One of the best ways to get healthier is to just add more vegetables to everything. They are full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that make our bodies function better; and consuming them in a variety of different colours ensures that we get all the different nutrients we need. Continue Reading →
Butternut Squash Socca with Olive Tapenade
Socca is a flatbread made from chickpea flour, aka besan or garbanzo bean flour, and is cooked in stone ovens throughout Southern France, primarily in and around Nice. It is one of my favorite snacks and brunch side dishes. It can replace Continue Reading →
Pomegranate Avocado Kale Salad
This is a really easy and very healthy salad to throw together with antioxidant rich ingredients. Pomegranates also have high levels of folate, vitamin C and a flavor similar to cranberries, but sweeter and less tart. Kale is a hardy leafy green that can even survive frosts; it is a good source of several vitamins plus important minerals Continue Reading →
BLT Wraps
Healthy lunches can be tricky. On the go or at work, wraps are one of the easiest and fastest options. Using lettuce for the outside wrapping can be a way to keep it lighter and add in some extra vitamins and minerals. Continue Reading →
Butternut Squash Apple Soup
An old friend avoids vegetables at all costs and he has even become a bit infamous for it, so I was shocked and delighted when he ate not one, but two bowls of this soup! Butternut is my favorite winter squash, not only is it bursting with fiber, vitamins and antioxidants but it always had a really nice and silky consistency. Continue Reading →
German Basil Quinoa Salad
Technically there is nothing German about this salad besides the mustard, but my friend and I invented and lived off of it when we were there together. It was basically designed around creating a nutritious and palatable way to eat large amounts of basil. Unfortunately basil plants never last long around me Continue Reading →
Mini Breakfast Bacon Bites
These are so cute but good and manly enough to get a stamp of approval from my pickiest brother. Eggs, yolks and all, are a super food. There are a few different ways to measure protein sources to see how much we can actually absorb and eggs always end up at the top. Continue Reading →
Coco Cacao Buried Cherries
These are very rich and fill the need for any holiday fudge nostalgia. The chocolate part is pretty satisfying on its own and makes about twice the yield without the cherries. Continue Reading →
Bolivian Tomato Quinoa Soup
Quinoa was originally consumed by the natives of the Andes several thousand years ago. Although the high elevation of the region made for harsh living conditions, quinoa flourished and provided an integral part of the people’s diet. They called it la chisiya mama, “the mother grain”. It is still a superior source of carbohydrates and protein for people today as it is full of fiber and vitamins but generally very easy to digest when rinsed well and thoroughly cooked. Continue Reading →
Cacao Pillows
These are incredibly soft and decadently rich. They are about as close as you can get to homemade chocolate without bringing out the cacao butter. The softer and fresher the dates the better the end result will be, they can always be soaked in water for 20-30 minutes if they are too dry. Continue Reading →