Rice Noodle Chopped Salad with Spicy Peanut Sauce

This is quick dish to pull together. It’s full of colorful vegetables, textures and a spicy peanut dressing. You can control the spice level with how much Sriracha you use. You’ll be getting your cruciferous veggies along with rice noodles, sesame seeds, and peanuts or cashews. Did I mention it’s gluten free and vegan? Chopped…

Green Smoothie Bowl

Here’s a simple recipe that you can play with over the holiday season . This Thanksgiving morning, make a smoothie bowl to start the day. I really like to make popsicles too. You can also make this your go to morning after holiday meal reboot. 6 ingredients. You can chop some of the fruit ahead…

Grilled Broccoli Salad

I love to roast broccoli, but I’ve been putting it on the grill this spring. I realized how quickly it cooks compared to the oven and just as delicious. I’ve combined it with a few go-to salad items that I usually have on hand and here’s my favorite way to enjoy grilled broccoli. This is…

Lentil Salad

This week, I am pulling from the pantry and using whatever greens, seeds and produce are in my house. You know there is a bag of green lentils lurking around in your pantry – now you get to use them. Make a batch and keep them in the fridge all week to throw into a…

Spicy Wheatberry and Black Bean Chili

Each week, I am posting a healthy recipe to try while you have unlimited access to your kitchen. This one is taste, spicy and vegan. This zesty wheat berry black bean chili is based on a recipe from Eating Well author Cheryl Sternman Rule. This one has some substitute ingredients and serves 4-6 and it…

Jackfruit Nachos

I receive lots of questions on healthy options around any food-centered holiday or events. Since it is Super Bowl Sunday, I wanted to turn a classic snack sideways and have been wanting to experiment with jackfruit. Jackfruit has been around for a while and is in the tree fruit category with figs, mulberries, and bread…