I decided to make smoothies this morning to use up some almost finished fruits before my weekly trip to the grocery. It's so easy to make a great tasting healthy smoothie. I started with two almost brown bananas, too soft to be eaten by themselves. One apple that, to be honest had seen better days. … Continue reading Breakfast Smoothie
Veggie Barley Soup This is a soup I have come to love. Before heading down this heart healthy path, I could count on one hand the number of times I had used barley. I think both of those times it was for a soup and I only purchased what I needed for that particular day. … Continue reading Veggie Barley Soup
Hey Heart Healthy friends! I found this awesome recipe for carrot cake on the forks over knives website https://www.forksoverknives.com/recipes/vegan-carrot-cake/#gs.5r131r They have a fabulous video with the recipe, which I should have watched before I made it. I think the frosting would have been just a touch creamier with less water. It's easy to add more … Continue reading Vegan Carrot Cake
I love Buddha Bowls and let me just say this is my own personal mash up. Sorry if this is so far from a Buddha bowl in your book that you are having to zoom in to see "what the heck did she put in there". This is basically a Heartie kitchen left over Bowl, … Continue reading Buddha Bowl
Collared greens are rich in nutrients and come from the same family as their fellow cruciferous vegetables, cauliflower florets, turnip greens, mustard greens, broccoli florets, and kale. Among these collard greens are typically more affordable with the same nutrient power pack. Collared greens are a loose leaf species, they don't grow as a head but … Continue reading Collared Greens
Along with all the traditional American fruits and veggies found at the farmers market I recently found these little gems. The two women running the booth were Burmese. Burma as they referred to it, was renamed Myanmar in 1989. These women grow traditional fruits and vegetables from their home country. There are currently approximately 6,000 … Continue reading Farmers Markets – Thai eggplant, or little purple Aubergines
Easter has become a chocolate, sugar packed, food dye bomb on our children. Easter baskets filled with goodies are literally everywhere you look. Aisle upon aisle of chocolates and candies created especially for this holiday, are found in every grocery store. How did Easter become synonymous with plastic eggs and baskets filled with candy? What's … Continue reading Plant Based Dye Free Easter
Our country is obsessed with protein! This is a photo I snapped yesterday at Costco when I noticed these boxes screaming about how much protein they contain. But, do you actually know how much protein your body needs, or if you are consuming too much? We only need .8 grams of protein per kilogram of … Continue reading Protein…Protein…Protein
This is our latest burger. We are always trying new recipes, tweaking, and then trying again. My freezer is sometimes full of things I've tried and then I can't wait to make it again and change one thing. So into the freezer all the tests go. Thankfully I have lots of people who enjoy eating … Continue reading Vegan Minced Mushroom Burger
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