Do you feel like there's never enough time in a day? How about money? Behold the easy, tasty, $0.23 barbecue black bean burger! Featured in my "How to Eat Healthy on $4.15 a Day" segment for Good Morning Washington, you can make one of these vegan burger patties for less than a quarter. (Way … [Read more...]
Plant-Based, Gluten-Free Entree Recipes
Satisfying plant-based, gluten-free entrees. Most are low in oil or oil-free.
Peanut and Sweet Potato Stew
Need an oil-free, plant-based entree that both vegans and omnivores will love? You got it! This peanut and sweet potato stew is rich and filling, has only 1 gram of fat per serving, and makes a hearty meatless meal when paired with millet or cornbread. In fact, I've been making this stew for … [Read more...]
Lentil and Cauliflower Rice Taco Filling from FatFree Vegan
I'm keeping this short and sweet, because my dietetic internship applications are due in one week! And not only do I have to finish them, but I have to build a "professional portfolio" website, too. Yeah...this is the part where I don't panic. (Right??) On a happier note, thanks to everyone … [Read more...]
Quinoa Loaf with Clove-Spiced Date Sauce
This moist and flavorful gluten-free quinoa loaf with a clove-spiced date sauce will be your new go-to recipe for the holidays! Festive and easy to prepare, it's the perfect partner for stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. I've also included a make-ahead option, so you can spend … [Read more...]
Scandalously Good Grits and Greens Casserole
A saucy little romance novel made me do it. Yup, it was a sassy southern read, Hissy Fit by Mary Kay Andrews, that planted the idea of a grits n' greens casserole in my mind. (True confession: I love funny, fluffy romance novels.) Anyhoo, I was just reading along, wondering how the heroine, … [Read more...]
Chopped Vegetable Salad with Sweet Corn
As much fun as I've had with spiralizing lately, I'm super excited to share this colorful chopped vegetable salad with you. It’s been my go-to lunch all summer long, and there’s no better way to enjoy the late-summer vegetables hitting farmers markets and grocery stores right now. This salad hits … [Read more...]
Loaded Veggie Chili (Vegan, Oil-Free)
Thanks to everyone who left a comment on my last post, Eating Your Feelings. With the sadness slowly subsiding to a dull ache and life back moving back into its regular rhythm, I'm finally back to eating healthy, whole plant foods again. Rediscovering whole plant foods Interestingly, as my taste … [Read more...]
10-Minute Black Bean Taco Recipe (Low Fat, Vegan)
Lately it feels like I have about a dozen plates spinning at once. As always, there's the coursework I'm completing for my registered dietitian certification, freelancing, volunteering, and an exciting new project in the works that I hope to tell you about soon! On top of that (and attempting to … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Pot Pie (Gluten Free, Soy Free, Low Fat)
I don't know about where you live, but it's been absolutely freezing here this winter! I'm talking about the kind of cold where you layer on thermals, two pairs of socks, a sweater, and a puffer coat and still shiver when you open the door. My tiny dog is decidedly unhappy about it, … [Read more...]
Wednesday’s Dinner: Busy Bowls
Well, tonight I almost—almost!—broke down and ordered sushi. Because frankly, I was exhausted. First I stayed up late last night creating practice exercises for my tutoring students, then this morning I started on a new writing project for a client, and finally I tutored all afternoon, after which I … [Read more...]