Here’s a vegan version of an artichoke dip you may have made once upon a time. Except instead of mayo and parmesan cheese, this one is filled with cashews, spinach, and olive oil. It tastes delicious — I should know since I ate half the bowl last week!
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YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Carrot Cashew Pâté
All at once, you get a beautiful color, a creamy texture, and a silky warm flavor to savor. Thank you to care2 make a difference for the original version of this recipe.
An Oxymoron’s Version of Events
Today I’m thinking about “junk food.” So called junk food, that is. In my mind there’s junk and then there’s food; there’s no such thing as junk food. It it’s junk then it can’t be food. If it’s food, it’s not junk. Junk food? Really? Who put this one over on the American family? Junk food? What a joke. There’s some kind of logic to this. It’s fairly obvious: it’s one or the other, and if it’s junk, then it can’t be food.
Here in my virtual reality corner of the internet, I’m working to create a quiet storm around this concept. I post week in and week out about the differences between real food and manufactured calories. My commitment to this blog is so great that I post even when I’m on vacation, which makes it a working vacation. What’s that? Okay, I’ll cut back on those.
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Mashed Cauliflower
Looking for a version of mashed potatoes, loosely defined, that 1) tastes delicious and 2) gives you all the smooth, fluffy, mashed white vegetables you want without worrying about your blood sugars or limiting your portion size to two teaspoons? Here’s the answer to your prayers! This is surely what you’ve been waiting for! And, in response to the person whose special request for more cauliflower recipes prompted this post, this one’s for you. Thank you, Whole Foods, for the original version of this recipe.
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: A Pair of Fennel Salads
Fennel is a very special bulb of a vegetable, with the faintest sweet taste of…what?…licorice(!)…but very faint, so don’t be put off. To me it’s more like the bergamot in Earl Grey tea than actual licorice. If you’ve never eaten fennel before, these recipes are the perfect introduction. Continue reading
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Carrot Curry Soup
Had a recent request from a commenter for some more carrot recipes. Okay, here you go! Not only is this soup gorgeous, but it is so nutritious it is amazing! People who are worried about their joints or vision will benefit especially. A great carrot soup from AllRecipes.com.
Keeping Your Blood Sugars Normal
Last week my friend Dana mentioned that her blood sugars have been rising, but I could see she didn’t realize the significance of what she was saying. Her doctor said her Hemoglobin A1c (HgA1c) was 6.1 or maybe 6.3, but, as she reported, “he was pretty cavalier about it,” so she took her cue from her doctor and didn’t worry about it. Continue reading
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Mexican Layer Dip (Vegan)
If you love five-layer dip, but you don’t love dairy, then this recipe just might be the answer to all your prayers. It comes from Terry Walters’s Clean Food, and it’s just a taste of the goodies that she has to share with you!
White Flour Looks Like Corn Starch
Have you ever thought about the fact that white flour and corn starch look remarkably similar? Potato starch, too. A big pile of fluffy white powder. Why might that be? What each of these examples has in common is that we have processed away its unique original character until all that remains, in each case, is dry starch. You can’t see corn kernels in corn starch because there are none. There are no grains in white flour. And there are no potatoes in potato starch.
Update in the Neighborhood
On Friday afternoon I stopped at the grocery store for a few last-minute items, mostly just more veggies and salad greens to get us through the snowy weekend. I was thinking long-and-skinny, along the lines of asparagus and carrots, but changed my mind abruptly when I saw the mountain of Brussels sprouts at the entrance to the produce section. Next thing I knew, the woman behind me in the checkout line was tapping my shoulder. “Excuse me,” she said, “But what do you do with those? I’ve always thought they looked so great, but I have no idea what to do with them.” Continue reading