Grill some fresh vegetables. Chop them up, and mix them with whole wheat penne pasta and a tasty vinaigrette dressing. You will have a vegetable pasta dish that gets more flavorful with time. Eat it soon after it is made, or place it in the refrigerator as a make ahead meal for lunch or dinner later in the week. In this video, Laura shows how easy it is to create this healthy and delicious recipe. Continue reading
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Spicy Black Bean Casserole by Karen Bukolt
This casserole is delicious and loaded with healthy ingredients; celery, bell peppers, black beans, cilantro, onions, chili sauce, maple syrup, and spices. Karen mixes panko bread crumbs with cheese as a topping for this casserole. The cheese could easily be a vegan substitute if you desire. You can serve this casserole with tortillas, or brown rice and a salad. It can be made ahead for a lunch or dinner later in the week. Continue reading
Vegan Queso Cheese by Michelle Johnson
Michelle Johnson demonstrates a cheese recipe developed by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. This is a melty, gooey cheese recipe, ideal as a queso cheese. Sauteed onions, bell pepper, jalapeno pepper and garlic are added to a blender along with soaked cashews, cornstarch, white miso, vegetable broth, nutritional yeast and some spices. After everything is blended, pour the mixture into a pot and heat it until it thickens. Simple and delicious. Continue reading
Portobello “Cheesesteak” by Monique Koch
Cheesesteaks are favorite sandwiches for a lot of people. Although they are delicious, they are not healthy. In this video, Monique demonstrates how to make a healthy alternative using portobello mushrooms and a vegan cheese substitute. She puts more flavor into the portobello mushrooms by marinating them with a little garlic powder and A1 sauce, a classic meat seasoning. This is an easy to make, fast, healthy and delicious sandwich. Continue reading
Not Yo Mama’s Meatloaf by Cobi Kim
Cobi 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
Vegan “Meatloaf” Recipe (GLUTEN-FREE) by The Vegan Zombie
This “meatloaf” is made with millet, potatoes, onions, and seasonings. The millet is boiled and simmered in vegetable stock. The potatoes are cooked in water. The onions are sauteed in olive oil with garlic. Seasonings are added along the way. When all the ingredients are cooled, they are combined and mashed together. The mixture is place in a baking dish and baked. The result is a healthy comfort food that resembles meat loaf. But, it doesn’t have the unhealthy meat in it. Continue reading
Lentil soup (Egyptian) by Miriam Kitchen
This 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
This 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
Amazing Vegetarian Chili by Chef Buck
Chef Buck demonstrates a very healthy and delicious vegetarian chili. It’s all about chopping up a variety of good fresh vegetables, initially sauteing onions and garlic to get started, then adding the vegetables and canned beans in layers, and letting the entire mix simmer for a while. It’s simple, easy to make, and healthy. Top it with some vegan cheese and serve it with some crusty bread. Delicious! Try it. Continue reading
Tropical MANGO SALSA by Deronda
A mango salsa is simply made with fresh chopped vegetables, primarily mangoes, red onions, and red peppers. In this recipe demo, Deronda also squeezes lime juice on her freshly chopped mangoes to keep them from oxidizing. This is a common technique with avocados. This recipe makes a delicious dip as well as a topping for entrees. Continue reading