This quinoa salad is a perfect light meal for warm spring days. It’s also perfect for summer potlucks and picnics! I had every intention of creating a new Easter recipe for this week’s blog post. Growning up, my family never had any special dishes for the holiday though – we either eat the same types…
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Fruit and Nut Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
Start your day with this simple Fruit and Nut Quinoa Breakfast Bowl and you’ll have the energy to make it to lunchtime without snacking! This is one of those simple recipes that I’ve been making for years. I often give it to my health coaching clients when discussing whole grains or when talking about breakfast…
8 Reasons to Love Whole Grains
With the rising popularity of the Paleo diet, carbs have been getting a bad rap. Not all carbs are equal, and I find it unfair to grains like brown rice and quinoa that they get lumped in to the same category as highly processed, sugary breakfast cereal and stale, packaged cupcakes. Despite what their ad…
Vegan Sandwiches Save the Day
My VeggieGuy Dennis loves just about anything in sandwich form, so he was beyond excited when he saw that I had a new cookbook called Vegan Sandwiches Save the Day. And with all of the beautiful photographs and creative recipes packed inside, I was pretty happy about it too! In fact, I’m pretty amazed at…
Spicy Stuffed Peppers
These spicy stuffed peppers are really simple to make, but they look fancy, so your dinner guests will think you slaved away in the kitchen for hours. I had bought fresh corn with the intention of adding them into the quinoa mix for this recipe, but I forgot all about it, so these peppers are cornless….
Quinoa, Chickpea and Zucchini Ribbon Salad
This Quinoa, Chickpea and Zucchini Ribbon Salad is the perfect mix of raw and cooked foods, and it’s the ideal meal for late summer, when the season is starting to change. I joined a co-op recently, which means I get two bags packed with fresh veggies every other week. Last weekend’s share came with quite a few…
Double Broccoli Quinoa Salad
Double Broccoli Quinoa Salad is a favorite springtime recipe. It’s always a hit at potlucks, and it’s perfect for picnics and cookouts. This dish is based on a 101Cookbooks.com recipe from several years ago. The original recipe wasn’t vegan, so I’ve taken out the dairy products and added my own twist to it. I’ve served this…
