Olive Muffins

I’m a big fan of olives – green olives, black olives, olives stuffed with pimento, etc. They are great when added to fresh salads or used as toppings for pizzas. Olives can be pureed into a delicious olive tapenade or spread, or simply enjoyed as is. Plus, olives are high in healthy monounsaturated fats and [...]

A Green Tea Watermelon Smoothie and a Mushroom Lasagna

I posted about Chef Rocco DiSpirito’s Now Eat This! Diet cookbook earlier this week. With permission, I’m going to share with you two recipes from cookbook. By the way, there’s still a chance to win an autographed copy of the cookbook. Enter the giveaway here if you’re interested! The first recipe is for a refreshing [...]

Vegan savory crepes with sauteed peppers

I have always been a huge fan of crêpes. It’s one of my favorite things to eat in street fairs. Crêperies and crêpe trucks are fun too! Usually I order sweet crêpes – banana and nutella – but savory crêpes can be delicious too. Crêpes are so awesome because you can get really creative with [...]

Coffee and Oatmeal

My usual breakfast consists of a bowl of oatmeal and a nice cup of french pressed coffee. I usually go for the regular old fashion oatmeal, cooked in water, and add combination of fun things like fruits, nuts, cinnamon, ginger, maple syrup, soy bean powder, nutritional yeast, peanut butter powder, etc. Occasionally, I eat raw [...]

Breakfast Couscous

Usually I eat a bowl of hot oatmeal for breakfast. I would cook the plain oats and then sprinkle some cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, and drizzle honey on top. Occasionally, I would stir in some raisins or currants, berries or slices of mandarin orange. I decided to try something new and make some breakfast couscous. [...]