Tag: Recipes

Mushroom and Wheat Berry Soup

Serves 6 Ingredients: 8 cups no-salt-added or low sodium vegetable broth, divided 1 small onion, chopped 2 carrots, chopped 4 ribs celery, chopped 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1 cup wheat berries or wild rice, rinsed and drained 1 teaspoon coconut aminos 1 teaspoon dried thyme 3/4 cup raw cashews 1/4 cup hemp seeds 1/8 teaspoon…


The Secret to Making Delicious Green Juices

Making green juice delicious is as easy as what I call using the ‘magic 3’ – and boy, are they magical.  It’s amazing just how much this simple little secret can change the way our taste buds react to dark green juice recipes.  Believe it or not, even your children will love green juices –…


You Don’t Need Meat to Make a Tasty Wrap

Tossing the smoked tofu in cornstarch then pan-frying makes it super crispy. Drizzle with hot honey or your favorite hot sauce to spice it up a little. Crispy Smoked Tofu & Coleslaw Wraps Serves 4 Active Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 3 tablespoons grapeseed or canola oil, divided 1 1/2…


When You Taste This Dish, You’ll Know Spring Has Sprung

I get tired of making pasta with red sauce or creamy sauces. That’s why I developed this quick recipe, with a plethora of fresh herbs and just-harvested spring vegetables, to mark the arrival of the new season. No tomatoes, no cream here. Simply lots of sweet, crunchy sugar snap peas, slender asparagus, bright green peas…


Cooking With Adaptogens: Powerful Herbs and Fun Functional Foods

During the Cold War, Soviet scientists began researching herbs that could give their soldiers, athletes, and even champion chess players an edge. They called these herbs adaptogens, because they help the body better adapt to stress. These same herbs were used thousands of years ago in ancient Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine to strengthen the…


Tumeric Has Incredible Health Benefits, Add This Golden Spice to Your Latte

If you think that all herbal teas taste like grass clippings, think again. Here is one that does taste delicious, and it is so easy to make, you will be hooked. Turmeric root has a very long history of use on our planet. Its use in traditional medicine is well known, such as its treatment…


Detox Cheap and Easy Without Fasting (Recipes Included)

This is more than a detox article. This is a lifestyle article. If you want to be disease free, vibrant, and truly healthy, it’s time to develop continuous detoxification habits that you do daily. A very thorough detox can be expensive and challenging to complete. Some people who are very sick, or otherwise very toxic,…


Cooking For Healing: Dandelions

Herbs and spices were used by ancient cultures to heal the body, mind, and spirit. Roughly 80 percent of people worldwide still use traditional or ancient medicine and more than 80 percent of pharmaceuticals are derived or developed from natural products, including plants. In this series, we will explore the healing power of herbs and spices…


Green Detox Smoothie Recipe

Our bodies are born with the ability to detox naturally. However, there are foods that are excellent at supporting this detox process as well as having amazing nutritional benefits as well. This detox smoothie contains some of those helper foods like celery and cilantro as well as aloe which is great for helping with digestion and absorbing the most nutrients we can from…


The Kitchn: Whether You Make Tiramisu Pancakes for Breakfast or Dessert, You’ll Enjoy Every Bite

You know those breakfasts that are so tasty and indulgent that they make you question whether they could double up as a dessert? These tiramisu pancakes fit that brief pretty neatly. Tiramisu is one of those classic desserts that just has the perfect combination of flavors — strong, bitter coffee paired with slightly boozy, vanilla…