Tomato Salad
tomatoes, chopped red onion, thinly sliced a swirl or two of extra virgin olive oil a few splashes of balsamic (or red wine vinegar) freshly ground black pepper Optional add-ins: fresh basil, or herbs of choice cucumbers olives whole grain bread, sliced into chunks and toasted feta cheese or mozzarella ______________________________________________________________________________________ SIDE NOTES: ~ There are a lot of options for a tomato salad, but if you’ve got sweet, juicy tomatoes, in season – right off the vine, you don’t need much else! In fact, this type of salad...
Read MoreApple-Cinnamon-Walnut Pancakes
2 large eggs, beaten 1 apple, grated, OR one ripe (speckled) banana, mashed 1/2 tsp cinnamon 2 TBSP (more or less) walnuts or pecans, chopped (or handful of blueberries) butter, ghee, or coconut oil for frying Mix everything together and fry pancakes a few minutes on each side, in a lightly oiled pan. Serves 2. ________________________________________________________________________ SIDE NOTES: ~ YES – GRAIN FREE PANCAKES ! ~ These things get gobbled up pretty quickly. Either version (apple or banana) is amazing. Ridiculously easy. No topping needed. Though keep in mind, they are...
Read MoreMiso Vegetable Soup
coconut oil (or sesame oil) a few cloves of garlic (3 to 5), minced or pressed a handful of scallions, chopped a handful of greens (any kind) about 6 carrots, chopped about 6 celery stalks, chopped 6 cups water 6 TBSP brown rice miso Chop vegetables. Saute garlic and white part of scallions (set green part aside to add later) in oil for about 2 mins. Add large carrot chunks and saute about 5 mins. Add celery & continue to saute a until veggies are tender (just a few mins longer). Add water and miso (stirring to dissolve miso). Bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer and cook for about 7...
Read MoreFlourless Walnut Brownies
1 cup nut-butter (almond, peanut…whatever type you like) 2 eggs 1/4 tsp pure salt 1/3 cup plus 2 TBSP honey 1/4 tsp pure vanilla 1/4 cup cocoa (or cacao) powder 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, divided 1/4 cup chocolate chips or nibs (more or less) Preheat oven to 325°. Grease an 8×8 square baking dish. Mix all ingredients except choc chips & walnuts into a bowl, & beat with electric mixer. Mix in some of the walnuts (I mix in about 6 TBSP & sprinkle about 2 TBSP over the top). Press mixture evenly into baking dish. Sprinkle remaining walnuts & chocolate chips over the...
Read MoreYogurt w/ Berries
3/4 cup plain, whole milk yogurt 1 TBSP honey (or 1/2 of a speckled banana, or 3 drops liquid stevia) berries of choice Mix together yogurt and honey (or mashed banana). Stir in berries. ________________________________________________________________ SIDE NOTES: ~ Yogurt is marketed as a health food, but almost all varieties you’ll find at the store are much less than that – containing several undesirable additives. The way around this is to buy plain yogurt, without any additives, and add your own natural sweetener (and fruit if you’d like). ~ To avoid...
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