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Quinoa And Brown Rice Custard
Why is Quinoa so AWESOME? Pronounced keen-wah, this is a seed that is healthy and quick cooking. It has a great soft flavor that blends well with rice. Health Benefits of Quinoa 1. It’s protein balance is similar to milk and has more protein compared to rice, millet or wheat 2. A good source of riboflavin — riboflavin helps reduce the frequency attacks in migraine sufferers by improving the energy metabolism within the brain and muscle cells. 3. Quinoa is used to promote healing of skin injuries in South America, making it a good antiseptic. 4. It only has 172 calories per ¼ cup dry quinoa. 5. Since it is…
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Mushroom And Asparagus Quiche
Eggs are a super food and known for all of their versatile uses. I do believe you can serve eggs in America at any meal and not feel like it is inappropriate. My boyfriend and I will very often eat eggs for dinner in one form or another. For us, eggs are satisfying. I have an awesome egg recipe here that you can pull out any ol’ time and its quick and easy. For the quiche in the picture above, I did use egg whites for a lower calorie version. Quiche will taste great with the egg whites or whole eggs. You don’t get as much of the nutritional value without the egg…
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Edamame And Vegetable Rice Noodle Salad
One of the best things about these noodles is that they are a blank canvas for whatever you want to add. They are great for a quick side dish or you can make a full meal deal. Rice noodles are naturally gluten free and they take just a few minutes to cook. You can find rice noodles at many supermarkets. If you’re a busy person, this is a very good recipe to have. I’d like to tell you about this handy dandy basket that I love to use for all sorts of things. I like stainless steel perforated baskets. When I cook for a lot of people, the large pots…
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Five Spice Chicken Hand Pie
There are beyond numerous options for pizza crust these days with each their own separate health benefits. Whatever pizza crust you’re into, here is an delicious recipe for you that goes beyond the traditional toppings and can work with gluten free crust, egg free crust and almond flour crusts. I have not tested with cauliflower crusts. This recipe has been tested with 120 little ones and the popularity was overwhelming. I came up with this recipe because I wanted to create a dairy free type pizza. Often a good choice for a dairy swap is coconut milk. In this recipe, I used canned coconut milk. Coconut milk has a good…
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Decadent Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
I have two younger nieces who visit me regularly and a boyfriend who just loves chocolate. This weekend, I went on the hunt looking for a super simple and delicious treat that I could cook with the girls that was going to satisfy our chocolate cravings and going to be lower in sugar too. Especially for the kiddos. Bonus: Its gluten free too! I love to cook with the girls when I can and this is a dessert that they can help with as long as they are supervised by an adult. This recipe requires that you melt some chocolate chips. I like to use a double boiler method on the stove…
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Protein Packed Crab And Lentil Cakes
As I grow in my knowledge about what my body needs versus just eating what I like, I am teaching myself how to combine the two to create the best me I can be this year. An incredibly important part of what our bodies need, is protein. I’m not saying here that we need to eat more meat. Gram for gram, there are certain plant based proteins that can rival or equal the amounts in animal proteins. One such protein is lentils. Talk about action packed. Not only are lentils high in protein, they are high in folate, potassium and a slew of antioxidants. They are inexpensive and relatively easy…
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BLT Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette
One of my favorite things about this salad is that it is a deconstructed sandwich that has easily swappable ingredients. Certain ingredients can easily be swapped to still have the idea or flavor of a BLT sandwich without too much fat or calories. This is a ridiculously flavorful salad that I came up with by using leftovers. I mixed up some plain green cabbage with some shredded kale leaves and added some diced tomatoes and turkey bacon. Instead of using romaine in this salad, (which you could!) I chose a variety of greens for extra vitamins and nutrition. Lots of iron, fiber, folate and vitamin K among others in kale and cabbage . I like…
