I recently returned from a conference with Dr. Esselstyn and his family, of Forks Over Knives fame. At the conference, Dr. Esselstyn was speaking about his reversing heart disease program, and advocating for very little fat in the diet and 6 servings of greens PER DAY! While I don’t cook with oils, I often do…
Edamame Salad With Herb Vinaigrette
In case you’re not familiar with the term edamame, it’s whole soy bean. I love growing this plant, and we just harvested our crop this weekend. Edamame is really easy to grow! It grows like a bean plant, and gets harvested all at once (as in the picture of above of my happy harvester). If…
Oil Free Red Cabbage Coleslaw
So it’s BBQ time. Time to enjoy outside time with friends. Often, this means meat, chips, and salads laced with tons of mayo. It doesn’t have to be that way!!! I always come prepared to a party by bringing 1 or 2 dishes I know that I will want to eat and enough to share…
Buckwheat Tabbouleh
Tabbouleh is a traditional, cold Middle Eastern Salad made with bulgar wheat. Since that’s out of the picture for me and my gluten issues (sigh) I make this now with either quinoa or buckwheat. Both are great substitutions. I love serving it alongside of my chipotle hummus, falafel, and Israeli salad (combo of cucumbers, tomatoes,…
How To Grow Your Own Sprouts
So, walking through the grocery store you may see some fresh sprouts. Maybe they’ve started to brown slightly. Maybe they look like they are going to be good for only a few more days. Price tag, usually at least $4-5 for about 4 ounces of sprouts. I used to be a person who would buy these….
