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For the Love of Pizza: 2 Simple and Easy Pizza Recipes There probably is not a person around who does not know what a pizza is or hasn’t tried it. Tradition has it that pizza originated in Naples, Italy, yet some forms of pizza are dated back to ancient Greece..From there somewhere in the early 1900s,… Read More
Marinara sauce is very popular and we use it in so many ways. It ‘s great as a dipping sauce with sweet potato fries, over pasta, with zucchini fritters, or as your pizza sauce. Making your own is easy and will help to cut the hidden sugars that many of the jar or canned sauces have.… Read More
How to Choose a Ripe Cantaloupe Cantaloupe is one of the most popular melons in America. While cantaloupe is deeply loved by so many, it’s equally disappointing when you get a cantaloupe that either isn’t ripe yet or has passed its prime. So to make sure you don’t suffer from this disappointment, here are some tips… Read More
Simple Grilled Fennel Fennel has a very distinct licorice flavor and when it’s grilled becomes a tender, melt-in-your-mouth experience you don’t want to miss. Prep Time: 5 min | Cook Time: 45 min Ingredients: Fennel Olive oil Salt Pepper How to Make It: Trim the tops off the fennel. The stringy parts can be used as an… Read More
You just can’t beat raspberry and chocolate together! My 15 year old daughter was in the kitchen with me when I was making up the oatmeal and raw cacao bites for my neices graduation. She wanted a snack and the bites weren’t ready. We had some fresh raspberries and a bag of 65% cacao chunks… Read More
This healthy, chopped veggie salad is great to make up on Sunday and have fresh and ready all week (if it lasts more than a couple days because it’s so good). I had some fresh asparagus so I roasted for 2-3 minutes and added that to the salad. Don’t have any or don’t like asparagus, leave… Read More
My new favorite dressing (and it will be yours too). So versatile, this light sweet & sour dressing can top many salads. It would also be great over noodles, with shrimp or even to marinate chicken before grilling. Cilantro-Lime Dressing 1 garlic glove 1/2 tblsp fresh ginger minced (or just throw a small piece in… Read More
A delicious and easy meal that you can add more veggies to or even a lean meat or fish like chicken of salmon. Zucchini, Tomato, Garlic Penne 2 cups whole grain penne pasta 2 fresh zucchini, cut into 1/2 moons 2-4 TBLS EVOO or avocado oil 1-2 garlic cloves, minced 1 pint cherry tomatoes, cut in 1/2… Read More
This is going to be your new favorite all year round. Power packed with protein, anti-oxidants, nutrient-dense power foods & super greens, this is a salad for the super hero in you! Add your favorite bean (mine is black) or edamame or your favorite nut (I added cashews) and make it just how you… Read More
Delicious Homemade Dressings for Salads, Wraps & More Making your own salad or wrap dressings can be so simple and are so much better for you than those chemical laden store bought ones. Here are some of my favorite easy-to-make + delicious dressing recipes. Use them on salads, wraps, over raw veggies, and more. Avocado… Read More
This is one of my favorite smoothie recipes. I love fresh pomegranate. If you can’t buy fresh, most grocery stores have the seeds and those work too. Read More
Learn how to make a delicious ‘Signature’ lettuce wrap in less than 5 minutes. Lettuce wraps are such a great meal and so easy to make. In no time you can make your own Signature lettuce wrap. Healthy because they are full of fresh veggies. Pretty with the colors of the rainbow. Delicious to eat anytime and… Read More
Baked Beet Chips 4 medium beets 2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil Sea Salt Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Peel beets and slice 1/16 inch thick with a mandoline or by hand. In a large bowl, toss beets with extra-virgin olive oil. The beets should have a very… Read More
These rosemary, sea salt and vinegar beet chips are a fun, crispy and healthier snack served with roasted garlic yogurt dip. These beet chips live up to all expectations, vinegar flavor included. They’re soaked in Nakano natural rice vinegar for 15 minutes before getting pan-fried with rosemary to crispy perfection and they’re bursting with that tangy vinegar… Read More
Smashed Pea Guacomole 1cup green peas, fresh or thawed for a 5-6 minutes 1 large handful cilantro 1piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped 1 lime, juiced 1 avocados, pitted 1 garlic clove (minced fine and smashed) 1/4 red or yellow onion sea salt and cracked pepper Smash all of the ingredients together using the back… Read More
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