With its gluten-free status, low carb and high protein nutrient matrix, almond meal (flour) is a healthy and delicious alternative to a wheat flour pizza crust. Even better, it’s so much easier to make than traditional pizza dough. It’s basically two ingredients (eggs and almond flour with a dash of salt and water) and there’s…
Category: Meatless Meals
EASY Cauli-Rice Sushi Bowl
When a delicious and healthy meal comes together in about 5 minutes, I think we’re all sold! You will love this SO simple “sushi” bowl, sans rice. We are swapping out the rice for cauliflower rice, keeping the carbohydrate footprint low and the veggies high (especially cancer-protective cruciferous veggies like cauliflower). Top with your favorite…
Rustic Tomato Toast (Pan Con Tomate)
When you have overly ripe tomatoes, almost too soft to slice, make Pan Con Tomate. This humble, rustic toast is a way to take tomatoes and bread and turn them into a meal. You need only a few simple ingredients but the quality of these ingredients is what creates perfection. Be sure to use the…
4-Ingredient Chickpea and Rosemary Frittata
5-ingredient or less recipes can be a game changer in the kitchen, especially when life gets busy. Eggs are wonderful as a fast weeknight dinner or weekend brunch and a frittata couldn’t be easier. Here we are combining eggs with chickpeas, fresh rosemary and parmesan cheese. Don’t be fooled. This small list of ingredients packs…
Chickpea Noodle Soup
This is an intensely flavorful vegan alternative to chicken soup. The combination of miso, nutritional yeast and ginger builds a fragrant broth and the chickpeas add texture as both a crunchy garnish and creamy soup component. If you’re watching your sodium intake, be careful of the type of noodles you buy. The original recipe called…
Simple-To-Make Lentil Soup
Keeping on trend with comforting cold-weather dishes, we are happy to share with you an easy lentil soup recipe adapted from Melissa Clark for New York Times Cooking. Green or brown lentils are the base of this soup and they add amazing nutrient benefits. In addition to being an excellent plant protein source, lentils are rich…
Tuscan Shrimp and Beans
Cook’s Illustrated featured this recipe back in March/April 2017. Whenever I see “Tuscan” in the title of a recipe, I’m sold. You will find a bounty of beans in many Tuscan-based dishes (which is why I like them) and adding shrimp to the beans seemed like a winning combination. This deeply flavored dish is a…
Cheesy White Beans
This is so easy, and so pantry friendly, I couldn’t believe the intensity of flavor from so few ingredients. Just beans, tomato paste, olive oil, garlic and some cheese! Add a few other herbs and spices or not. It’s great as is and makes a fast and simple lunch or dinner. I serve it with…
Lemony Amalfi Pasta
Lemon+Amalfi+Pasta, need I say more! All you have to do is close your eyes while eating this dish and you’re transported to the breathtaking scenery of the Amalfi coast. This pasta uses the zest of 4 lemons and a burst of fresh lemon juice just before serving. Because there a few ingredients, this is a…
Pasta Salad with a Twist
Full admission, whenever I make pasta salad, it’s always “just okay”. Not flavorful enough, too many ingredients, occasionally soggy pasta. Alison Roman nailed it with this updated version of pasta salad using fresh and sundried tomatoes and sauteing a host of flavorful ingredients before tossing them with the warm pasta. This will be a huge…
White Beans with Sage and Fennel
When using fewer ingredients in a recipe, you want to make the most of each ingredient, layering flavors whenever possible. Here, we are using sage in three different ways. Chopped and cooked with the beans, “fried” in oil for a crunchy garnish and the sage infused oil for a flavorful drizzle just before serving. This…
Grilled Shrimp and Zucchini over Pearl Couscous
When you find that perfect recipe that makes entertaining so much easier, you want to share it with everyone! My good friend and colleague, Wendy, introduced me to this dish as she served it at a casual summer dinner party. When she placed it on the table, everyone let out a “WOW”! The presentation is…