We collect favorite recipes here – mine, yours – recipes that are crowd pleasers made with nutrient-dense ingredients.
Baked Eggs with Creamy Spinach
Get a head start on your daily intake of nutrient dense leafy greens and good fats by eating a serving first thing in the morning. This recipe is easier than making quiche. It is an easy one-pan meal that tastes really good when made with frozen spinach. Freezing food preserves the nutrient content, so frozen … Continue reading Baked Eggs with Creamy Spinach
Rosemary Chicken Paillards recipe
“Paillards” means that you’ve pounded the chicken breasts to make them tender and thin. They also cook quickly. My husband found the original recipe in Sunset magazine and we tweaked it a tad – it was terrific: 1 tsp each, salt and pepper 2 Tbsp. plus ½ tsp. chopped fresh rosemary 1 ½ Tbsp. avocado … Continue reading Rosemary Chicken Paillards recipe
Yogurt Snack
Yogurt is a favorite snack. It’s both good tasting and good for you – or is it? Whoops, seems there is a lot of sugar and other stuff in yogurt these days. The non-profit Cornucopia Institute came out with an interesting report on yogurts, “Culture Wars: How the Food Giants Turned Yogurt, a Health Food, … Continue reading Yogurt Snack
Spaghetti Squash
Have you noticed that lots of people are buying spiral slicers that turn veggies like beets, zucchini, and sweet potatoes into “noodles?” It’s a great way to by-pass grains and get more veggies in the diet. Plus kids love ‘em. Veggies are much more nutrient dense than a gluten or gluten free pasta. Squash is … Continue reading Spaghetti Squash
Chia Seed Revival
The popular chia seed has a lot going for it – it’s a complete protein, its full of fiber, its high in the anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acid alpha linolenic acid (ALA), it’s packed with antioxidants, and chia seeds have a gelatinous quality that makes you feel full without having to eat a lot, so chia … Continue reading Chia Seed Revival
Creamy Mushroom Soup with Chia Seeds
I recently talked with Dr. Wayne Coates who had a lot to do with reintroducing chia seeds to the modern diet. Here is one of his recipes for using chia seeds – and look at what a different recipe this is for mushroom soup! • 1 pound mushrooms, mixed varieties if possible • 1 ½ … Continue reading Creamy Mushroom Soup with Chia Seeds
Chicken with Peach Salsa
Summertime means fresh peaches! If I were making this dish for 4 people, I would start with 3 chicken breasts or 4 thighs and 2 small peaches. Make sure the peaches are ripe, even a little over-ripe, so they can impart an intense peachy-flavor to the salsa. In the morning, peel the peaches, cut them … Continue reading Chicken with Peach Salsa
Recipe: Tuna Salad
Start with “Wild Planet” brand of Albacore Tuna. This tuna is low mercury – good for people, and not caught in nets – good for the oceans. You can buy it at Costco. 1 5-ounce can of tuna 1 celery stalk chopped up in thin slivers 1/3 cup frozen peas, thawed (great for a pop … Continue reading Recipe: Tuna Salad