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…
VEGAN KEY LIME PIE
My grand-daughter and I made this for my daughter that LOVES key lime pie but can not eat eggs or dairy or gluten. Can you even imagine a key lime pie without these things?? We have experimented with a few recipes but this one is getting very close to hitting the mark. One major change…
BLACK BEAN SOUP
I made this recipe in my instant pot so easy, quick and yummy!!!! I tried it as it was and knew I would prefer the blended flavors of the immersion blender. If you don’t have an immersion blender, you might want to put this on your Christmas list. I didn’t even know what it was…
GROUND TURKEY AND SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE
Talk about comfort food….almost as good as macaroni and cheese from your younger days. This is a dish that comes after a long day at work or school and time is limited and you’re just hungry and need FOOD!! It’s fairly bland so kid friendly and can be jazzed up with ease if you like…