Cool Chick Pea Salad with Beet Greens

Cool Chick Pea Salad with Beet Greens

In this post we will use fresh, organic, crispy beet greens rather than cooking it like a vegetable. Today we would blend  beet greens with  garbanzo beans. Garbanzo beans (like most legumes) have long been valued for their fiber content. Two cups provide the entire...
Saturday Morning Tostada

Saturday Morning Tostada

Today was a relaxing Saturday. Why? Well, Sameer offered to make a scrumptious breakfast after a long time while I was surfing my facebook account! This recipe is a twist on a piadina, an Italian flatbread. For ease/ convinience Sameer used a store-bought corn...
Quinoa with Coconut and Beet Greens

Quinoa with Coconut and Beet Greens

Last week, my MRT – Mediator Release Testing results were in and on Sunday I began my anti-inflammatory protocol. For those who do not know, MRT is a blood test that helps to identify food sensitivities. In one of the next blogs, I will discuss the difference...
Brown Rice Medley

Brown Rice Medley

Brown Rice Medley Ingredients: 11/2 Tbsp Olive oil 1 Bay leaf 3 cloves Garlic (finely chopped) 4-5 Cloves 9-10 peppercorns 5 All-spice (whole) 1 tsp Oregano (dried) 1 tsp Basil (dried) 5-6 Baby Portabella Mushrooms(sliced) or any kind of mushrooms 1 cup Trader...
Hoisin Slant

Hoisin Slant

Are you bored of cooking the same sauce or curry for dinner? How about trying a sauce with a Hoisin Slant?  Hey… what’s a hoisin (hoi.sin) sauce? Well, hoisin sauce is like a Chinese barbecue sauce, thick, pungent and sweet. It is used in Asian stir-fries and...