Food for the Ravenous Soul
This pesto recipe has been running in my head for quite some time. I start thinking about ingredients and then how I want to combine them. And it cycles through the Hungry Goddess brain until the recipe POPS out. Creation! Hemp seeds are very creamy and VERY healthy and make an excellent substitution for the [...] Read more »
Creating salads is full of potential. The plethora of ingredients that can be tossed into a bowl is countless and creativity counts! Foods from Chile and I partnered on this recipe – juicy roasted chicken and a combo of lettuces that is deliciously offset by avocado and eggs. I prefer tart dressings and the [...] Read more »
Happy Fennel Friday! We have a Superfood theme going for Fennel Friday this week – Quinoa and Fennel recipes! I cannot think of a combo that could make me happier – nutrient and flavor packed, you can pair so many things with fennel and quinoa. I decided to share a recipe for Fennel Pollen scented [...] Read more »
There are a few reasons that I can think of to eat fennel in a salad: fennel is perfect for a mandolin, fennel is good for digestion, fennel tastes good, May is National Salad Month, Fennel Friday is featuring fennel salads this week and (drum roll, please) … Foods from Chile shared this delightful recipe with [...] Read more »
It seems like lately that I cannot get enough beets. Since my good friend and Ayurvedic Practitioner, Lakshmi, calls my beet craving an “Intelligent Craving”, I will be excited that beets seem to be winning over the glazed donuts. Intelligent, indeed. Fennel Friday has arrived and when looking at my munching this week, Beet Chips [...] Read more »
IMHO, making perfect Quinoa is not as tricky as making perfect rice. I frequently make a larger batch and then use it over several days by adding it to salads, soups or using it for another recipe. Quinoa does not turn hard like rice when you store it in the fridge. The most cost effective [...] Read more »
With Gluten Sensitivity on the rise in recent years, many people think that finding good tasting, gluten-free candy is an impossible task. Well, we’re here to show you how easy finding gluten-free Halloween Candy actually is. Many popular Halloween favorites such as Snickers, Almond Joy, and Dubble Bubble are all gluten-free! So, take some extra [...] Read more »
One of the main reasons that I cannot WAIT for October is because that is when Ottolenghi’s new cookbook “Jerusalem” is due to be released in the USA. My love affair with his other cookbooks continues, especially “Plenty” and his recipe for Eggplant Tricolore is a gorgeous summer to fall transition dish! The flavor was [...] Read more »
To celebrate the First Day of Fall, I wanted something … delicious and autumn-y. Here in South Florida, we don’t experience the weather changes or leaf transitions so FOOD is what makes fall for me. As I was browsing the October 2011 Vegetarian Times, I encountered the recipe for Autumn Mushroom Soup with Cognac. Perfect! [...] Read more »
Recipe From Chef Alex Iverson I’ve always been a person who chases after and thrives off of a good challenge and once I saw a 1 pound bag of okra on sale for less than a dollar I knew exactly what my next challenge would be. Having only used okra a few times, I didn’t [...] Read more »