Meatless Monday – Confessions Dressed with a Lemon Caper Vinaigrette
Meatless Monday was on hiatus primarily because I was over thinking it. Stymied and frustrated I wallowed in self-pity because I wasn’t creating recipes that I deemed ‘blog-worthy’. Then I called...
View ArticleMeatless Monday – Comfort Food Lightened Up
Today was rainy and chilly. I love a warm meal on a cold evening. But it doesn’t have to be loaded down with things that aren’t good for you. I took a variety of cubed squashes and golden beets tossed...
View ArticleKale Chickpea Salad with Tahini Dressing
I had kale, chickpeas and onions and a jar of tahini dressing I scored from Food 52. May I present one of the easiest weeknight dinners. Ingredients Chickpeas – one can Kale – 3/4 lb finely chopped...
View Article2015 ‘The Year of Living Mindfully’
Happy New Year! I’m dubbing 2015 the year of living mindfully. What does it mean to live a mindful life? It’s not about being serene or having an unrealistic vision of a state of constant peace....
View ArticleMeatless Monday – Butternut Squash with Kale Quinoa Sauté
Happy Meatless Monday!!! I saw a recipe on MindBodyGreen for a warm kale quinoa salad and was inspired to mix it up and do my own! Squash is a delicious, satisfying comfort food; combined with...
View ArticleMeatless Monday – Easy Peasy Pasta
From the guardian: Curbing the world’s huge and increasing appetite for meat is essential to avoid devastating climate change, according to a new report. But governments and green campaigners are...
View ArticleMeatless Monday – Spinach Mushroom Soup!
There’s nothing like a cup of soup to set the world right. There are so many great things about soup: It can be an entire meal It can be rich and creamy It can be slim and lean It freezes well This...
View ArticleMeatless Monday – Whole Wheat Pasta with Slow Roasted Tomatoes and Lemon
“When bananas blush, they turn brown, not red. And when tomatoes blush, you’ve probably said something really naughty.” ― Jarod Kintz, 99 Cents For Some Nonsense Tomatoes are versatile delicious....
View ArticleMeatless Monday- Meatless Meatballs!!!!
I must confess when I first thought about doing tofu meatballs I was skeptical. I’m not big on foods that try to be meat. You can’t call a carrot a burger, I won’t be duped. But always one to try...
View ArticleFood Yoga- Roasted Tomato and Basil Soup
“Only the pure in heart can make soup.” - Ludwig Van Beethoven This soup looks creamy and it has a creamy flavor without adding milk. I think if you wanted an even heartier flavor you could add...
View ArticleMeatless Monday – Grits with Sautéed Vegetables
If you have a case of the Mondays, breakfast for dinner can help. It’s like ending the day from the beginning except better because it’s over in a matter of hours and you are at home. Boom. One...
View ArticleMeatless Monday – Roasted Tomato and Eggplant Soup with Roasted Pepper Sandwich
I love eggplant. I once someone who hated eggplant. We broke up. Not because of the eggplant. But it definitely should have been a warning sign. Eggplant is delicious and versatile! It can be...
View ArticleMeatless Monday – Roasted Cauliflower and Carrot Soup with Tricolor Carrot Salad
Happy Meatless Monday! Soup, salad and bread. Yum. I love summer. The sun on my face and heat on my skin make me feel alive. It’s a time of year when ice clinking in tall glasses of water and taking...
View ArticleFood Yoga- Meatless Monday!!
I just read an article about the damaging effects of dividing time between a computer, phone, tablet and TV. It apparently shrinks the brain. So I’ve decided to put my phone away while I bounce from...
View ArticleFood Yoga – Meatless Monday! (Daal Tadka)
Happy Meatless Monday!! This week you may want to try lentils. My recipe this week is brought to you by the blog Zenfully Delicious. I love Indian food and Daal is an easy way to try something new....
View ArticleVegan Diaries- Collard Greens Get a Facelift
In the world of southern and soul food, collard greens are a staple. They are typically cooked with ham hock and lots of fat. And since the leaves are fairly tough cooking greens long and slow is...
View ArticleThe Whole 30
I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned my friend Patrice. Fate has a way of bringing people together and from the moment I met her I knew we’d be friends. She listens to my rants, tells me when I’m being...
View ArticleFibroids Aren’t My Friends – Gynecological Yoga
The Red Sea. Ten days ago I got my period. Not such a big deal (and you may wonder the reason for the ‘overshare’) except, that I’d just had it a few weeks prior. Along with excessive bleeding...
View ArticleFood Yoga- When Mistakes Get Delicious
Grown-up pizza!!! I had these grand plans to make a tasty pizza with prickly pears goat cheese and caramelized onions. But it just wasn’t working. I tried, but square pegs, round holes and whatnot....
View ArticleHealth Yoga- 3 Ways to Optimize Your 40′s
(Guest Post from FoundHealth.com) 3 Ways to Stay Healthy in Your 40s “I want to feel my life while I’m in it.” - Meryl Streep By the time that I turned 40 I was comfortable in my own skin. It wasn’t a...
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