Last week I had one of the best summer salads ever – okay so I know I say that about a lot of great recipes – but this one was really amazing. It was the Health Starts Here California Quinoa salad from Whole Foods deli. The HSH deli items at Whole Foods have no added…
Archives for August 2013
Caribbean Rice,Black Beans & Baked Plantains
A couple of years ago I had my first taste of plantains at a local Mexican restaurant that served plantains with black beans and sour cream. It was love at first bite and I was hooked! Since then I have made a healthy version of baked plantains at home. When I saw this menu on…
Oven Baked Plantains with Coconut Dipping Sauce
These plantains are moist inside and caramelized on the outside. So yummy! Plantains look a lot like bananas. They can be found at Mexican markets, Whole Foods and some grocery stores. The ones I buy have stickers on them that tell what stage of ripeness they are in. You want to buy plantains that are…
Caribbean Rice
The rice is a simple mixture of mango, cilantro, bell peppers, brown rice, lime juice and green onions. Serve it warm, room temperature or chilled. Feel free to sub pineapple for mango, use any colored pepper you have. Delicious served with Cuban Black Beans and Oven Baked Plantains with Coconut Dipping Sauce. Caribbean Rice 3…
Cuban Black Beans with Kale
Cuban Black Beans with Kale low sodium vegetable broth, a few Tbsp 1 large yellow onion, diced 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger (using a microplaner if you have one) 2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp cinnamon 2 15 ounce cans black beans, undrained 4 cups…