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Summer Salad with Avocado Vinaigrette

Summer Salad with Avocado Vinaigrette

My mum makes up the best salads!  Some she finds in her reading of cookbooks, cooking magazines or watching cooking shows and others she just whips up.  This one she made on the 4th of July and we all enjoyed it! Simple Summer Delight Salad Ingredients: Large head romaine or 2 smaller 1 cup black beans… Read More

Dr. Oz Featuring Nutrimeal Free and Healthy Fast Meal Tips

Dr. Oz Featuring Nutrimeal Free and Healthy Fast Meal Tips

  My favorite plant based nutrition shake WAs on the Dr. Oz Show on Tuesday July 7th. Here’s what was shared about pure and simple Nutrimeal Free and healthy + working out tips.   Life is busy, and it’s not slowing down anytime soon! Having a quick, healthy meal option that actually tastes good is super important…especially… Read More

Chunky Cucumber Salsa

Chunky Cucumber Salsa

Cucumber Salsa – A Refreshing Summer Salsa Recipe Did you know cucumbers belong to the same plant family as squash, pumpkin, and watermelon? And that  cucumbers are made up of mostly water (95%)?  This means eating can help you stay hydrated. Plus, they are filling so they make a great snack that helps keep your weight in check… Read More

Smokey Grilled Watermelon

Smokey Grilled Watermelon

Doesn’t this just look DELICIOUS! It has been a hot and humid summer so far this year and on some days, grilled watermelon just hits the spot. This watermelon has an intensified sweetness combined with a little smokienes. This blending of summer flavors makes it a splendid treat. Grilled Watermelon Ingredients: 1 medium seedless watermelon, ripe but not… Read More

Why are smoothies important for breakfast?

Why are smoothies important for breakfast?

Why are smoothies important for breakfast? Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and sometimes it just doesn’t fit into our schedule the way it should. How we begin the day will determine how the rest of the day goes. It will determine if we feel energized or if we feel dragging with… Read More

Top 5 Healthiest Fruits & Veggies and What Makes Them So Important

Top 5 Healthiest Fruits & Veggies and What Makes Them So Important

5 Of The Healthiest Fruits And Vegetables: What Makes Them So Important? Plus recipes too! “We are what we eat”, or so the saying goes. Different foods help our bodies to grow, to heal, and to keep the immune system running properly. More than that, they stop our bodies from falling apart: the absence of… Read More

IT’S-SO-GOOD Red Onion Jam

IT’S-SO-GOOD Red Onion Jam

I so love onion, particiuarly red or purple onion. It has been a favorite of mine for years. This red onion jam is so good you’ll be looking for ways to serve it.  Try it on beef or veggie burger, in a lettuce wrap, on a salad or even top off your morning eggs with… Read More

Delicious Veggie Pasta Salad

Delicious Veggie Pasta Salad

A HEALTHY SUMMER PASTA SALAD Missy Bird loves to cook and she also loves to find healthy recipes. When I saw this one, I knew she had a winner! 🙂 Thanks Missy – see you in August! Guest Contributor: Missy Bird From: USANA Test Kitchen Barbecue season is officially in full swing and cookouts are… Read More

Spring Cooler Green Juice Recipe

Spring Cooler Green Juice Recipe

This is one of my favorite green juice recipes with the ginger and mint. Don’t have a juicer, just blend all together with a little extra purified water and make it a smoothie. Want to know about the difference between blending smoothies and juicing?  You can learn more about the difference between juicing and blending smoothies… Read More

Good Seasons Italian Dressing Copycat

Good Seasons Italian Dressing Copycat

Dry Seasonings Mixture: 1 tablespoon garlic salt 1 tablespoon onion powder 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons oregano 1 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon basil 1 tablespoon parsley 1/4 teaspoon celery salt 2 tablespoons salt     Dressing: 2 tablespoons dry seasonings mixture 1/4  cup cider vinegar 2/3 cup oil 2 tablespoons water Mix together by shaking (using… Read More

Grandma Macklmen’s Irish Spring Rolls

Grandma Macklmen’s Irish Spring Rolls

This is a great recipe for a snack, lunch, or a side dish to a meal like grilled salmon. It is a great meal on the go too. I don’t know Grandma Macklem and I don’t even remember how I found this recipe but it was too good looking to not share (link to original recipe… Read More

Quick and Easy Marinara

Quick and Easy Marinara

Marinara sauce is very popular and we use it in so many ways. It ‘s great as a dipping sauce with sweet potato fries, over pasta, with zucchini fritters, or as your pizza sauce. Making your own is easy and will help to cut the hidden sugars that many of the jar or canned sauces have.… Read More

How to choose a ripe cantaloupe + 3 delicious melon recipes.

How to choose a ripe cantaloupe + 3 delicious melon recipes.

How to Choose a Ripe Cantaloupe Cantaloupe is one of the most popular melons in America.  While cantaloupe is deeply loved by so many, it’s equally disappointing when you get a cantaloupe that either isn’t ripe yet or has passed its prime. So to make sure you don’t suffer from this disappointment, here are some tips… Read More

Simple Grilled Fennel

Simple Grilled Fennel

Simple Grilled Fennel Fennel has a very distinct licorice flavor and when it’s grilled becomes a tender, melt-in-your-mouth experience you don’t want to miss. Prep Time: 5 min  |  Cook Time: 45 min Ingredients: Fennel Olive oil Salt Pepper How to Make It: Trim the tops off the fennel. The stringy parts can be used as an… Read More

Fresh, Simple Antioxidant Treats

Fresh, Simple Antioxidant Treats

You just can’t beat raspberry and chocolate together! My 15 year old daughter was in the kitchen with me when I was making up the oatmeal and raw cacao bites for my neices graduation. She wanted a snack and the bites weren’t ready. We had some fresh raspberries and a bag of 65% cacao chunks… Read More

Chopped Veggie Salad with Roasted Asparagus

Chopped Veggie Salad with Roasted Asparagus

This healthy, chopped veggie salad is great to make up on Sunday and have fresh and ready all week (if it lasts more than a couple days because it’s so good).  I had some fresh asparagus so I roasted for 2-3 minutes and added that to the salad. Don’t have any or don’t like asparagus, leave… Read More

Cilantro Lime Dressing

Cilantro Lime Dressing

My new favorite dressing (and it will be yours too). So versatile, this light sweet & sour dressing can top many salads. It would also be great over noodles, with shrimp or even to marinate chicken before grilling. Cilantro-Lime Dressing 1 garlic glove 1/2 tblsp fresh ginger minced (or just throw a small piece in… Read More

Super Hero’s Super Food Salad

Super Hero’s Super Food Salad

  This is going to be your new favorite all year round. Power packed with protein, anti-oxidants, nutrient-dense power foods & super greens, this is a salad for the super hero in you! Add your favorite bean (mine is black) or edamame or your favorite nut (I added cashews) and make it just how you… Read More

Delicious Homemade Dressings for Salad, Wraps and More

Delicious Homemade Dressings for Salad, Wraps and More

Delicious Homemade Dressings for Salads, Wraps & More Making your own salad or wrap dressings can be so simple and are so much better for you than those chemical laden store bought ones. Here are some of my favorite easy-to-make + delicious dressing recipes.  Use them on salads, wraps, over raw veggies, and more. Avocado… Read More

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