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A few days ago I shared a Tomato Tart recipe on . It was featured on Healthy Aperture’s recipe of the day and was originally posted by Craving Something Healthy, a fun food blog. The photo of the tart was just beautiful and motivated me to make one of my own. I made a couple […]
Looking for a new green to spice up your life? Try adding mustard greens to your dinner this weekend. Nibble on a piece of this stuff raw and you’ll see why they’re called mustard greens. They’re a little spicy on their own, but the addition of garlic and ginger kicks up the spice factor a […]
Good falafel is hard to find. I have found many a falafel to be overly dry; a rather disappointing experience that no doubt gives this spectacular food a bad rep. When you can’t find what you want, make it yourself. Happy as can be, I stumbled across a food blog, The Shiksa in the Kitchen, […]
Looking for a quick dinner or side dish? This takes about 30 minutes and is pretty simple to prepare. Whole wheat penne and edamame pack this dish with protein and fiber, as well as a hearty serving of disease preventing soy isoflavones. A little orange juice and zest cut the bitterness that chard can often […]
Do you ever start cooking dinner and then realize you have a little bit of this grain left, a little bit of that pasta, some leftover sauce in the fridge…? I did a few nights ago so I threw them altogether and added a few things to make it more of a meal. The result… […]
I love tempeh and I’m always looking for great ways to use it. Tempeh is simply fermented soy beans. It is high in biologically available protein and is a great source of fiber. Because the beans have been fermented, they are full of healthy bacteria that our intestines need to stay healthy. The greens in […]
Ah yes, I’m eating meat again. Once in awhile that is. With my heavy plant-based diet, there’s room for some sustainably grown meat every now and then. Afterall, we are omnivores by nature. Animals raised locally without antibiotics and in humane conditions appears to be a healthier practice than the conventional CAFO (concentrated animal […]
Stuffed peppers were a common meal throughout my childhood. My mom used to stuff green peppers with ground beef, onion, garlic, spices and probably some other ingredients I am leaving out (Mom, if you’re out there, leave a comment and correct me on this one). To switch up the dish a bit, this version uses […]
Here is a great sauce I picked up from my South American travels. Chimmichurri is a blend of parsley, olive oil, garlic, lime juice, salt and aji (a type of super spicy pepper), and is used typically on steak dishes. While eating lunch at a restaurant one day, I just happened to dip my sweet potato […]
Peru – home of the Quinoa. And how I’ve missed thee. After spending months in Spain, Argentina and Chile, where quinoa is non-existent, I was quite ecstatic to stumble upon its abundance in the local market of Arequipa (our first stop). It’s so cheap here too! For less than a dollar I was able to […]
