Chad makes these healthy burgers with black beans, brown rice, roasted bell pepper, fresh tomato, carrot, green onions, sweet potato, nutritional yeast, cumin, chili powder, hot pepper sauce, and garlic. He uses the pre-cooked sweet potato as a binder in this recipe. He mixes all these ingredients together, and places the mixture in the refrigerator for a little while to firm it up. Then, he forms his burgers and places them in the oven. He builds his burgers on a whole wheat bun, with guacamole, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and cilantro. He serves it with baked “sweet potato fries”. This is a delicious and very healthy alternative to a traditional hamburger made with meat. Try it and Enjoy. Continue reading
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Roasted Vegetables with Pasta by Bob McD (Member Cook on AllRecipes.com)
This is a very simple recipe tossing roasted vegetables with pasta. It’s easy to make and healthy. It’s ingredients include tomato, red bell peppers, roasted garlic, mushrooms, asparagus, fresh rosemary, fresh oregano, olive oil, parmesan cheese, fettuccine pasta, and tapenade. Serve this dish with hard crusty bread and a salad. If you wish, you can substitute a vegan alternative for the parmesan cheese. And, you could add or substitute different healthy vegetables. Enjoy. 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
Quinoa Recipe – Spanish Style by Chef Buck
Would you like a pilaf dish with Spanish flavors, made with quinoa instead of rice? In this video, chef Buck shows how easy it is to make one. The technique is simple, saute a mix of chopped vegetables and spices. Instead of adding previously cooked quinoa, Chef Buck adds uncooked quinoa to his sauteed vegetable mix, and then adds water and lets it simmer. After it has simmered for about 15 minutes, he lets it cool a little before adding more fresh chopped raw vegetables. This recipe is delicious! Try it. Continue reading
Homemade Pasta with Wild Mushroom Tomato Sauce by Roberto Martin with Chloe Coscarelli
Although in this video, Roberto and Chloe make homemade pasta, this wild mushroom – tomato sauce recipe is very good with store bought pasta. The sauce recipe is made with diced onions, garlic, several types of chopped mushrooms, red wine, chopped tomatoes, dried and fresh spices and herbs. He uses the liquid remaining after reconstituting dried porcini mushrooms to add a special rich flavor to his sauce. This is a delicious and healthy meal. You need to try it. Continue reading
Lasagna with Tofu Ricotta by Trisha Yearwood with Garth Brooks
Dairy ricotta cheese is a common ingredient in lasagna. In this video, watch Trish Yearwood and Garth Brooks prepare and enjoy a homemade non dairy “ricotta cheese” in a lasagna with black beans. Garth likes this version of ricotta cheese better than the dairy version. Here is another example of friends, a beautiful couple, cooking and enjoying a delicious and healthy meal together. Continue reading
Vegetarian Enchiladas by Hilah Johnson
Cooking with friends is a lot of fun. In this video, Hilah and her friend, Carlos, prepare Vegetarian Enchiladas together. This recipe can easily be converted to a vegan recipe by replacing the dairy based components, cream and cheese, with vegan alternatives. These enchiladas could easily become a regular item on your menus. Try making them with and for your friends too. Continue reading
Black-Bean and Green-Chili Casserole by Nancy S. Hughes
Nancy Hughes demonstrates a fast (15 minute) and healthy casserole. It is made with canned black beans, fresh onions and tomatoes, packaged steamed rice, some seasonings and cheese. This recipe really is fast, easy to make, healthy and delicious. Continue reading
Vegan Tacos by Hilah Johnson
Hilah replaces the meat in traditional tacos with tempeh in this recipe, which requires a simple sauteing of the tempeh with some other fresh vegetables, spices and seasonings. It’s easy, fast and delicious. Try it. Continue reading
Vegan Sour Cream & Enchilada Sauce by The Vegan Zombie
In this video, Jon, the Vegan Zombie host, demonstrates how to make two basic sauces. The sour cream is cashew based and easy to make. The enchilada sauce is another easy to prepare tomato and chili pepper sauce. These recipes are part of the Vegan Zombie Mexican theme series. Continue reading