Foods High In Iron

This sweet potato crusted spinach/ cottage cheese pie is a simple to make yet elegant looking savory pie that will make a beautiful presentation at any dinner or brunch. Made with spinach, cottage cheese, eggs and grated cheese, this quiche-like recipe is packed with protein, fiber, and vegetables. Although it is a meal in itself, the recipe can be paired with a light seasonal soup like my fresh spring pea soup  ( very tasty 15 minute soup) or  my   roasted tomato soup ( extremely flavorful and perfect to use your summer harvest)  This recipe is easy to assemble and can be made the day before and can be frozen up to 6 weeks. This is one of my GO-TO recipes when I have to bring a dish to a pot luck, BBQ, or women's luncheon. Everyone seems to love it, and packs well and travels easily. However, unlike most of my other recipes, this one is not vegan, and because it is heavy on eggs and cheese.  the recipe cannot be converted to a vegan recipe. It is gluten f...

Got frozen or fresh green peas? This delicious fresh spring green pea soup is made from farm fresh or frozen green peas, organic romaine lettuce and organic parsley. It's a very simple combination of spring greens which produces a thick, but light, flavorful soup. Actually, I was surprised how good it tastes! If you are pressed for time but still want something healthy, then this soup is for you .  Y ou can make it from start to finish in just 15 minutes.  We all know that greens are really good for us, and this is a delightful way to eat your greens. The romaine lettuce imparts a mild pleasant flavor into the soup and gives it a little fiber as well. The fresh (or frozen) green peas give the soup its bright green color, and the parsley just adds a little extra flavor. Together, when these greens are blended, they produce a rich tasting soup. Now that it is growing season in most parts of the country, this is a great way to use up some of your abundant spring lettuce from...

Can One little kitchen gadget help make eating your vegetables happier, healthier, and easier?  These sweet potato curly fries blew me away. T hey are so easy to make and are baked, not fried, making them a healthy DELICIOUS choice that the entire family can enjoy. A spiralizer is not electric- it's a simple hand held kitchen tool If you have a simple spiralizer, I'm sure you love it and use it as much as I do . If you don't have one, you can get one and they are inexpensive. It will change the way you make some of your vegetables and make eating vegetables more interesting, tastier, and easier.  Spiralizers are relatively inexpensive  ( around $15-$30 )  and can help you make amazing raw vegetable noodles from zucchini, beets, sweet potato, white potato, and butternut squash.  You get the feel of a noodle dish but the nutrients, calories, and carbs of a vegetable. You may remember one of my previous posts fo r  zucchini noodles.  All the taste withou...

Yes, I actually went to Weight Watchers because  I gained weight over the winter. I've been trying to lose the weight on my own, but I realized that I needed some support. Don't get me wrong, I eat well; my meals are healthy real food meals. However, It's the quantity of good food that I eat plus the snacking that puts on the extra weight on me. For the past 2 months , I've been losing 3 pounds and gaining it back on the weekend. I felt out of control. In desperation, I went to a Weight Watchers meeting. The lecturer was interesting, helpful and inspiring! I learned a few tips that I think will get me on track . First of all, the lecturer  was older and  slim ( I liked that) , and she said she was a vegetarian ( like me).I was very curious to hear what she ate and how to start to approach trying to lose weight and stay motivated.I find as I am getting older, I have less discipline and patience for the thought of  food deprivation.  I learned that on Weight ...

Making homemade almond milk is truly fast and easy. In fact, I made my very first batch of this creamy treat last week for the first time. It involved using only two ingredients: almonds and water, and had only four simple steps: soak, blend, strain, drink. After soaking, the entire process took me only 10-15 minutes. It was fun and tasted amazing! I'm sold on only making my own because store bought almond milk is stored in containers that are lined with plastic and plastic leaches estrogens into the food. And many brands add chemicals. My homemade drink tastes just as good if not better and I store it in glass. I've stopped buying plastic water bottles last year, but I didn't realize that cans and cardboard containers are lined with plastic as well. The convenience of buying containers of almond milk ( along with organic veg soup broth, canned beans, coconut milk) is exposing me to a continuous flow of estrogens which is linked to not only breast cancer but weight gain!...

I love quotes because so few words can be so inspirational.  I found this beautiful quote about mothers just in time for Mothers Day and realized how many of us can be hard on ourselves for not feeling like we are perfect at being mothers ( or whatever we do). In addition, many of us can also be hard on our own mothers ( or anyone) . We may harbor resentment because we felt or feel that they are not ( or were not) perfect. Mothers Day is a time to let go of negative feelings of not being enough and realize no one is perfect but everyone does millions of little things that make them good at what they do! Let' face it instead of the word mother, you could substitute the word father, sister, brother, son, daughter, friend, teacher, lover, neighbor, daughter in law, son in law, cousin, grandmother, grandfather, doctor, lawyer, blogger, writer, author, mechanic, plumber, etc. in that quote. It is such a good reminder that no matter who we are or what we do, we may not be able to be perf...