Popular Posts

Squash: Why We Love It and You Should Too

We’ll look at why winter squash are worth biting into, how to choose them, and what to do with them once they’re sitting on your counter…waiting.

Popular Recipes

Roasted Almond Butter

Almond butter is one of the easiest things to make in this cookbook. It’s decidedly not the easiest to clean up, but well worth the trouble. Almond butter is (in my opinion) much tastier than peanut butter and has the added benefit of providing a hefty dose of Vitamin E. You may have avoided it on store shelves because of the high price tag but hopefully this simple recipe will convince you to give it a try. If you prefer the flavor of raw almond, you can skip ahead to the blending paragraph.

Kenyan Beans and Rice

In Kenya, this dish would be called mahragwe (simply “beans” in Kiswahili). It’s an extremely simple stew of kidney beans, coconut milk, tomatoes, and curry spices. It’s easy to make and even easier to eat.

Butter Lettuce Salad with Candied Pecans

Don’t let the long ingredients list scare you away!  This lovely salad is one of my very favorites and completely  worth the (minimal) trouble. And you can make a big batch of the candied pecans ahead of time!

Baked Falafel

Falafel might be one of the things you’ve never made from scratch before, but don’t be intimidated. The food processor does double duty for the chickpea mixture and the falafel balls are easily hand-or-ice-cream-scoop-formed, thanks to the breadcrumbs that bind everything together. One bite into a warm whole-wheat pita stuffed with freshly baked falafel and a few shakes of hot sauce, and ordering take out falafel will seem like too much trouble.

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