Tag Archives: carrots

Carrot Cupcakes with Orange Vanilla Cream Frosting by Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram

capture_26092014_153038Would you like another simple healthy dessert recipe?   Unless you have experienced what can be done with raw foods before, you won’t believe how good a raw vegetable, fruit and nut dessert recipe can be.   Kristina shows us not only how easy it is to make the carrot cupcakes, but also a delicious vanilla icing. These cupcakes can be made for your own dessert, or as gifts to take to parties, etc.  This might become one of your favorite recipes. Continue reading

Not Yo Mama’s Meatloaf by Cobi Kim

capture_22092014_113913Cobi points out you can easily improvise, change the ingredients and create your own version of her meatless “meatloaf”. Her version includes basics like onions, garlic, celery, carrots, sun dried tomatoes, BBQ sauce, etc.  The main ingredients are quinoa, oats, brown rice, silken tofu, and Linwood’s brand of ground flaxseed, almonds, walnuts, brazil nuts and Q10.  It’s an easy and healthy recipe.  Try it. Continue reading

Lentil soup (Egyptian) by Miriam Kitchen

capture_21092014_111906This soup is easy to make and loaded with healthy ingredients.  I like the idea of adding sauteed onions and angel hair pasta after the bulk of the soup has been pureed.

Including healthy soups in your diet helps with weight management, disease prevention and control.  And, they taste good. Continue reading

White bean and vegetable soup by Gordon Ramsay

capture_20092014_114958This recipe is from his new cookbook, “Gordon Ramsay’s World Kitchen”.  It’s simple, healthy and delicious.  This soup gets better as it sits in the refrigerator.  It’s a great “make ahead” recipe.  With vegetable stock, and vegan feta or parmesan cheese, this recipe is completely vegan, low fat, and healthy.  The way he serves it with very little broth, it’s almost like a stew. Continue reading

Creamy Sweet Potato Soup by EasytoCookTV

capture_18092014_112503The soup this recipe creates looks wonderful.  This recipe is also a simple makeover candidate — the cream in it can be replaced with plant milk, such as almond milk, and the chicken stock can be replaced with vegetable stock.  It’s main ingredients are sweet potatoes, celery root, pumpkin, (vegetable not) chicken stock, rose wine and (plant milk not) dairy cream. .   Continue reading

Vietnamese Vegetable Spring Rolls with Orange Almond Sauce by Jaden Hair

capture_16092014_231210Do you know it is really easy to make spring rolls.  Watch as Jaden shows how to include vegetables in a rice paper wrapper to create a spring roll.  You can use any kind of filling you wish.  The trick is to moisten and soften your rice paper wrapper correctly.  In this video, Jaden also shows how to make a delicious “Orange Almond” dipping sauce.  These spring rolls are good food for appetizers, lunch, brunch, dinner, or finger foods.  They also make a nice treat to take to a party. Continue reading

Harissa Tahini Romaine Wraps by Jenné Claiborne

capture_17092014_084016Jenne prepares a one dish recipe, creating a healthy filling that can be used in a lettuce wrap or in a more classic salad.  The fillings main ingredients are quinoa, chickpeas, black beans and carrots.  Jenne also creates a “harissa tahini” dressing, which is basically some harissa (a Tunisian favorite spicy condiment) combined with tahini.   Jenne pours her harissa tahini mixture over the filling on romaine lettuce leaves and over a salad made with lettuce and her filling mixture.   This recipe is very easy to make and it’s very healthy and delicious. Continue reading