Category Archives: Recipes

This recipe is based on the principals of macrobiotic cooking.  Macrobiotic means “big life”.  A macrobiotic meal is always balanced between yin and yang and contains whole grains, vegetables, beans and sea vegetables, along with something fresh.  Start this meal … Continue reading →

This is an excellent go-to lunch.  If you’re not really a salad person, this is a great way to eat a salad – it’s just all wrapped up!  Vary the vegetables according to what you like – add red bell … Continue reading →

Tarragon is a distinctly French herb.  We don’t use it nearly enough here in the U.S.  Fresh tarragon is fragrant with a mild herbal anise flavor.  Every time I taste it, I think of simple, elegant French cuisine.  This salad … Continue reading →

This quick and easy weeknight meal is bright, colorful, savory and full of antioxidants, phytochemicals and protein.  Serve with brown rice sprinkled with gomasio (toasted sesame seeds ground together with sea salt) for a healthier than take-out weeknight meal.  Use … Continue reading →

Many little kids have a hard time eating leafy greens. They’re just too difficult for toddlers to chew. Plenty of grown-ups don’t eat enough salads because they say they don’t like them, it’s not convenient, etc. This is a great … Continue reading →

I used to make tomato vodka pasta before I became vegan.  The old version contained heavy cream and was one of our family favorites.  You can buy jars of tomato vodka sauce at the store.  It’s not very healthful.  This … Continue reading →