Real Food and Drinks for your body, mind and spirit.
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So, why would anyone want a no oil salad dressing*? Eliminate IBS Symptoms (Oils can trigger IBS and acid reflux) Difficulty digesting fats. Perhaps you don’t produce enough of the lipase digestive enzymes, you need to give your gall bladder a rest, or had your gall bladder removed. Reduce calories – just 1 TBS of oil contains […]
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Ingredients: 1/4 cup peanut butter (peanut butter smooth style without salt) 1/8 cup brown rice syrup (maple syrup or other sweetener) 1/4 cup coconut sugar (coconut palm sugar) ┬¥ cup, 20 grams rice cakes, crushed 1 cup (90 g) oats (soaked would be best) 2/3 cup (100 g) quinoa, soaked (quinoa uncooked) 1 TBS chocolate chips 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 […]
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I needed a quick meal and this is what I came up with. It’s a one-dish meal that’s easy to prepare. See notes below for optional add-ins and suggestions. Ingredients: 1/2 head of cauliflower, chopped and broken into small bits 1/2 cup frozen collard greens 1/4 medium onion 1/2 small green bellpepper 1 clove garlic […]
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I had just bought a new bunch of cilantro and I removed all the stalks and leaves that were loose because I didn’t want them to go “bad” at the bottom of the jar. (This is how I keep my herbs fresh in the fridge.) So I was left with a bunch that I wanted […]
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I think I have been creating these all along prior to the term “Buddha Bowl” becoming popular. This is my second “go to” option when trying to determine what to eat next. My first is plant-based Tex-Mex meals. (I live in Texas y’all!) The Buddha Bowl I prepared today uses quinoa as the base! I […]
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This was really yummy. The texture of the eggplant mixed with diced tomatoes was right on target in this marinara sauce. I made the sauce in my InstantPot (love that appliance). I cut the eggplant into cubes and just added it to the pot along with tomatoes and other seasonings and voila! I was done… […]
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I prepared this in my InstantPot. But I’m sure a pot on the stove top will work just as well. This was quick and easy. The perfect warm and satisfying meal for the cold night on which I prepared it. (Note: this recipe was based on a recipe I saw at Pinch of Yum, but […]
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I usually cook a large batch of beans and freeze whatever I don’t use immediately. So, for this recipe, the only ingredient that I had to make was the “Not-So” Cheese Sauce that I found in the Vitamix recipe book. If you have the opportunity to purchase a Vitamix you should definitely do so. You […]
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Ingredients: 1 packed cup of Kale 1/2 slice of 1 inch thick pineapple 1/2 of peeled pickling cucumber 1/2 small nectarine or peach* 1 knob ginger (you can juice using garlic press) 2 coconut milk* ice cubes 1 1/2 cups water *High FODMAP food – remove from ingredients to achieve a Low FODMAP recipe. Directions: […]
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I have been using Terramin Clay for 3 months now and I’ve only missed a number of days that I can count on one hand. This has been an added bonus for me. At this point, I still cannot consume regular grains, without some result that I don’t find pleasurable. By regular grains I mean […]
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