I’ve been teaching a workshop on Healthier Living, and each week the class members have to do an action plan – basically, something they want to achieve during the week. It can be anything from exercising to adding more fruits and vegetables to their meals to even just going to bed a little earlier. As a… [Read more…]
May 16, 2012
When I think of quick and easy meals, the first thing that comes to my mind is pasta. I found this sesame noodle dish recipe at the volunteer place I work. I used everything from the recipe except the sesame oil and canola oil to make it even more healthy. You don’t even notice the… [Read more…]
May 16, 2012
I love discovering new recipes, especially the ones that use excess food that is about to go bad. In our case, we had about two heads of lettuce from our fresh produce delivered, starting to wilt in the fridge. We looked for options on what to do with that much lettuce, and crazily enough, found… [Read more…]
May 15, 2012
This recipe is taken from mikesenese.com/DOIT, he helped me and my mom film and transcribe her amazing dish. Thanks Mike and Mom! Koshari is a traditional dish from Egypt, one that tastes so good that you can’t stop eating until nothing is left. The dish has many parts, all of which are pretty simple but combine… [Read more…]
May 8, 2012
Here’s my take on a very quick and easy “no-cheese” parmesan seasoning. This takes about 2 minutes to make, and will transform most of your dishes with a fantastic blast of flavor. Ingredients: - 1 cup raw cashews (use 1/2 cup as for less leftovers) - 1/3 cup nutritional yeast (get this from the bulk… [Read more…]
April 15, 2012
I had a routine blood test done recently, and the doctor left me a message on Friday saying that almost all my levels were in the normal range, including my thyroid (a really important one to make your doctor check) — and said that my cholesterol levels were “really amazing.” However, there was one issue… [Read more…]
January 9, 2012
Chia seeds have quickly become the current health food rage, with great benefits like promoting cardiovascular health, assisting with joint function & mobility, improving digestion & natural detoxification, and supporting healthy weight loss. They’re easy to use; you can add them whole to any meal you’d like since they’re pretty much flavorless and don’t have to… [Read more…]
January 2, 2012
For our New Year’s Day dinner we decided to make a modified version of our favorite super-delicious mac & cheeze recipe from vegan yum yum. We omitted some ingredients such as miso paste (partially because we didn’t have any on hand), but the dish tastes the same to us as when we did include it. We… [Read more…]
December 23, 2011
(Guest post for this entry by my husband, Mike) You either love bacon-wrapped hot dogs, or you despise them. There’s no middle ground with these things. Almost exclusively made by road-side vendors who cook up the sizzling dogs with a crispy twist of pig fat, often with melted cheese filling a slit down the middle,… [Read more…]
February 22, 2011
Tonight’s dinner: “No Huevos” Rancheros — a vegan version of huevos rancheros, made with tofu (and sometimes called “tofu rancheros”). We usually get this dish at the 101 Coffee Shop, which is a 70s-looking diner joint underneath the Best Western hotel in Hollywood. Surprisingly (or not), this is where a lot of celebrities like to… [Read more…]
February 18, 2011
This week is Italian! Yum! Most pasta dishes are very easy to make and vegan friendly. Tomato sauce is really yummy and also good for you. Tomatoes have tons of Vitamin A and C and are excellent to use for home-made skincare remedies to make your skin look healthy and glowing. Tonight we made a… [Read more…]
January 21, 2011
Moving along with “southern” food, with tonight’s meal: the BBQ sandwich. Here are the ingredients we used: -1 (14 oz) package extra firm tofu, drained (Use a heavy pan or something hard enough to press to let the water drain) -Salt -1 tbsp olive oil -1/2 cup BBQ sauce -1/2 package of broccoli slaw -Goddess… [Read more…]
May 30, 2012
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