How I love my greens and I hope you do too! Can anyone be too into “green” foods? I don’t think so. Green is the color I always include in my meals even when it’s just fruit or dessert. You can always count on me to add a splash of green hue in or around every dish; it’s that important to me. Besides smoothies, I get most of my greens in salads like my Gratitude Salad, and this beautiful bowl of plant goodness. This bountiful salad is not only delicious and satisfying, it’s sure to get your healthy glow going just in time for the ultimate summer season. It’s light and […]
Asian Coleslaw with “Crispy” Forbidden Rice and Sweet Ginger Dressing
Black Forbidden Rice is the new rage in grains. At least it should be. It’s the most exotic, spellbinding grain I’ve ever encountered. I find myself littering a whole lot of dishes with it, especially salads. While I love the rice just soaked or cooked, it was a while before I tried turning the gorgeous grain into crispy and crunchy rice that was quickly scooped into this super healthy Asian Coleslaw. And if there’s anything I love, it’s chopped salad with crunch. The first time I heard about Forbidden Rice was at a gluten-free website several years ago. I can’t remember which site it was but I was intrigued by the black/purplish […]
Making The Recipes On This Website
This page provides information and explanations for using the recipes on this website. All of my recipes on this website have been developed and presented to the best of my expertise and knowledge. The degree of making them varies from very easy to moderately difficult depending on your skill set and experience. Like all food preparation, variables such as size of a fruit or vegetable, type of sweetener used, kitchen appliance capabilities, omissions, additions, substitutions, accuracy of measured ingredients, etc. can all affect the outcome of a recipe. I’ve tried to be very specific to eliminate as much guesswork as possible. These recipes are meant to serve as a foundation on […]
Time, Space, and Money Savers
Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of your healthy kitchen. This list is periodically updated so please check back often! ** Prepare your favorite group of dried and fresh seasonings/herbs in advance. For instance, if you find that you use a lot of a certain combination of herbs or spices, prepare them in advance to have ready for use. ** Have frozen vegetables and fruits on hand to quickly blend up a fruit or vegetable dish when you don’t have fresh produce around. While fresh is always best, frozen produce is a handy back-up source. For best results freeze your own produce. ** Group recipes […]
Definitions For Recipe Ingredients
This is a partial list of definitions of ingredients used in the recipes on this website. Please check back often as this page is continuously updated. Blackstrap Molasses: thick dark syrupy product of the third boiling from the sugar refining process, and consequently where most of the nutrients reside. Blackstrap molasses is particularly high in iron, B vitamins, and potassium. Unsulphured blackstrap molasses is best. Blanched Almond Flour: almonds that have had their skins removed and finely ground into a meal. The textures can vary from very mealy to very fine depending on the milling process. Brown Rice Syrup: a glucose sweetener with mild caramel flavor made from cultured cooked brown rice. […]