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Carrot & Orange Salad

Carrot & Orange Salad

Sunshine Salad A sweet, tangy and brightly colored add-on to your plate. Carrot & orange salad is the perfect accompaniment to any meal, as it could even work next to a green salad for a light, raw lunch. The sunflower seeds give a sprinkling of healthy fats while the dried raisins, (or even cranberries if [...]
Banana Bread

Banana Bread

Brilliant Banana Bread We make this banana bread at least once a month. It is a perfect snack, dessert, or a treat for breakfast. It takes less than 15 minutes to prepare, it's easy to clean up afterwards and we usually make two loaves and freeze one. There are no sugar crashes and you can [...]
ABC Muffins

ABC Muffins

As Simple As ABC 123 A healthy dessert that is great for a morning or afternoon snack. ABC Muffins also make a delightful dessert (drizzled with extra honey!). Or why not spread with butter, coconut oil or nut butter for an easy breakfast on-the-go.   Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cups oat flour 2½ [...]
Japanese Kale Salad

Japanese Kale Salad

Clean and Simple - The Japanese Way of Cooking Filled with healing ingredients and wonderful Asian flavors, this Japanese Kale salad is gluten-free and special to serve at any meal. Yield: 4 portions / Prep time: 15 minutes / Cooking time: 10 minutes + 30 minutes soaking time   Dressing Ingredients  1/4 cup tamari 1/8 [...]
Quinoa Recipe

Quinoa Recipe

Quinoa - The Versatile Grain This quinoa recipe is a blank canvas that you can use as a basis for your own creations. It's such a versatile grain, you can use it in almost any dish, hot or cold, plain or mixed with other ingredients. Yield: 4 portions / Prep time: 2 minutes / Cooking [...]
Vegetable Stock

Vegetable Stock

Take Stock Of What You Have  Vegetable stock is a flavorful liquid prepared by simmering vegetables in water until the flavor is extracted. Stocks are great to heighten the flavor of a dish as well as add wonderful nutrients. Stocks can be used for soups, instead of water, for making grains like rice or quinoa, [...]
Enlightened Kale

Enlightened Kale

Shine Bright This enlightened kale may be the brightest food on your plate. It's a powerhouse of nutrients and minerals that will make you shine brightly for the whole day. The whole family of dark, leafy greens should ideally be part of your meals at least once a day as they are an ingredient that [...]
Being Sore and Pain – To Practice or Not

Being Sore and Pain – To Practice or Not

Your body as a temple Seems like most people I know suffer from some sort of injury one time or another. Here are a few tips, from Yoga practice to supplements and food. Before I begin my practice I bring my awareness to my body. Feeling where it is today, awake, stiff, sore or energetic. [...]
Kale – Super Green

Kale – Super Green

Kale - The Best of the Bunch  Kale is a super green leafy vegetable of the wild cabbage family, big in the times of ancient Rome and widely used by peasants, brought to the US by English Settlers in the 1600s. The plant is hardy and tastes best after a frost, sweeter when fresh, more [...]