Tweet 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…
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Tweet 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…
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Tweet “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…
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Tweet 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…
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Tweet 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…
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Tweet 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…
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Tweet 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…
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Tweet We all know how critical it is for each of us to eat. Why is it, then, that’s it’s so hard to figure out exactly what we should be eating? Why does it need to be so difficult? The most amazing thing about our current society is that we can now get just about…
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Tweet Cucumber Water Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: none Yields: 2 servings Ingredients 1 large cucumber 3 cups water Directions 1. Peel cucumber and slice in half, length-wise. 2. Scoop out seeds with a spoon. 3. Cut cucumber into chunks. 4. Put the cucumber and water into a blender and puree. 5. Serve immediately….
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Tweet We all know how important it is to drink water. But do you REALLY know why we need to be drinking more water than we already are? Some nutritionists insist that 80% of the country is walking around dehydrated. We drink too much coffee, tea and sodas containing caffeine which prompts the body to…
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