Four Fresh and Festive Salads
Winter Greens Salad with Tahini Dressing 2.0
Winter Greens Salad with Tahini Dressing
Whole Bowl Knockoff : The Winter Lunchbox
Eating healthier seems to be on everyone’s New Year’s resolution list. That could be a challenge especially if you’re in the habit of brown bagging and you have a gluten and dairy intolerance. There are great lunch options beyond meat and cheese sandwiches. Homemade soups, salads, hummus and gluten free crackers and these meal in a bowl concoctions provide plant … Read More
All Occasion Creamy Sauce : Gluten and Dairy Free
This is a one sauce fits all. It’s a favorite of ours, topping a meal in a bowl, brimming with healthy ingredients, alive with color and flavor. A frequent favorite combination is brown rice, cooked creamy pinto beans, fresh greens, lacto-fermented pickles, and avocado. Top it off with optional chopped cilantro, or toasted almonds, add a drizzle of this creamy … Read More
Fast, Fresh Honey Balsamic Dressing
I celebrated a landmark birthday recently and was loved on thoroughly by those who know me best. One of my gifts was a new salad bowl hand painted by this sweet young man. He’s quite the artist…don’t you think? I love it and plan on putting it to good use frequently! Moving on …. I’ve been thinking about the seasons … Read More
Lemon Tahini Sauce
Long before the calendar flips over to a new season, our bodies know a change is coming and cravings for more seasonal fare start early. I notice this in late summer – early fall when hearty soups start sounding better to me than light salads. Same is true as we transitioned away from winter and into spring, cravings for lighter … Read More
Product Review : Sesame Tahini
Stocking our fridge with an assortment of nut and seed butters gives me more options for making non-dairy cream soups, sauces, dips, dressings and sandwich spreads. Since they keep well refrigerated and in order to spontaneously create recipes, I typically have on hand peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter and tahini. Tahini is made of ground hulled sesame seeds made into … Read More
Summer Squash Soup with Tahini Mint Garnish
Alice Waters is another foodie who’s inspired me. An author and restaurant owner, she was instrumental early on in the grassroots movement of eating local and fresh. I found this recipe for Summer Squash Soup in her cookbook, The Art Of Simple Food. I kept everything the same as her recipe, except I changed up her topping of Yogurt/Mint paste to a creamy addition … Read More