Gluten-Free

Raw Chocolate Chia Pudding

Raw Chocolate Chia Pudding

I love this yummy, guilt-free treat, and I hope you do too.  If you like chocolate and you’re cool with the texture of tapioca pudding, then I think you’re about to get hooked! Raw chocolate chia pudding is packed with omega fatty acids, fiber, and antioxidants (raw cacao has more antioxidant flavonoids than any other ...

‘Easy Energy’ Sweet Green Juice

‘Easy Energy’ Sweet Green Juice

Toss the following into your high-powered blender (e.g., Vitamix) or juicer.  Enjoy the yummy taste and the smooth green energy. This combination had no bitter “green” taste and makes enough for two. 1 lg apple ½ cup pineapple 1 small lemon 1 inch piece ginger root 1 celery stalk 3-4 leaves of romaine lettuce 1 ...

Raw Kale Salad with Tahini & Garbanzos

Raw Kale Salad with Tahini & Garbanzos

This is my recent modification of Avocado-Kale Salad from Rainbow Green Live Food Cuisine by Gabriel Cousens, MD.  Love the avocado salad, but had no avocados in the house, so I made this instead… What you’ll need: 1 big bunch of kale (~6-7 cups fresh, chopped) — I used 1/2 bunch purple kale + 1/2 ...

Kale-White Bean-Sausage Stew with Oyster Mushrooms

Kale-White Bean-Sausage Stew with Oyster Mushrooms

For veggie option, simply leave out the sausage — you’ll get your protein from the beans and it still tastes great.  You may want to use some veggie stock in place of some of your water (for flavor).  This recipe serves ~8. Freezes great for quick lunches/dinner in the future. What you’ll need: 3 small ...

Potato-Leek Soup with Sage & Thyme

Potato-Leek Soup with Sage & Thyme

What you’ll need: ~10 red skin potatoes (or whatever potato variety you’d like to use) 1 locally raised and prepared sweet Italian sausage 2-3 leeks 2 cloves garlic 2 shallots 1 large carrot 4-5 cups chicken or vegetable stock 1/2 – 3/4 cup cream/half and half (optional) ~5-6 leaves fresh sage ~4-6 sprigs fresh thyme ...

Refreshing Turnip-Apple-Radish Salad

Refreshing Turnip-Apple-Radish Salad

The proportions and amounts of essentially all the ingredients in this recipe are totally fluid, so adjust the proportions based on your own taste. Ingredients: ~5 small sweet, white turnips (or 1-2 large turnips) 1 apple 3 radishes 2-3 celery stalks with the leaves lemon/lime juice (~1-1/2 tsp) extra virgin olive oil (~1 tsp) salt ...

Seafood En Papillote

Seafood En Papillote

(serves 4; courtesy of UNH Cooperative Extension Sustainable Seafood Program) Remember that you can mix up the veggies in this recipe to suit your taste! Ingredients: 12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 lb fresh redfish fillet 4 oz zucchini, julienned 4 oz red bell pepper, julienned 4 oz carrots, julienned 2 TBSP melted butter (just ...

Grilled Steel Head Trout with Maple Cream & Toasted Pecans

Grilled Steel Head Trout with Maple Cream & Toasted Pecans

(courtesy of the UNH Cooperative Extension Sustainable Seafood Program) *I have not played with this recipe at all, but for a healthier option, I would suggest replacing the canola/spray oil with olive oil.  As far as the heavy cream goes, if you want to follow this recipe to the letter, then use it and just ...

Hearty Tempeh Tomato Sauce

Hearty Tempeh Tomato Sauce

For pasta sauce, lasagna, or anything else you use a hearty tomato sauce for… (Serves ~4-5 with pasta) Ingredients: 4 oz tempeh (I used organic 3-grain tempeh) 3 cups diced tomatoes (your own fresh or canned, or a great canned option from the store is Muir Glen organic tomatoes) 2 small yellow onions, chopped 1-2 ...

Mock Tuna (Chickpea) Salad

Mock Tuna (Chickpea) Salad

If you’re now living a veggie lifestyle and you miss tuna salad, or even if you eat meat still but want to cut down on your mercury load from tuna, here’s a substitute that may satisfy your craving.  And if you try it and it doesn’t feel like a substitute for tuna, then just enjoy ...