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Spinach & Mushroom Quinoa Fritters With Garlic Aioli
I find myself moving towards a plant based diet, and although I will never become vegan as I could not give up eggs and some dairy, I think at this point in my life reducing the animal protein in my...
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Brown Rice, Sweet Potato & Lentil Power Bowl
Last year I read the book The China Study and was forever changed. It really had me thinking about the types of foods we eat, and in fact after reading it I started to incorporate three plant based...
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Sweet Potato Lentil Burger
Having just recently decided to embrace a vegetarian lifestyle, I knew there would be some foods that I would miss on this new adventure. A good juicy turkey burger is certainly one of my “once in a...
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Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles) With Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes
The zucchini noodle (or zoodle because it sounds way more fun) trend has been going on for months now and I have been intrigued seeing zoodle recipes on other food blogs as well as pinterest. After...
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Mexican Rice Bowl
Having recently embarked on a primarily plant based diet (we do eat seafood occasionally), it is a learning experience to come up with delicious new dishes that are not pasta based, or resemble a soup...
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Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash
In this recipe, roasted acorn squash halves provide a “bowl” that holds a simple yet delicious quinoa pilaf. Fall cooking often brings me to craving pumpkin, apples, cinnamon, nutmeg and all those...
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Black Bean Sweet Potato Chili
When the thermostat dips with the arrival of fall, I begin to crave a big, warm bowl of soup chock full of healthy ingredients. I make a lot of typical vegetable Italian soups, but every so often I...
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Black Bean & Corn Stuffed Sweet Potatoes With Creamy Avocado Sauce
Sweet potatoes are very popular in my house, and in fact my husband would be very happy if I prepared them a lot more often than I do. Now that we are focusing on more plant based dishes, I find that...
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Spicy Cauliflower & Chickpea Tacos With Mango Salsa & Guacamole Crema
We have now been embracing our predominantly plant based diet for over six months and I cannot imagine ever changing. With a little imagination we can enjoy all the meat based dishes that we used to...
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Sweet Potato, Kale, & Black Bean Hash
Ever since we began our switch to a more plant based diet, we have been adding more sweet potatoes into our weekly menu plans. Recently I decided to create a one pan sweet potato hash to which I added...
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Sweet Potato Quinoa Patties With Creamy Avocado Sauce
Ever since we started our goal to incorporate more plant-based meals into our weekly menu, I have been buying more and more sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are so healthy for since they are packed with...
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Cauliflower Lettuce Wraps With Thai Ginger Dipping Sauce
The new year has arrived and now everyone seems to be focused on eating healthier and exercising more including myself. I try and eat healthy as a rule, but my resolution for 2016 is to include even...
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Zucchini Noodle “Pasta” with Creamy Avocado Basil Pesto Sauce
Last year was the year of spiralized vegetables, and everywhere you looked on Pinterest you would come across soups, salads, veggie wraps, and “pasta” dishes made with vegetables prepared with a...
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Quinoa & Black Bean Stuffed Peppers
I think Meatless Monday is a very good idea for everyone, but particularly for families that typically wouldn’t consider embracing a vegetarian diet. There are so many tasty vegetarian recipes that...
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Zucchini & Corn Patties With Chipotle Cream
Our garden here in Italy has flourished this season, and it could be due to the four truckloads of new soil we added last year, or that we’ve had great weather this summer with moderate temperatures...
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