Beet and carrot salad with mustard garlic vinaigrette - boiled root veggies, tangy pickles and lots of fresh dill drizzled with a lovely mustard garlic dressing - a fantastic winter salad that's easy on the calories, yet filling and satisfying. Well hello there, and a happy new 2017 to you!! I hope this week goes easy on you (it's a short ...
Maple cinnamon chia bowl {persimmon + pomegranate}
Maple cinnamon chia bowl - soft chia pudding, juicy persimmon and pomegranate, crunchy nuts - festive looking, and nutritious, this is the perfect seasonal breakfast. Hello, and a good Monday morning to you! I hope you all had a fabulous and relaxing weekend, and are really getting into the holiday spirit! I know, the relaxing part is ...
Sesame-roasted, maple chipotle delicata squash
Sesame-roasted, maple chipotle delicata squash - crunchy sesame crust, sweet and spicy soft interior, fun looking, and so freakishly delicious, it's scary - these are your perfect Halloween treat! It's code orange in the house! All around - inside and out. It's really that time of year, when I am competing with myself, and coming up with ...
Pumpkin ice cream with coconut caramel and praline pecans {video}
Pumpkin ice cream with coconut caramel and praline pecans - 3 ingredients, no-churn, vegan ice cream that's as creamy and delicious as pumpkin pie, and totally decadent, drizzled with coconut caramel, toasted coconut chips, and maple-spiced praline pecans. Move over pumpkin pie, as this year, we are making pumpkin ice cream! With the same ...
Roasted beets, pomegranate and kaniwa salad {corn + avocado}
Roasted beets, pomegranate and kaniwa salad with sweet corn, avocado, fresh lemon, cilantro and scallions, and toasty pumpkin seeds - this salad is an explosion of colors, flavors and textures. Back in spring, I was inspired by a little known ingredient that turned out to be a superfood as well, and I made this seeds and greens kaniwa ...
Slow-roasted tomatoes {garlic + herbs}
Slow roasted tomatoes - packed with garlic and herb flavors, slightly caramelized and chewy, these tomatoes are so flavorful and versatile, you will want to put them on anything. You might be surprised but these simple slow roasted tomatoes are the most frequently cooked recipe in my house. I absolutely love them, and I've been making them ...
Skinny green smoothie
Skinny green smoothie - cucumber, lemon, and mint give this green smoothie a great fresh taste, mango makes it slightly sweet and creamy, and baby spinach provides all the green health benefits. This skinny green smoothie tastes great despite the lack of sugar and fat! Most green smoothies I've tried are a sugar bomb, trying to completely ...
Matcha chocolate rice pudding {jade rice + coconut milk}
Matcha chocolate rice pudding - jade rice, cooked in creamy coconut milk, infused with greet tea powder, and topped with dark chocolate crust - delicious and elegant dessert. This matcha chocolate rice pudding is a delicious and elegant twist on the good old rice pudding. It's made of jade rice, matcha green tea powder, and coconut milk, ...
Pistachio honey rose butter
Pistachio honey rose butter - easy, homemade pistachio butter treat with a sweet floral touch from the rose water and honey. On a recent visit to the farmer's market, we were seduced by a local vendor who was selling all kinds of spiced peanut, and cashew nut butters. As we were trying out different flavors, my kids (out of nowhere it ...
Coffee Coconut Quinoa Brulee
Freshly brewed espresso, and coconut milk provide the flavoring for this quinoa breakfast, and a quick brulee on top completes the perfection! This one's for you - hard-core coffee lovers, exhausted, sleep-deprived, always on the run, multi-tasking champion moms out there - treat yourself (or your mom) to this coffee coconut quinoa brulee ...
Seeds and greens kaniwa salad
Seeds and greens kaniwa salad - this salad is all about the texture and fresh spring flavors - featuring 6 different seeds, including the superstar kaniwa seed, and crunchy green veggies, it's delicious and super nutritious. I dubbed this salad my 'bird food' salad. It has 6 different seeds (not counting the peas which are technically seeds ...
Carrot almond salad {fresh turmeric + coconut dressing}
Carrot almond salad - ribbons of rainbow carrots, doused in creamy, turmeric coconut dressing, topped with toasted almonds and fresh cilantro - an explosion of exotic flavors that will surely tantalize your taste buds! This rainbow carrot and almond salad is an explosion of colors, and flavors! It has the most exotic taste - bursting with ...
Dark chocolate granola
Dark chocolate granola - nutty, crunchy, and full of addictive hazelnut and dark chocolate flavors (gluten free and vegan too). I am not a big breakfast person. I'm rarely hungry when I wake up, and don't need food. What I need right away after I open my eyes, is my two cups of espresso, and I've gotten into the bad habit of needing ...
Kale salad with toasted coconut and sesame oil
Kale salad with toasted coconut and sesame oil - this fantastic salad has it all - it's crunchy, it's salty, it's satisfying, and feels like comfort food, yet is a health bomb. I've been really slow in catching up with the world's obsession with kale. I remember the first kale salad recipe I tried, instructed to massage the kale with your ...
Cauliflower risotto
Cauliflower risotto - 3 ingredients and 5 minutes to make, this creamy risotto tastes better than the real deal, and is so much healthier. 3 ingredients and 5 minutes to make, this risotto has no rice but it tastes better than the real deal. You don't have to slave half an hour at the stove, as you would, with a regular risotto, and you ...