It’s cold outside, and I am tired of soup. Enter: Hot Orzo! This could be one of my easiest creations to date. Boil up some orzo, toss in a few veggies, and you have a yummy vegetarian dinner to serve. {Hot Orzo with Lemon, Zucchini, and Tomato} 1 cup dry organic whole wheat orzo 4 c … Continue reading
When I was growing up, my mom cooked broccoli for herself for dinner. She would steam it back then, and I always hated how it made the house smell. At the time, I thought she must be super old to only eat veggies for dinner. Fast forward a couple of decades, I now have a … Continue reading
Eating a whole-foods plant-based diet so far has been easy. I eat a lot of salads and smoothies anyway, so I am just having to be more creative with dinner options. The hubs promised agreed to do the 30 days with me, minus four days – a guy’s golf road trip next week. I guess I … Continue reading
It is time to get creative and think outside the box with my meals. I have never eaten lentils, and I do not really like beans. This was my first attempt to cook both. This gluten-free soup turned out pretty tasty! {Lentil and Bean Soup} 3-4 cups mixed lentils and beans (I bought mine at … Continue reading
This is a nice post-holiday-terrible-eating-food-fest juice! And it kicks off my 30 days of a whole-foods plant-based way of eating until my 30th birthday…30 for 30 (any sports fans out there?)! Eeek!! But cheers to getting better…and wiser…and healthier with age! I picked these oranges fresh from my Dad’s giant orange tree in way south … Continue reading
These peanut butter cookies are gluten-free…and flourless!! As in no flour was harmed in the baking of these cookies. I baked them up for a cookie exchange this past weekend. Bring cookies & the recipe to share, and take home many different kinds of cookies to try. {Gluten-free Peanut Butter Cookies} 2 c natural peanut … Continue reading
{Vanilla Peach Green Smoothie} 2 peaches, sliced 1/2 c blueberries (mine were frozen) 2 c fresh spinach 1 1/2 c unsweetened almond milk 2 t Amazing Grass greens superfood powder 3 T vanilla protein powder (I used this) 1 T ground flax seed —— Throw everything in the blender. Blend on high until everything is … Continue reading
Rosemary may be my favorite herb. Perhaps I should qualify that with “to cook with” because I really love mint…for mojitos. Herbs make foods flavorful without fuss. I am not one for ‘sauces’ on my food, so herbs are they way I make good foods better. {Lemon Rosemary Red Pepper Chicken} 2 bone in chicken … Continue reading
This doesn’t really qualify as a recipe, but they are too good not to post. And they are dirty, so the Hubs (and others) really love them. {Rolo Turtles} 2 bags of Rolos 1 bag of circular or square pretzels Pecan halves ——– Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Spread pretzels in a single layer on … Continue reading
The runner-up title for this post was Lesson in Futility Part 2: Coconut. (Remember this?) The coconut has won the Futility award. Not only did I have to ask the Hubs to crack this thing open with a mallet, it took me forever to scrape claw stab cut the flesh out rendering a measly half … Continue reading
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