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6 Recipes to Jumpstart Meatless Monday

Written by Nozin Blog on March 25, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Meatless Monday is a food movement with a very simple concept – one day a week, cut out meat. Eliminating the fats in meat just that one day can result in a reduced risk for cancers, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, researchers and advocates say and it could just start a trend in your family! Bloggers, brands, families and celebrities are all getting into Meatless Monday so for this Monday, we want to jumpstart a Meatless Monday in your kitchen! We have six great recipes to try for Meatless [...] Read more »

Fennel & Blood Orange Salad #FennelFriday

Written by Chief Taste Tester Kimberly on March 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Fennel Friday is HERE and we have been playing with fennel salads this week much to my delight! Putting raw fennel in a salad is crunchy, aromatic, tasty and good for you – so what are you waiting for? Start creating some spring salads for lunch, dinner and in between! The Fennel and Blood Orange [...] Read more »

Fennel & Asparagus Ribbon Salad

Written by Chief Taste Tester Kimberly on March 12, 2012 · 1 Comment

Spring is almost here and the selection of fresh spring veggies that is available with more frequency just makes me DROOL and it also makes me want to make salads … lots and lots of salads! Super healthy, lightly dressed and bite after bite of guiltless crunchy pleasure … that is a fennel and asparagus [...] Read more »

Fennel Friday – Fennel & Apple Gratin

Written by Chief Taste Tester Kimberly on January 13, 2012 · 2 Comments

It is Fennel Friday and I have something seriously delicious to share with you … it involves fennel, apples, gruyere and panko …. does life really get better than that? Fennel bulbs are sometimes called sweet anise for their more herbaceous light notes and I have to agree – this is not your Grandmom’s Fennel [...] Read more »

6 Ways to Prepare Brussel Sprouts for Meatless Monday

Written by The Healthy Goddess on January 9, 2012 · 1 Comment

Roasting Brussel Sprouts under the broiler is my secret weapon to convert my friends and family to brussel sprout lovers. I work from the same basic recipe (see below) every time and then add a few other ingredients or twists after the roasting. Everyone exclaims over the roasted brussel sprouts, usually with a full [...] Read more »

Meatless Monday – Sprouted Bean & Roasted Potato Curry with Quinoa

Written by The Healthy Goddess on December 19, 2011 · 1 Comment

Meatless Monday comes every week so we bought a huge bag of sprouted beans from Costco to create some recipes. Since Saturday was a rainy and kind of chilly day, a curry seemed just the thing to warm up and a perfect excuse to use the sprouted beans! The amounts are fairly precise – as [...] Read more »

Sweet Potato Quinoa Salad for Meatless Monday

Written by The Healthy Goddess on December 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment

One of the best parts about quinoa is the flexibility – there are an endless number of ingredients, spices, dressings and ways that you can make a dish with quinoa! I ran across this recipe from How Do You Cook Quinoa and with a few adaptations for what I had in the kitchen, I had [...] Read more »

No Meat Thanksgiving Inspirations

Written by Healthy Goddess on November 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I love introducing my friends and family to new vegetarian dishes. They are usually reluctant but polite about it and then they are amazed that they like it. Maybe it is because people are afraid to try new recipes? Or veggies don’t taste good without meat? It’s fine – I will go about quietly and [...] Read more »