I’m lazy about cooking when it’s warm outside. And I’m usually craving salads. This state of mind and body calls for quick and easy meals that are loaded with protein and hardy veggies with a salty flavor. My solution is to grab fresh produce, boil a few eggs, open a can or two of wild-sourced …
Avocado Kale Salad {lemon honey dressing}
Avocado and kale go great together. Avocado is a great source of healthy fat and kale is loaded with vitamins (A, B, C, and K) as well as a good dose of manganese, fiber, and protein. Kale is a bit tougher and more fibrous, as green leaves go, so using your hands to tear it …
Raw Berry Cheesecake
I find raw cheesecake one of the easiest cake styles to make. There’s no baking, just soaking of raw cashews and some processing of nuts and in this case, berries. You will need a food processor or high-speed blender to get a creamy consistency. After that, layer all the ingredients in a spring-form pan or pie …
Ranch Dressing {egg-free & dairy-free}
A few weeks ago I cut out dairy in an effort to get rid of intermittent migraines. And it worked. I think I was eating too much aged cheese and chocolate. The great thing was it gave me the chance to dig into some healthy dairy-free options, like this ranch dressing recipe. I usually make …
“Potato” Salad
This salad is a nice replacement for those not eating complex carbohydrates, like potatoes. Yes, it’s fake potato salad. Cauliflower is the stand-in for potato here and it does a respectable job of it. The key is to play up the other ingredients and flavor to your liking. It goes great as a side, or …
Kale Caesar Salad
I reach for kale when I’m looking to infuse my body with nutrient-rich green food. Raw kale is kind of bitter, so the trick to getting rid of the bitterness is to massage the leaves with your fingers. First, I rip the leaves into small pieces and place them in a bowl as I go, …
Falafel Salad {using coconut flour}
Carrots, parsley and a few other good things make up this grain-free, gluten-free, legume-free falafel. I was at a concert a few weeks ago and, with my stomach growling, I headed over to the concessions area. After realizing that I would be waiting for 45 minutes for food I turned away and sat back down in …
Tuna Salad & Pickles {quick & easy}
I can eat summer salads year round. Here’s one of the salads I’ve been eating this summer, especially when I need a quick protein-plus-greens fix. I used to keep a stash of tuna and salmon cans in the back corner of my pantry for the day a major disaster hit us. I never ended up using them though—instead I …
Sesame Noodles {quick & easy}
Cold sesame noodles, zucchini style. I’m forever in search of quick, easy, tasty recipes. If you are too, join me for sesame noodles using peeled zucchini. And if you don’t care for zucchini, cucumber noodles go well with this sauce, too. Or better yet—use both zucchini and cucumber noodles. Just to refresh your options for creating …
Thai Chicken Salad
I woke up to distant pops and mini-explosions. July 4th has arrived. I’ll call this summer good already. Unlike most early summers in Seattle this one has brought us sunny skies and summer temperatures way before expected. Good weather is never a guarantee until after July 4th and I’ve been here a few summers when …
Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad
I’m a saladophile (yes, I just made up this word and it doesn’t sound quite right either). I tend to get hooked on a particular salad for a week or so, until I move on to the next one. This week it’s been cobb salad. I had all the main ingredients and I figured it was …
Roasted Cabbage, Carrot Ginger Dressing {and Epicurean Oils Giveaway}
Sometimes what bridges the gap between me and a big plate of greens or roasted veggies is a good dressing. Once I discovered how easy it is to make salad dressing, I never looked back at a single bottle of dressing on market shelves. Years ago in a Mexican restaurant in Cambridge, MA I ordered a large …
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