Things that make me happy…. I found purple cauliflower again!! That makes me a super happy person. Besides loving purple cauliflower, I also loves tacos. Taco salads, taco tacos, and just taco filling. So, I decided to make a mixture with cauliflower and some chickpeas for protein as a “stuffer.” This was really not difficult to…
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Fresh Watermelon Salad
Freshhhhhh! My thoughts after having a bite of this delicious mixture of flavors. My co-worker brought a sample of a watermelon salad she had from home, minty+lemony, and it was delicious. So, I created a tweak for it. This salad is perfect for sides at lunch, get togethers and barbeques. I had some today for breakfast…
Sweet Potato Pesto Pasta
Craving pasta? This vegan, gluten free, healthy sweet potato pesto pasta will be a great choice for you and/or your family! I recently made some fabulous pesto and needed some ideas of what to put it on! First thought, zucchini noodles. Second thought…I purchased a huge bag of sweet potatoes, because…you know, they’re good. I…
Avocado Pesto
Presto pesto! I’d been craving pesto lately for some reason. Maybe it’s because I’ve had a basil plant flourishing in my kitchen? Or, because of my brand new food processor wanted to be used? Whatever the reason, I was going to get some! While at the store grabbing some ingredients. I was checking out some…
Crunchy Cucumber Salad
We have all of these barbeques and get-togethers going on, usually offering those potato/pasta salads loaded with crap. What kind of side salad can we make that’s healthy? I came up with this very simple cucumber salad that hits the spot! Have it on the side of a BBQ, with any meal, or simply as a snack…
Sesame Sirache Ginger Zoodles
My love for zoodles has grown. Zucchini noodles are a great way to get more vegetables into your daily diet, and are extremely low in calories if you are trying to lose weight. Zoodles are relatively easy to make (you just have to buy a spiralizer) and are fun if you have kids. You can even try…
Eggplant-Squash Tomato Basil Bake
Fresh basil paired with the eggplant and squash give this baked dish an aromatic joyful flavor. I love baked vegetable recipes like this one. They’re easy to make, as most of the recipe work includes veggie cutting. This is a great topper for any kind of pasta (I use spaghetti squash) or even as a…
Pepper-Tomato-Bean Salad
It’s kind of spring already!! For some reason, I totally crave foods based on the weather and the season (even though in Tahoe it is supposed to snow this week…). With that, I was craving a healthy bean salad. I had made an amazing Chile Cilantro Vinaigrette that I thought would go great into a cold bean salad….
Sautéed Veggie Tomato Sauce
It’s officially fall! The weather is beginning to cool down and can be a great time to find comfort with warmer dishes. Pasta dishes tend to be an easy go-to for families and athletes. However, a lot of pasta sauces are loaded with “crap”- artificial flavors, fats, things you can’t even read. This is why I like to…
Lime-Sriracha Popcorn with Brewer’s Yeast
March Maddness=parties and munchies everywhere. Avoid the fatty, high calorie finger foods that are being served at most March Madness parties. Eat this instead! Or, just enjoy as a yummy snack for movie watching or between meals 😉 Popcorn is considered a whole grain. Cooked without butter or much oil, this is an excellent low…
Like Refried Black Beans-But Not Fried
Those refried beans are sooo good! However…they usually are loaded with way to much fat and sodium. To help your heart out, I have a super simple recipe that you can make to replace those refried beans. Make a bunch of this and then add it to tacos, have it as a side dish, top your salad…
Colorful Cucumber Salad
I love cucumbers, they are so versatile for salad making! They have a simple fresh flavor that matches pretty much any flavor you add to them. Cucumbers are oftentimes forgotten for their great nutritional value. One cup can boost your intake of vitamin K, B vitamins, copper, potassium, vitamin C, magnesium and manganese. These yummy…
Elevated Nutrition 