Almost Homemade 20 Minute Tomato Sauce with Help From Rao’s Marinara

Raos

If you can believe it, I actually still remember the very first time I ever saw Rao’s Marinara for sale—it was on a big end cap display at Bed Bath & Beyond in New York City. That was spring of 2001 when my son was a newborn. We had just moved to the city so [...]

Cooking with Herbs to Boost Flavor and Health

Cooking with Herbs

If you start cooking with herbs regularly you will not only boost flavor, you’ll also boost nutrition. Historically, herbs have been used for adding flavor to foods but research now proves herbs pack a powerful phytonutrient-punch that can slow aging, lower inflammation, assist with detoxification and improve health. Read more about the tremendous health-boosting benefits [...]

Thai Style Corn & Chopped Cabbage Salad on the Grill

Thai Grilled Corn

I will openly admit cabbage is not exactly my most favorite vegetable. But grilled cabbage is another thing altogether. Grilled cabbage doesn’t even really taste like cabbage. Even the picky palates of the ten and under crowd eat (and love!) chopped grilled cabbage. Especially when combined with lots of grilled corn. While I like to spruce up [...]

Mom’s Quick and Healthy Applesauce Recipe with Zero Added Sugar

Healthy Applesause with no sugar added

The fact I am sharing a healthy applesauce recipe is a little funny since whenever I do a media interview and a reporter asks me to describe in a bit more detail exactly what it means to eat a whole-foods “Clean Cuisine” diet I always say you want to eat mostly plant foods and you [...]

Make Brushetta at Home! Healthy Roasted Easy Artichoke Bruschetta Recipe

Make Brushetta

Want a fun, fast appetizer guaranteed to be a hit with everyone at the party? Make bruschetta! There are variations on “party in your mouth” bruschetta galore but I’m particularly fond of my Healthy Roasted Easy Artichoke Bruschetta recipe. My Clean Cuisine version of this party favorite is low on oil but rich in flavor thanks [...]

Superfood Hemp Seed Benefits and Hemp Seed Smoothie

benefits-of-hemp-seeds-2

In the world of “super natural” eating, hemp seed benefits have been known for years.  And now Hollywood has heard the word and hemp seeds are the hot new superfood. But for good reason too! Hemp seeds are one of the healthiest and most nutritious foods you can eat. What Are Hemp Seeds? Hemp seeds [...]

Roasted Vegetable Salad Recipe with Hemp Seeds

Roasted Vegetable Salad Recipe

This Roasted Vegetable Salad recipe with hemp seeds and my “stinking rose” Roasted Lemony Garlic Vinaigrette is the perfect way to enjoy the delicious flavors of a Mediterranean-inspired salad all year round…even in the chilly winter! And, if you add just a few pan-seared shrimp on top dinner is done. The Stinking Rose I actually [...]

Healthy 7 Layer Salad Recipe

Healthy 7 Layer Salad Recipe

Planning on inviting friends over to watch the big game? If so, you need touchdown-worthy “All-American” party food!  This Clean Cuisine style 7-Layer Salad recipe is sure to bowl the whole gang over – especially when they discover it’s vegan and super healthy too!  On second thought, you might actually want to keep the whole [...]

Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

Fruit smoothie,Healthy drink

Calling all pumpkin pie-lovers! This would clearly include me, especially considering I have two different versions of pumpkin pie on the Clean Cuisine website (Persimmon Pumpkin Pie with Coconut Crust and Dairy-Free/ Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie) This quick and easy Dairy-Free Pumpkin Pie Smoothie tastes like the real-deal – minus the guilt – and can be made in [...]

Clean Cuisine Very Veggie Flat Bread Recipe

flat-bread-recipe-175

  This Clean Cuisine Very Veggie Flat Bread recipe is our family’s favorite pizza bar none. It’s also a huge hit when we entertain! Even our not-so health conscious friends can’t get enough of it. Healthy Flat Bread Recipe Made with Chickpeas and Chia Seeds As far as pizza and flat bread recipes go, this [...]

Cornmeal and Macadamia Nut Crusted Tofu Steaks over Smashed Peas with Tarragon

Cornmeal and Macadamia Nut Crusted Tofu Steaks over Smashed Peas with Tarragon

Even if you don’t like tofu (or think you don’t like tofu) you’re guaranteed to like Cornmeal and Macadamia Nut Crusted Tofu Steaks. This is a dish that truly everyone loves. The center of the tofu is so toothsome and tender and the crust so crispy and crunchy. Mmmmm…. As for the smashed peas. You’ll love these [...]

Garlicky Kale Hummus

Kale Hummus for the Holidays

Looking for a healthier, tastier twist on a classic appetizer? A Greener & Healthier Hummus Although hummus of any sort is always a healthy choice, this “Clean Cuisine” Green Garlicky Kale Hummus is ultra healthy not only because of the dark leafy green kale (a superior source of phytonutrients, vitamins and antioxidants)  but also because it [...]

“No Chicken, No Noodle” Healing Soup with Turmeric

"No Chicken, No Noodle" Healing Soup with Turmeric

  Growing up my mom made me her version of a healing soup (homemade chicken noodle soup) every time I got sick. I just can’t imagine getting sick and not having soup, or mom. And not that I’m planning on getting sick anytime soon, but flu season is right around the corner and so I [...]

Soothing Ginger Lemon Honey Tea

Hot ginger tea

Guest Blogger: Jenn from VegetarianChic.com I spent the first seven weeks of 2011 in India, where I quickly developed an obsession with ginger lemon honey “tea.” Found on nearly every menu in the country, it’s the perfect post-dinner or post-yoga drink. In the States, we add whiskey and call it a hot toddy, and while [...]

How to Cook Spaghetti Squash and Easy Spaghetti Squash Recipe x 3

spaghetti squash recipe

I love and frequently cook butternut squash but for some reason spaghetti squash has always intimidated me. Not only did I have no idea how to cook spaghetti squash but I also wasn’t sure how go about cutting into it either! But, my good friend Samantha Gardner (who also happens to be the Director of [...]

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...