Chickpea & Avocado Spread

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This Chickpea & Avocado Spread is easy to make and is dreamy atop baked potatoes and yams, corn tortillas, green salads, or as a dip for vegetables. Fresh oregano and Meyer lemon combine in a unique flavor for a little something special. Ingredients 2 medium ripe avocados, peeled, pitted and diced 1 tablespoon Dijon or [...]

BBQ Beans & Greens

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If you miss the tangy, sweet flavor of BBQ sauce, but not all the salt and sugar, you will love this recipe. It’s easy to make and uses pineapple as its secret ingredient. This is a guest recipe by Katelin Petersen, whom I teach with at TrueNorth Health Center in Santa Rosa, CA. You can [...]

Macaroni Salad

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This summertime macaroni salad is egg- and oil-free. And while most macaroni salad recipes call for sugar in the dressing, in this recipe a couple of dates take its place, resulting in a dressing that is reminiscent of Thousand Island. Ingredients 2 cups dry whole-grain macaroni pasta (brown rice or quinoa are good) water for [...]

Cabbage Salad with Dijon-lime Dressing

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Using cabbage instead of lettuce makes a hearty salad, perfect for an entree. With cabbage and carrots as the foundation, almost any vegetables and beans you have on hand can be added. Sometimes I keep it really simple, using only cabbage, carrots and chickpeas, and other times I just keep adding veggies until it’s a [...]

Ginger-garlic “No-Chicken” Salad

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This special salad calls for extra-firm tofu in place of chicken. When baked at high heat, the tofu browns and becomes quite dense, with a texture similar to chicken. The addition of roasted garlic and fresh ginger provides a powerful boost of flavor. 10-oz. package of extra firm tofu 1 cup apple juice (or juice [...]