Recipes

Cinco de Mayo is closer than you think. How about some fresh, new ideas for tacos? Check out Taco! Taco! Taco! by Sara Haas which includes fun recipes like the one for Brown Sugar Chili Salmon Tacos you can find below…

One of the meals I used to make for my husband all of the time was a maple chili salmon dish. I loved how simple yet flavorful it was. This recipe is a riff on that family favorite. But this time, I’ve turned it into a taco and paired it with creamy guacamole and crunchy cabbage! Continue reading →

This is the perfect weekend breakfast, weekday dinner, or grab-and-go lunch! This Spinach, Mushroom, and Goat Cheese Frittata from Fertility Foods by Sara Haas and Elizabeth Shaw will fill you up with its 16+ grams of protein per serving. Pair it with some biscuits and a bowl of fresh fruit! Continue reading →

Sometimes a burrito just hits the spot, but what if you were vegan? This recipe from Jeff Rose, owner of Natural Zing, offers a vegan take on this hearty dish. It’s also featured in side The Vegan Challenge by Lisa Montgomery. Continue reading →

Going vegan doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy pizza. And with Wrawps, you can even do it raw. The recipe below as featured in The Vegan Challenge is the basic pizza recipe. Feel free to add your favorite herbs to the sauce and to change the toppings to your heart’s desires. The options are plenty! Continue reading →

Providing vegan alternatives to the sorts of delicious comfort foods that everyone craves, Dirty Vegan by Catherine Gill makes it easier than ever to live the vegan lifestyle. Self-styled as “vegan junk food”–healthy vegan food that doesn’t skimp on taste–Dirty Vegan is a celebration of all the amazing tastes and dishes available to those on vegan diets. Enjoy a recipe featured in the book below! Continue reading →

Chocolate is definitely one of life’s little pleasures which is difficult to resist. Chocolate is rich in calories, but in moderation it can be part of our diet. Make allowances for it in your daily calorie intake. In my book The Mamma Mia! Diet, I recommend a dose of dark chocolate, 1 oz or about 30 g, two or three times a week. Continue reading →

Eating healthy is an extra challenge during the holidays, but it doesn’t have to be that difficult with Paola’s improved version of the classic Mediterranean diet, which she aptly calls The Mamma Mia! Diet. And she is delighted to share this traditional Italian holiday cookie recipe below. Enjoy the recipe with warm wishes for the holiday season ahead. Continue reading →

Have some leftover turkey from Thanksgiving? Why not use that in this fantastic taco recipe? Which can be found inside Taco! Taco! Taco! by Sara Haas, a perfect gift for any taco lover. Check out her recipe below.

When I was in college, there was a delicious little sandwich place that I used to frequent. I loved it and spent most of any of the money I earned on their sandwiches. I wanted to re-create that sandwich in this recipe, but this time in taco form. The result? Let’s just say I’m glad I don’t have to pinch pennies to buy them anymore! Continue reading →