Carrot, Beet, Berry Juice


Ingredients: 3 beets 6-8 carrots 2 lemons 10-15 strawberries About a 1/2 inch nugget of ginger Directions: Wash all ingredients. Cut the rind off the lemons. Cut the greens off the tops of the beets and chop the beets if they’re too big to fit in your juicer. Save the beet green tops for something... Continue Reading →

Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers


From http://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/2012/02/easy-sweet-potato-veggie-burgers-with.html Makes 7-8 large patties 2 cans cannellini white beans, drained 1 large sweet potato, baked/peeled/mashed (about 2 cups) 2 Tbsp tahini 2 tsp maple or agave syrup 1 tsp lemon pepper seasoning OR Cajun seasoning (or another fave spice!) 1/4 cup wheat flour optional: additional seasoning (whatever you have on hand - I... Continue Reading →

Ratatouille


Yes, I thought it was a movie too.  That shows home much of a "not-a-cook" I really am, right?  Well here is another recipe from my class at Cook that proved to me it was first a chunky type of soup not the name of a rat. Check out my others ones here. Ingredients: 1 clove... Continue Reading →

Roasted Butternut Squash with Baby Spinach


Another recipe from my cooking class at COOK in Ashburn, VA Check out the Roasted Tomato Caprese Salad recipe Ingredients: (4 servings) 1 package (20 oz) Butternut Squash, cleaned and precut 1/2 of red onion - 1 whole onion, halved and quartered (onion can get overpowering, you can "eyeball it" and reduce the amount as... Continue Reading →

Roasted Tomato Caprese Salad


I used my Groupon for a cooking lesson at COOK in Ashburn, Virginia.  Since I have been Pescatarian (Vegetarian with fish and egg allowances) for about two years, I really wanted to learn a few more veggie dishes that weren't too hard to make so I chose the "Veggie Tales" class. No, I wasn't lucky... Continue Reading →

Raw Avocado and Tomato Soup


Serves 2 Ingredients 3 avocados 3 tomatoes 2 handfuls of fresh spinach 2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice A pinch of Himalayan Crystal Salt or Celtic Sea Salt Freshly ground pepper A small amount of water (depending on how liquid you like the soup to be) Instructions Cut the tomatoes into small pieces. Put all... Continue Reading →

Apple Mint Juice


4 crisp apples sprig fresh mint sprig parsley Blend in blender on "Whole Juice" setting. Nutritional Information Calories: 320 Total Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 0mg Total Carbs: 88g Dietary Fiber: 20g Protein: 0g

Edamame Hummus


Ingredients 16 oz. bag of edamame 1 can (15 oz.) chickpeas, drained 2 cloves garlic, peeled 1/4 lemon 2 tbsp. tahini 1/2 tsp. sea salt 1/4 cup olive oil Add all the ingredients into the Blendtec blender and blend on soup setting until creamy Serve with Whole Grain Pita (recipe) Per Serving: 96 calories; 4... Continue Reading →

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