This Mother’s Day I spent a lot of my time thinking about my grandmother, Jeannine Betsch (nee Morin), who passed away last year. She was an amazing lady who had a killer banana bread recipe. I decided to make her banana bread this morning when I noticed our bananas were a bit past their prime. But,…
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Finger-licking, easy, low sugar BBQ Sauce (vegan, GF, allergy friendly)
I’ve adapted this recipe from America’s Test Kitchen’s Paleo-friendly recipe found in their book “Paleo Perfected.”I made the recipe bigger, easier, one pot, and lower in sugar. Their’s was a little complicated, mine is stupid easy. Their’s might make the heavens sing, but with this one you get serenaded by at least one angel…So, I am…
Vegan High Protein Chocolate Cream Pie (vegan, gluten free)
I like a chocolate cream pie with a nice graham cracker crust, and I’ve been experimenting with how to make this recipe sing–how to make it something that in moderate doses is actually healthy–for a long time. Tonight we celebrate, because I finally got it. The recipe is made with firm tofu, 85% cocoa chocolate, and…
Beet Noodle Salad (GF, vegan)
I was introduced to this yummy dish on Friday by my friend Jocelyn, who does awesome things through her organization SPUR (check SPUR out here). It is simple–just spiralized beets lightly roasted with a quick vinaigrette and some herbs. But, oh, this is so yummy. Also, my obsession with beets should be rather… obvious. Beet Noodle Salad…
Sunday Night Hidden Veggie Double Protein Bolognese (dairy free, gluten free)
I make a Sunday evening Spaghetti Bolognese every week, and it’s my family’s favorite meal of the week. The leftovers are easy weeknight dinners or quick lunches and it’s always tasty. My recipe calls for ground turkey (but subs like lean ground beef, tofu, or seitan are great) and has carrots, tomatoes, onions, and eggplant….
Easy Chocolate Covered Strawberries and Almonds (GF, vegan, high protein)
After yesterday’s super intricate, let’s use all of our kitchen tools and bowls recipe, here is one that is also quite healthy and super, super easy. The dark chocolate only adds 5 grams of sugar to the recipe and is a great source of antioxidants, the fruit provides fiber and micronutrients, and the almonds also…
Easy Vegan Whole Wheat Pancakes
Here’s a quick recipe that is a vegan, whole grain, soy free take on Martha Stewart’s Basic Pancake Recipe. These are are nutritious, fluffy, tasty, easy, and a crowd pleaser. This is a pretty big batch (serving 6-8). I like to make more than I need and freeze the rest for busy mornings. Easy Vegan…
Roasted Squash Burritos with Cashew Cilantro Sauce (vegan, gf, soy free)
Today was hard, and I wanted comfort food. Specifically, I wanted burritos, but I wanted to make burritos that were nutrient-packed, full of veggies, and yummy. And I wanted them not full of empty calories. I also wanted lots of good protein and whole grains. I wanted low salt and no added sugar. I wanted my…
All hail the yummy Kale chips (no oil, low salt, vegan, soy free)
I know Kale chips are overdone–EVERYBODY has a recipe and EVERYONE is selling them at the low, low cost of just $6/Tbsp. Many of you might be over kale and kale chips, because they’ve been everywhere. I get it, but I have have to tell you: I am not over kale chips. Specifically, I am not…
Oops I made Goddess Dressing. Let’s eat all the veggies (vegan, soy free)
Ok, so I came up with this great Kale recipe using tahini and nutritional yeast and hummus and then realized that I was just covering the kale with gorgeous dressing and dehydrating it and scoffing it up. And that is ok, because this is a super healthy recipe. I figured I could make the dressing…
