BLACK BEAN & LENTIL BURGERS
I do eat some meat, but over the years I’ve started adding plant based proteins such as beans and lentils to my daily diet. I have found that I feel better in general, if I eat smaller amounts of meat but I also just …
Month: April 2018
SPICED CARROT CUPCAKES
I’m not a big cupcake fan because many times they are filled with a lot of sugar instead of flavor and spice. But I do love carrot cake, most recipes I found had way to much sugar for my taste. Therefore I decided to come …
REFINED SUGAR FREE STRAWBERRY JAM
Who doesn’t like jam especially if it’s made from scratch? I love all berries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, black raspberries…you name it. Fresh Strawberries is the first sign to me that the warm weather is finally here and here to stay. Besides jam, my favorite ways …
BASIL PARSLEY PESTO
My heart is longing for spring & summer, but as I’m writing this blog there’s snowflakes falling to the ground. The only words that come to mind is baaaa humbug & blaaa. Sitting on the couch and drowning my sorrows with a low alcohol, organic …
SAUSAGE, ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH & SWEET POTATO BREAKFAST HASH
Since our local farmer’s market has fresh apples until late fall, I have been making apple desserts like apple pie & apple crisp. I have also been working on savory dishes with apples. Not only is this savory dish delicious it’s also very healthy. I …
TOMATO PIZZA/SPAGHETTI SAUCE
This is my favorite way to make a simple, but delicious tomato sauce to use for pizza or spaghetti . In the mid to late summer I buy pounds of tomatoes from the local farmers, make my own tomato sauce & preserve it for the fall …
ZUCCHINI PATTIES
Zucchinis are in abundance during the late summer and fall. Due to it’s light flavor it can be used for zucchini bread, patties, spiraled noodles or casseroles. Some of my favorite dinners is using traditional breakfast foods for dinner & zucchini is one of those …
Apple, Cranberry, Almond Salad With Apple Cider Vinaigrette Dressing
These last couple years I’ve been trying to add more leafy greens to my daily dietary intake. Some days I succeed and other days I just don’t feel like eating salads. Since it’s not always easy to get plenty of greens in my daily meals …