Garden Fresh Gazpacho
Gazpacho is the perfect soup of summer. Refreshingly cool on a hot summer day, this classic Spanish soup combines the best of summers most nutrient rich vegetables. This soup is always best when you can use locally grown and picked at their peak vegetables. Not only...
Garbanzo, quinoa, veggie salad
Another delicious summer salad that doesnt really need a recipe. You can experiment with ingredients and use what you have, add some dressing and viola! A hearty salad that can be eaten as a main course, or a filling sidedish. Enjoy! Ingredients Radishes, quartered...
Maya Beach Chopped Salad
I was in Belize between Christmas and New Year’s and my favorite place was Maya Beach. We stayed at a wonderful cottage at a lovely resort with a fantastic restaurant on the beach. My very favorite dish there was their “Chopped Salad”. I think I actually ordered it at...
Quinoa Pilaf
A friend asked me to bring a side dish, so I made up this quinoa pilaf. It was delightful, and filling enough to make a light vegetarian meal if you wanted. Quinoa has complete protein and when you combine it with nuts, seeeds and crumbled goat cheese, you have a...
Arugula and Shaved Fennel Salad
Once you try this salad, you may become totally hooked on it like I did. This simple salad has been a hit with everyone who has eaten it! I tried it once and then made it a few dozen more times—it is so good! It’s just a little bit different from your average salad....
Wine Country Chicken and Asparagus Salad
I have some beautiful fresh basil growing right outside my door, and it grows like crazy so, I am going use as much fresh basil as I can! This recipe was adapted from a recipe from the Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley. It makes a perfect meal with high quality...
Savory Summer Herb-Grilled Vegetables
Summer is a great time to enjoy fresh, locally grown veggies at their peak, just picked. Check out your local farmers’ market for the most flavorful vegetables. You can use a variety of veggies that work well sliced up for grilling. I usually use zucchini, summer...
Enjoy this Unique and Tasty Guacamole!
A Really different, refreshing way to eat guacamole. The addition of baby peas adds an unusual, fresh, sweeter taste to the guacamole. And the peas add a little more fiber as well as decreasing the calories in the guacamole. Try it for Cinco De Mayo–it’s sure to...
Roasted Garlic Mashed Cauliflower ‘Potatoes’
Roasted Garlic Mashed Cauliflower Mashed cauliflower has a rich, decadent creamy taste that make you forget you are avoiding starchy potatoes. With the addition of sweet savory roasted garlic, you will think you have died and gone to heaven. Not only is cauliflower...
Mexican Fiesta Salad with Lime Cilantro Vinaigrette
This is a super healthy meal full of color, fiber, antioxidants and absolutely bursting with vitamins and minerals! It will make you feel full of energy and vitality after you eat this wonderful salad. I like to make this when I have company over because it is so...
Easy Low Carb (Nut Free) Paleo Bread
I’ve been searching for a good low-carb bread, because it’s nice to have a piece of toast sometimes with eggs in the morning, or maybe a sandwich once in a while for lunch. The problem is, even gluten free breads are just as refined as the wheat breads, so they are...
Easy Low Carb (Nut Free) Paleo Bread
I’ve been searching for a good low-carb bread, because it’s nice to have a piece of toast sometimes with eggs in the morning, or maybe a sandwich once in a while for lunch. The problem is, even gluten free breads are just as refined as the wheat breads, so they are...
Grapefruit, Arugula and Fennel Salad With Citrus Dressing
Arugula, like the other cruciferous vegetables in its family tree, also has powerful cancer fighting compounds in it. Arugula contains a group of anti-cancer compounds known as glucosinolates. These compounds are highly active antioxidants and they stimulate natural...
Kale, Squash and Apple Salad
Everyone knows the advantages of eating kale, but now is the time to add squash to your meals as well. There are so many different varieties available right now–and all are delicious! This awesome vegetable is a superfood of its own right, and is very high in...
Cooling Cucumber Salad
This salad is, by far, the best in the summer when big luscious tomatoes are in season and full of flavor, and the cucumbers are fresh and tender. Cucumbers don’t seem to be the sexy new superfood topping all the lists lately, but this vegetable quietly sits amongst...
