Here’s a special pasta dish with a gorgeous rainbow of colors. The original recipe comes from vegweb.com. Continue reading
Category Archives: Recipes
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Tropical Smoothie
Every time you find a little bit of overripe fruit on your counter, peel it and put the fruit into a container in your freezer. Once you’ve collected enough to make this recipe, dance a little jig and say a “hail merry” because it’s HailMerry.com who came up with the original version of this recipe! Continue reading
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Deviled Eggs with Crunchy Veggies
Probably my favorite thing to do with leftover eggs…. I especially love to serve them on a special egg-shaped plate with 12 indentations, one for each deviled egg.
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Veggie Frittata To Go
Here’s my slightly embellished version of a lovely recipe from Lauren at Eat Drink and Be Hopeful. Enjoy your spring eggs, and do your best to get ones with deep yellow-orange yolks that sit up high on the egg whites like little sentries perched up high! You can be assured that the deeper the yellow-orange color, the more nutritious the eggs and the happier the chickens who laid them.
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Cinnamon-Chocolate Walnuts
This nutritious and delicious dessert comes to YHIOYP courtesy of Wendy Bazilian @eatmovebe and at wendybazilian.com, author of The SuperFoods Rx Diet. She calls this a super-easy recipe that you can adapt to your own tastes. It’s a simple recipe, with nuts and chocolate to nourish and satisfy your heart, mind, and taste buds! If you’re planning on a special dessert for a special dinner, this one is a great choice.
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Springtime Pea Soup
Whenever I enter the home of my friend Deena there is always something remarkable burbling on the stove. She says that she adapted this soup from the Barefoot Contessa, but I think it’s equally likely that Ms. Contessa gets her best ideas from Deena.
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Asparagus Leek Soup
This extremely elegant recipe comes from the incomparable Mark Bittman, at Kitchen Express and the NY Times. Enough said. Continue reading
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Potatoes, Peas, and Asparagus
It’s a very special pleasure to share a recipe that combines the last of winter’s potatoes with new spring asparagus to create a dish that is so truly nourishing it serves as a complete meal with no assistance whatsoever. There is something about eating with the seasons that makes your entire self feel ever-so-satisfied. Serving it in a bright red bowl helps make it easier to notice each and every one of the beautiful ingredients that compose this seasonal specialty.
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Dal (Lentils) Palak (Spinach)
This recipe is what thekitchn.com calls a very simple dal palak. I guess that depends what you usually eat. A parade of flavors, a mix of textures, and a happy, healthy-sized pot of food to serve a big bunch, it goes great with rice or chapatis (or warm pita if that’s all you have).
YOUR HEALTHY PLATE: Spinach and Artichoke Dip
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!