Goin’ Gluten-Free…and $25 Gift-Certificate Giveaway

Avoiding gluten, the protein found in wheat as well as grains rye and barley can be a challenge, but there’s no need to wave goodbye to your favorite foods.  If you suffer from gluten intolerance or Celiac disease, you can build your diet from vegetables, rice, corn, legumes, fruit and other tasty gluten-free foods.

Vegetables, [...]

Sweet Roots

This recipe is one of my favorites to make on a Sunday afternoon…it’s quick, simple to prepare, and leaves you with a soothing tonic of sweet sauce once cooked to perfection.

Ingredients
Use as many of the following sweet veggies as you wish:

Corn

Rutabaga

Carrots

Onions

Beets

Winter Squash

Sweet Potato

Yams

Parsnips

Turnips

Red Radishes

Daikon Radishes

Green Cabbage

Burdock

For added protein- add Beans and/or Tofu

Directions

Chop the hardest veggies [...]

Product Review: Don Sabrosa Salsa

A big thank you to Donny over at Don Sabrosa Salsa for sending free samples of his All-Natural, Gluten-Free and Low-Sodium salsas!
Donny offers three delicious flavors that are incredibly tasty, chunky and fresh.  Each flavor comes in Hot and Mild so you can pick your hotness based on your taste bud’s preference.
Blueberries, Peaches & Honey

Black [...]

Tasty Tortillas

These babies are tasty enough to knock your little socks off, I just couldn’t get enough of them last night and after one bite, I was in tortilla heaven.
I love experimenting in my tiny Manhattan kitchen with odds n’ ends that I have in my pantry. It keeps my meals exciting and my taste [...]

Simple Bean Spread

Yes, this is another bean spread recipe.  As you all know…I love my beans not only for their delicious taste but because they are packed with fiber!  In this recipe, I used re-fried beans, which have a nice smooth consistency – perfect for a dip or a spread.   I enjoyed this bean spread with [...]

Chilled Gazpacho Chili

This is a great dish for a warm August evening such as tonight…the next time you’re in the mood for the intense flavor and hearty taste of a chili but with a light, cool taste…be sure to whip up this refreshing gazpacho chili.

Ingredients

Protein of choice (Ground Turkey, Chicken, Bison, Tofu, Tempeh, Seitan, etc.)

1 can Eden [...]

Grilled Tofu and Corn Salad

This is a wonderful cool, summertime salad that I love to make…the crunchiness of the peanuts and grapes add the perfect texture to this healthy meal.
Ingredients
Salad:

3 ears corn, husks and silks removed
1 block extra-firm tofu, drained, pressed and cubed
1/3 cup red onions, chopped
1 cup red grapes
Large bed of spinach greens
2 Tbsp. peanuts

Dressing:

1 Tbsp. fresh basil, [...]

Soup Burritos

Not only is this a great invention derived from yesterday’s burrito recipe, but it is  a wonderful way to enjoy the tasty flavors of a burrito in a soup!  I discovered this recipe from yesterday’s leftover breakfast burritos in my fridge…after deciding I wanted a soup for dinner, I thought, “How about a soup burrito?”
 
Ingredients

Olive oil

Cumin seeds

1 Onion (Chopped)

Green and Red [...]

Breakfast Burrito

This morning , I decided to switch up my traditional breakfast routine and made myself an egg and re-fried bean burrito.  This mouth-watering recipe is heavenly first thing in the morning, not to mention incredibly satisfying.

Ingredients

Tortilla (Gluten Free/ Whole Wheat)
Amy’s Organic Corn and Bean Salsa
Amy’s Organic Re-fried Beans
SoyaKaas Gluten Free/Dairy Free Jalapeno Cheese
Kale
Greek Yogurt
2 Large Eggs
Avocado (sliced)
Nu-Salt and [...]

Resistant Starch

 
Resistant Starches are powerful fat burners.  Researchers at the University of Colorado found that if you eat foods rich in resistant starch at just one meal per day, you will burn 25% more fat than you would otherwise.  Moreover,  resistant starch escapes digestion in the small intestine and acts like fiber by passing through the [...]