Basic green smoothie 2-3 celery stalks 1 apple (I like Granny Smith) 1 banana (I peel and freeze mine so I don’t need ice) big handful of whatever greens I have available (kale, collard greens, spinach, parsley, cilantro, arugula, chard, broccoli) 1 scoop greens powder 1 piece of fresh ginger 1 tbsp chia seeds (soaked […]
Food and Recipes
Terrific Kale Salad
TERRIFIC KALE SALAD 1 bunch kale 2 handfuls sprouts (I didn’t have) 1 box cherry tomatoes (I didn’t have) 1 avocado white or red onion, chopped (use as much as you want) 1 handful fresh parsley 4 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar 2 Meyer lemons 1/4-1/2 cup nutritional yeast a big handful of dulse raw […]
HEARTY TOMATO SAUCE AND VEGAN MEATBALLS
Fall is here and weather has finally gotten cooler during the past week or so. As temperatures drop I start wanting more hearty, warm meals instead of salads. With the exception of homemade kale salad. That I can always eat. It’s just simply the best. I’ll post my recipe next week. But this week’s recipe […]
THE PERFECT VEGGIE BURGER
Happy Monday! It was a good weekend. We went back to Oktoberfest in Bear Mountain, NY, with our neighbors this time, had some beers, potato salad, pierogis, potato pancakes with apple sauce and so on. Later at night, once we made our way out of the festival, we stopped by a strange Asian theme restaurant on […]
MEATLESS MONDAY : MACARONI CASSEROLE
Every now and then I start missing some of our traditional Finnish foods I enjoyed growing up and homemade macaroni casserole was one of my favorites. So I decided to reinvent the recipe and make it vegan. I replaced the ground beef with soy crumbles and the egg-milk with almond milk mixed with raw cashews […]