Gluten-Free
Raw Kale Salad with Cranberries and Walnuts
Kale is the king of the green veggies. One of the most healthful additions to your lifestyle, eating kale in its raw form is one of the best ways to absorb all of its nutrients. By massaging the kale with the dressing, it bec...
Healthier Sweet Potato Casserole Holiday Recipe
Whether they are big or small most families have holiday traditions that everyone looks forward to each year. As an only child and the daughter of a Winn-Dixie supermarket store manager, our traditions had to be flexible base...
Acorn Squash with Wild Mushroom Rice
Prior to the around the world trek our family took in 2008/09, we did not eat a lot of squash. While in South Africa, we got hooked on acorn squash as well as many other varieties. The South Africans love a good braai or ...
Teaforté Coconut Mango Colada Ice Lollies
We are love, love, love tea from Teaforte and never want to waste a drop. Coconut Mango Colada is one of our favorite blends. Teaforté uses premium green tea and combines it with sweet mango plus the delicious flavor of fr...
Kale Chips
Kale chips are a healthy alternative to the traditional greasy potato version. No longer used as just a garnish, this cruciferous vegetable is one of the most nutritious foods on the planet. Kale is rich in beta carotene, vit...
Vegan Sloppy Joes
We love going to the Whole Foods market whenever we are in Orlando. It has a great food bar at the location on the corner of Sand Lake and Turkey Lake Roads. One of our favorite items on the food bar is barbecue tempeh*. ...
Coconut Curry Wrap
Our Coconut Curry wrap was inspired by the wrap with the same name at Ethos Vegan Kitchen in Orlando. We love Ethos and our family favorite is the wrap. Although we did not eat this in Thailand, the flavors remind us of other f...
Traveler’s Bean Salad
When I’m traveling or just super busy, I like to have my own version of “fast food” ready for a meal in minutes. This versatile salad takes just 20 minutes to prepare and travels well. An added bonus, it’s high-protein ...
Columbia Restaurant’s Black Bean Soup
The first Columbia Restaurant was founded in Tampa’s Ybor City by Casimiro Hernandez Sr. in 1905. One hundred plus years later they are still going strong with seven locations in the State of Florida. While I believe w...
Coconut Cauliflower Curry
Trying to avoid another trip to the grocery store, I peered in my refrigerator to see what I could find for dinner. Since it was nearly empty, it was easy to take inventory of its contents. One head of cauliflower, a couple o...
