Creamy green peas, little hits of jalapeno heat, and a heaping handful of fresh basil make this very green, no-bean-version spread is one of my favorite snacks when the heat is high, I’m hungry as heck, and I don’t want to turn on the oven. Better still: it is ready to eat in a matter of …
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Healthy, baked falafel, made Swedish -style with yellow split peas! The patties are vegan, gluten-free, grain-free, high in protein, and only 68 calories each!
Baked Red Lentil Kefta that is vegan, oil-free, and grain-free! Similar to falafel, easy to make, and delicious. Each patty has 4.1 g protein and only 50 calories. Easy Baked Lentil Kefta Are you a falafel fan? Then meet your new craving: baked red lentil kefta. I am so annoyed with myself for forgetting about …
Super-fast & easy vegan white bean biscuits (made with canned white beans & flaxseed meal)! Delicious and versatile, they are also grain-free, oil-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, and made with only 4 ingredients. Peanut butter. Jelly. Avocado. Chocolate-hazelnut spread. Hummus. They all taste pretty darn great on bread. They also deserve to spread on great bread. So…here’s …
Quick and easy individual coconut flour cauliflower bread, made in a muffin tin! The bread is naturally vegan, grain-free, nut-free, gluten-free, and keto, plus, only 52 calories each! Cauliflower is having a heyday, shifting shape to become a grain stand-in for rice, couscous, and pizza crusts, as well as a fine ready substitute for potatoes in …
Vegan maple espresso protein bars, made with ease in a muffin tin! They are incredibly delicious, gluten-free, and have 111 calories and 9 grams of protein each. Oh, coffee. How I love you. I know that it is not Valentine’s Day. Nor is it National Coffee Day (Who knew this exists? Now I–and you–do; it …
I have a very special snack to cap off this first month; it took some finagling to get it right, but, oh my stars, the final result is a winner. It’s my hummus and vegetables bites. Forget packing one container of hummus, another of cut-up vegetables. With a few humble ingredients, a muffin tin, and …
A new riff on classic Lara Bars: 3-ingredient lemon apricot bars, made with coconut flour! They are nut-free and seed-free, as well as vegan, paleo, grain-free and gluten-free. Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I wrote this post about how to make your own Lara Bars. It now seems hard to comprehend, but at …
Cheesecake. For breakfast. The time has come. These luscious cheesecake bars are about as close to perfect as January breakfasts come: High protein? Check. Gluten-free? Check. Low-calorie? Check. Make-ahead? Check. Portable? Check. Frugal? Check. Delectable? Check, check and check! The key components are classic breakfast foods–oats, eggs, yogurt, and cottage cheese–reconfigured. Regardless of your feelings …
A quick how-to for making cauliflower rice, a healthy replacement for grains that can be used in place of rice in all of your favorite recipes! It is grain-free, vegan, keto, paleo, vegan, and low-carb. Thanksgiving is days away, but not to worry! Options that are easy, healthy and delicious abound. Case in point cauliflower …
Oil-free roasted red pepper hummus, made without tahini! It is low in calories, high in protein, and frugal, too! Enjoy it as a dip, spread or topping. Hummus is a subject of jest with my husband, not because he does not like it (he does), but because he has a Ph.D. in Literature. Allow me …
Healthy, easy and amazing cashew mayonnaise! Made with 4 ingredients (plus water and salt), it is oil-free, vegan, and Paleo. Use it in any and all recipes calling for mayonnaise.