Blanched Thai Cabbage Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 5 minutes Yields: 4 servings Ingredients: 1 small cabbage, shredded (about 4 cups) 2 fresh red chilies, seeded and finely cut into strips 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons coconut oil Dressing: 1/2 cup rice milk 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce (use 1 tablespoon tamari for…
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Preparing for the Springtime
Do you know that point in the calendar when it’s beginning to feel more and more like Spring and less and less like Winter? That is one of my favorite transition times of the whole year! Don’t get me wrong, there are things about every season that I just love, but there is something about…
Red & Green Leaf Salad
Red & Green Leaf Salad Recipe Yields: 4 servings Prep time: 15 minutes Ingredients: For the Salad: 2 cups red leaf lettuce 2 cups green leaf lettuce 1 carrot, shredded 2 Roma tomatoes, sliced 1/2 cup raw mushrooms, sliced For the Dressing: 1 clove finely chopped garlic 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar…
Think Green Thoughts!
“Never iron a four-leaf clover because you don’t want to push your luck.” -Author Unknown Think Green! If I think green, I think of green grass, leaves growing on trees, plants sprouting out of the ground and just generally having weather conducive to spending a little bit more time outside. I think spring!…
An Attitude of Gratitude
“Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself.” – Richard Bach Gratitude: Pronunciation: \’gra-te-tud, -tyud\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin gratitudo, from Latin gratus grateful Date: 1523 Definition: the state of being grateful; thankfulness Why am I including the dictionary…
Setting Goals, Determining Priorities
I know that once the weather starts getting warmer, all of our minds turn to one of several things: 1. Longer days and more time spent outside! 2. The inevitable end of the school year! 3. Baseball season is here! 4. Vacations, vacations, vacations! 5. Ice cream! 6. Swimsuit season is fast approaching! 7. Oh…
Roasted Asparagus
Roasted Asparagus This was one of the very first recipes that I attempted and, not to toot my own horn, goes over so well EVERY single time that it’s made that I’m always asked for the recipe. If they only knew how simple it is. Ingredients Asparagus, cleaned & with the woody, white end chopped…
Top 7 Steps To Eating Better, Today!
I just love to eat! Really, I do. I can’t say for sure when my love affair with food started but I’m sure it had something to do with family gatherings all throughout my childhood and into my adult life. What made it even better though is that I learned how to cook and bake….
Food Fun With Artichokes
Artichoke with Dipping Sauce Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 35 minutes Yields: 2 servings Ingredients 1 artichoke Juice of 1/2 lemon Sauce 1/2 cup of your favorite mustard 2 tablespoons cider vinegar 2 tablespoons tamari (you can also use Soy Sauce) 2 tablespoons honey Directions 1. Heat 2 inches of water in a pot….
Crisp & Delicious Apple Choy Slaw
Apple Choy Slaw Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: None Yields: 3-4 servings Ingredients 5 stalks of bok choy, chopped 1 granny smith apple, sliced 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced 1/2 cup alfalfa sprouts (optional) Dressing 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice) 2 teaspoons honey or brown rice syrup 1 teaspoon ground…