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Barbecue Tofu Over Brown Rice
Apr 26th
It’s Celebration Time!
Tonight I’m having a celebration for the people who have been a part of my healthy lifstyle pilot program. All four of them made it to the end, with varying degrees of “success.” So, we’ll do a final weigh in and take measurements and then just have a nice healthy potluck together.
I’m fixing one of my favorites tonight Barbecue Tofu Over Brown Rice. I only have approximate measurements, so I’ve listed them in the order of the amount I put in. What I did was to look at a regular barbecue sauce and see what the ingredients were. More >
Chunky Salad
Mar 30th
I was looking through all my old posts and was shocked that I had never shared one of my favorite salads! So, here’s the recipe for a delicious, quick salad. This is especially great during the summer when your lettuce has bolted.
Chunky SaladServings: 2-? (the more you cut up the more you feed)
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:- Tomatoes
- Snow Peas
- Jicama
- Avocado
- Cumin seeds
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Olive oil
- Celtic Salt (Opt)
Directions: Chop up some of each vegetable and put in a serving bowl. Sprinkle cumin seeds, balsamic vinegar and Celtic salt over it. Drizzle a little olive oil on and toss lightly.
Can be served as is or put a rounded heap More >
The Secret To An Awesome Green Salad
Mar 15th
Adding edible flowers to a salad makes it beautiful.
Every time I take a green salad to a potluck gathering it gets rave reviews. I’m going to reveal the secret for a salad that keeps them coming back for more and more. Most green salads are made from head lettuce, some tomato, carrots, maybe celery, and then smothered in a heavy ranch style dressing.
To me that isn’t even a salad. The first thing is that you don’t use head lettuce. It is almost flavorless, and if it does have a flavor it is bitter. It’s also low on the nutritional scale. More >
Cheesecake Without The Eggs
Mar 1st
Don't these look decadently delicious?
One dessert I have missed since I became a vegetarian is cheesecake. I’ve tried several vegetarian and vegan recipes, but they’ve never quite matched the creamy smoothness and delicious taste of the original.
Always hopeful of rekindling my “love” relationship with this delightful dessert, I took a look at Cheesecake.com and was pleasantly surprised to find they include recipes, as well as online order cakes, on their site. They had quite a number of recipes for me to try. Some use whipped topping in place of the eggs, which I thought was a novel idea. The one that More >
All Around Baking Mix
Jan 20th
When I became a vegetarian there weren’t a lot of good vegetarian cookbooks, plus most of them were for ovo-lacto vegetarians and I don’t eat eggs. For years I pined away, wishing I could make good muffins, cakes, pancakes, and the like. I tried all the egg replacers and found them to really be lacking. I did manage some decent treat using things like applesauce and yogurt, but sometimes I didn’t want their distinct flavors in what I was preparing.
Finally I began to play around with it myself and found that it is incredibly easy to make everything from cookies More >
Fantastic “Healthy” Cookies
Jan 17th
Of course all cookies are a treat, but if you make them as healthy as possible you can give them out more freely. Whole sugars, such as Sucanat, have all the nutrients and minerals still intact. It’s still a sugar, but it is used by the body differently and doesn’t cause a loss of nutrients and minerals to process it, like white sugar does.
I developed this cookie recipe after becoming vegetarian and dropping eating eggs, as well. I don’t miss them, as this is a really nice soft cookie. I’ve made awesome double carob cookies (with both powder and chips), More >
Focus Food: Winter Squash Part 2
Dec 20th
Kabocha squash works well for this recipe, but you can use acorn or hubbard, as well.
Last time I gave you a winter squash recipe that was for a sweeter squash. Here’s one for a more earthy flavored squash. However, I used it yesterday on a Kabocha squash, which is pretty sweet, and it was very tasty.
Rice Stuffed SquashOven Temp: 350˚F
Cooking Time: 40-50 min
Serves: 2-4
Ingredients:
1 winter squash, cut in halve with seeds removed
1 ½ cups rice
3 cups water
1-2 med tomatoes
1 tsp chaat masala spice mix
1 tsp dry rosemary
2 tsp dry basil
1 tsp salt
Sour cream (optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350˚F. Put 1” of More >
Focus Food: Winter Squash Part 1
Dec 16th
Winter squash are a great staple for the winter months. They’ll store almost indefinitely in a cool, dark space , and are very versatile. You can use them as a main dish, in baked goods like cookies and pies, for soups, and for pies. There are probably some uses I haven’t even thought of. Not only that there is such a variety in taste that you can fix them savory or sweet.
Today I’m going to focus on one of the sweeter ones – Delicata. Next entry I’ll give you a savory recipe.
The Delicata squash is one of my favorites. They More >
30-Minute Lentil Soup
Dec 13th
Use red lentils for a quick cooking soup.
Living in the mid-Atlantic states our winter weather is very variable. If we have winds from the south, like today, it is warm enough to walk around without a coat. However, tomorrow’s high may only be in the 30s or 40s if the wind is out of the north. On days when we have a surprise cold snap a wonderful steaming bowl of soup is on the menu. Here’s a hearty soup recipe that will cook up in approximately 30 minutes from scratch. I’ve used it for years now and we love it More >
Keeping The Holidays Healthy and Raw
Nov 29th
Changing traditional holiday foods can be hard. Start some new ones with healthy raw treats.
Christmas is a time when we think of family get-togethers, memories and traditional treats and meals. With many of the traditional ingredients: white sugar and flour, dairy products, trans and saturated fats, and refined carbs, on the “no-no” list you may be wondering what you’ll eat this holiday season. We don’t want our families to feel deprived of the traditional treats they’ve come to associate with the holidays, yet we want to provide healthier choices.
You might want to try some raw food desserts and see how More >