Potatoes are one of my absolute favorite foods and I find this to be one of the best ways to cook them. They stay soft and fluffy on the inside while getting crispy on the outside. The sausage also imparts lots of flavor and it is important to get a good quality one without a ton of cheap additives like soy, dairy products, wheat and MSG. I like to use dinosaur kale for the salad because it is a very rich dark green but you can use any kind of kale or the traditional romaine. Continue Reading →
Iced Coffee Cubes with Fresh Vanilla Almond Milk
This is my idea of heaven in a glass. Sweet, refreshing and delicious, a nice treat on a lazy summer weekend morning. Of course you could use store bought almond milk but I suggest trying homemade because most off-the-shelf varieties contain preservatives and stabilizers such as carrageenan, a red seaweed derived thickener. Even the organic brands use this, a vegan alternative to gelatin, but many recent studies have shown that it is inflammatory and linked to a range of gastrointestinal cancers. On a larger scale, the increased farming of this specific red seaweed is invading and ravaging entire colonies of coral reef, which are already severely endangered. Continue Reading →
Spiced Berry Grain Muffins
I generally am not that into baking, it’s much more precise than cooking so I feel a bit stifled creatively. Plus it usually revolves around processsed sugar and white flour, items that I like to avoid. Although I do love making ugly rustic loaves and muffins from chopped nuts and left over whole grains, especially quinoa and millet. Continue Reading →
Tabbouleh en Beige
Tabbouleh is a traditional Middle Eastern salad, usually very green with much more parsley. This version is predominantly beige from the millet with little specs of green, but I promise it is not lacking in taste. I like to use millet instead of the more traditional bulgur since it is gluten free and very rich in several important nutrients including iron, magnesium and phosphorus. Continue Reading →
Peach Pork BBQ with Foiled Vegetables
My brother and I threw this family dinner together because we have been wanting to try grilled peaches. There was one ominous fireball when he turned on the BBQ but at least we did not heat up the house with the oven. By the end of the summer I may overcome my fear of singeing off all my hair and start it myself, but for now I am lucky to have him as my sous chef… If you have not tried grilled peaches yet, I highly recommend them! Continue Reading →
Crunchy Apple Almond Fruit Boat
I generally prefer finger food, especially in the summer, so I like to make food that is socially acceptable to eat with my fingers. Fruit boats just don’t work any other way. This one makes a nice and quick, lazy option for a healthy dessert or small breakfast. Continue Reading →
Exotic Yam Chickpea Salad
A little bit Moroccan and a little bit Thai, this salad is light but filling. Continue Reading →
Cinnamon Bun Granola
My mom loves cinnamon so I made this especially for her. She likes to eat it sprinkled over greek yogurt but it could also be nice with some fresh berries or used to jazz up some plain oatmeal. Don’t get too excited but it kind of tastes like a healthy cinnamon bun… in granola form. Once you have all the ingredients this is easy to make time and again. In the long run it is also more cost effective than buying fancy packaged granolas, many of which contain preservatives, cheap fillers, unhealthy sweeteners and GMOs.
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