley….knocked it out of the park with this Mexican dinner We had a family gathering for dinner and tried the sweet potato and black bean enchiladas with avocado-cilantro sauce… page 147 I’m giving this an 11 out of 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YUM!!!! This was a little bit of a 2-fer….I made the 5 minute enchilada sauce…
THAI ZUCCHINI NOODLES
This is an all time family favorite and can be tweaked easily for vegan and non-vegan and it’s gluten free Have you heard of spiralized veggies? Now, you can even find them in the grocery but they are super easy to spiralize yourself with a one time purchase of a spiralizer. I…
SOUL-SOOTHING AFRICAN PEANUT STEW P.129
I am eating colors of the rainbow this week and my eyes settled on this hearty soup, AKA stew. Checking out the ingredients, I had everything I needed and I knew I liked everything in this stew. That’s how you start with a new recipe. Can I make this without a trip to the grocery…
BAKED TALAPIA
When I hear the word Talapia, I think of a thin piece of white fish. My GREAT DISCOVERY of the summer: Talapia loins. They are flash frozen, individual fillets sold at Costco in the frozen seafood case. They are thicker pieces of fish that are still mild but have body and texture. I am so…
COLORS OF THE RAINBOW SALAD
This is a wonderful alternative to a green leafy salad and it helps us get in all those colorful veggies that we strive to get in our diets. This is refreshing and tastes very very good and I can’t recommend it enough. I came home from a friend’s house with the recipe and…