My food finds posts are some of the most popular posts on this blog. I understand it. I also love to peek into the grocery carts of other folks. You can tell quite a bit about a person by what you see them buying. This week I have been to Costco, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods…
Dijon Date Dressing / Dip
Have a little fat with those greens. I recently learned that if you eat some healthy fat with your greens it helps your body absorb the nutrients from the greens. On a whole foods – plant strong food plan we go oil free. Why? Although oils like olive, sunflower or corn do come from plants…
Fill Me Up Not Out / Hiking Adventures
The Salad is the main dish!If you have read any of the books regarding plant based food plans such as Eat To Live, Eat For Health, Unprocessed, Forks Over Knives or Engine 2 My Beef With Meat – just to mention a few. One of the take-a-ways from all of them is to make nutritious foods, especially…
Vegan Enchilada Casserole
Enchilada casserole also known as Mexican lasagna is an easy alternative to making the more time consuming traditional, filled and rolled enchiladas. The delicious components such as beans, onions, corn, bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, garlic, salsa, tomatoes, seasonings and corn tortillas are instead layered in a baking dish and topped off with your favorite enchilada…
Thai Slaw Engine 2
I never knew raw cabbage could taste this awesome! It only takes about 15 minutes of prep work and you will be rewarded with the most amazing crunchy, delicious, flavorful but yet healthy slaw. The Thai flavored sauce marries prepared salsa and natural peanut butter with just a touch of maple syrup, a tiny bit of…
P.S. Chorizo Patties
The recipe called for black quinoa which I didn’t have so I used Trader Joe’s Organic Tricolor Quinoa, subbed smoked paprika for regular and used Chile Ancho Powder instead of regular chili powder. Low and behold I didn’t have any fresh cilantro but the recipe only called for 1/4 cup so I didn’t think a…
P.S. Chorizo Patties / Engine 2 Recipe
It’s Meatless Tuesday! Okay so most days are meatless around here right now but I know many of you are incorporating a meatless meal or two each week with your own food plan. With the cost of meat going up it’s a great way to stretch your food dollar and still eat healthy. As you…
Beet Lentil Brown Rice Burgers / Baked Beans / Chocolate Soft Serve
Memorial weekend is the kick off to Summer fun! That means BBQ’s, backyard pool parties and picnics in the park. Where does a plant based diet fit into this American tradition where meals are usually planned around big platters of meat? Have no fear – I got you covered. This new to me recipe for…
Chocolate Banana Soft Serve
OMG! This stuff is amazing and if you haven’t tried banana soft serve yet, let today be the day. Serve with berries, chopped almonds and chocolate nibs. Look in your fruit bowl and if you have very ripe bananas in there, peel them, slice them and toss them into a freezer bag. Freeze until firm…
Beet Lentil Brown Rice Burgers
This was hubby Tom’s burger on a sprouted Alvarado St Bakery bun. All of our favorite burger toppings work with this one, lettuce, pickles, mustard, ketchup, onion and tomato. Holy yum! This is a winner. I found this amazing recipe over at Healthy Girl’s Kitchen. She wrote about how this is a copy cat attempt at a famous burger…