Recipes

Where's the beef?!  Keep lookin', Ms. Peller, but, before you go, take a bite, just one teensy bite and Ill bet you'll be hooked.  Just watch the video here and you'll understand why the host of the show (a bacon looooooving man!) noshed a whole taco during a commercial break!

A green eatin' lovin' cowboy is the new sexy, so, giddyup baby and let's layer goodness on top of goodness!  I'll let you choose the cruciferous (AKA: healthy-as-a-horse-you'll-be-for-eating-them), then scoop YOUR caviar on top and let the rodeo begin!  

This quick to make Asian inspired dish incorporates easy to cook seasonal greens and the all popular nutritional powerhouse, quinoa.  Who would put asparagus, bok choy and micro greens together?  You would.  And, now your friends will believe you when you tell them salads aren't boring....

You're bringing stuffed mushrooms to a party? Can you say, Boooor-ing?!  It's an appetizer as old as the hills and you've just signed up to bring the cop out of all cop outs of party food.  Until now. Surprise those naysayers and show up with these Rosemary Cashew Cream and Tri-Colored Quinoa Stuf...

Now, how in the heck are you gonna create a manly burger that is vegan, soy free, oil free, and gluten free and still taste like it could be a contender in the Annual Neighborhood Summer Burger-Off?  Just.  Like.  This.   Enter, the Black Bean Burger with Carrots, Walnuts and Pepitas.

Happy Independence Day! Now, free up some time and offer this three-in-one dish to your party goers.  Put three staples together: Quinoa, Peppers and Potatoes, add a few spices and VIOLA!, you have a basic, yet, incredibly healthy, plant-based dish everyone will love.  And looky here - it's even Red...

Ooohh... you're a hot shot tri-athelete? (I say that with envy) Ooohh... you're a house-wife with a slew of kids pulling you in 100 different directions? Ooohh... you're a student who needs to fuel those brain cells you keep partying away? Ooohh... you're just a kid and want a damn cookie OK, yo...

Who says pesto has to be made with only pine nuts?  And, does it really have to include cheese?   Um, no.   Team those little seeds (yes, pine nuts are seeds) with an omega-3 packed nut, whirl with a few other players and presto!  You, my friend, have Pecan Pesto!

The veg-gasmic salad of all salads!  It's sweet, no, it's salty, no, it's creamy, no, it's crunchy.....   I've been making this salad for years and offering it up to my classes, clients, family members, etc...  The myriad of flavors is really pretty good, but the truly awesome thing about this salad...

What you see:  "Black Bean and Kale Chocolate Brownies topped with Peanut Butter Hummus" What you only want to see: Chocolate Brownies topped with Peanut Butter What you will only taste: Chocolate Brownies topped with Peanut Butter