There's nothing like the comforting taste of chocolate to soothe my sweet tooth and my craving for a creamy, yummy treat. That's why I love making and drinking this rich, healthy, protein packed Banana Chocolate Smoothie. Chocolate lovers will have a field day over this satisfying smoothie that’s perfect for any time of the day. The [...]
Bon Bini. For the past two weeks, hubby and I have been vacationing in the hot, sunny, beautiful island of Bonaire -- an idyllic Dutch Caribbean island located just 50 miles from Venezuela. Bonaire is blessed with an unsurpassed natural beauty. From the depths of their pristine waters to the height of their tallest peak, Brandaris, [...]
We all love eating sweet things but restrain ourselves because we consider them unhealthy. This is not necessarily true. A few simple changes in the pancake base will turn your favorite sweet breakfast into a healthy snack. Plus, pancake recipes allow experimenting with other ingredients that will make them even healthier without spoiling their deliciousness. Like [...]
After my glass of warm water with lemon, two stimulating mugs of green tea are must-haves for me each morning. Green tea gives me just the kick I need to kickstart my day--especially because I am not a natural "morning person"--although I am still working on that! In fact, it's always on my list of New Year Resolutions--year [...]
It feels like "raspberry fest" in my kitchen this week because those juicy red organic berries are finally priced at the lower than usual price of $3.99 in my local natural foods store. For weeks, I haunted the berry section, browsing the prices of the organic raspberries. I watched them go from a high of $8.99 for a [...]
Thank goodness it's Saturday and already the fifth day of VeganMoFo 2015! I love the tangy, creamy goodness of yogurt but it was hard to find a good vegan unsweetened yogurt. So many of the vegan yogurts I found were loaded with sugar and unpleasant additives that did not appeal to me, so when I finally [...]
I am so excited to be participating in VeganMoFo for the first time with Urban Naturale. VeganMoFo is a grassroots event that evolved from an international community of vegans who love to cook, and are passionate about sharing their love of vegan food with the rest of the world. The idea was first created by famed vegan [...]
We all have those days when making a healthy meal at home is just too time-consuming and complicated. Or we don't feel like eating a whole meal! Yet, most of us have a genuine desire to get the right mix of nutrients and lead a healthy life-style. That's when a clean, organic, high-quality, superfood like Ambronite comes in handy! [...]
I love to make this healthy and delicious plant-protein smoothie when I need a quick pick me up. Whether for breakfast, lunch, post-workout fuel or for a snack, the ingredients in this creamy, nutrient rich blend pack a powerful punch! When I found organic blackberries in my local greenmarket, I happily purchased several containers and used them as the centerpiece [...]
Green smoothies are often my go-to choice for a quick and healthy meal-in-a-minute. Today I decided to raid the fridge to find some goodies for a super-nutritious green smoothie to fuel my day. I lucked out with fresh mango, avocado, banana and kale! Plus, I added some healthy superfoods to kick the nutritional punch up a notch including flax seed [...]
Happy Monday! After spending the weekend at my father's home--cooking, care-giving and working around around the house, I realized that I would have to make a nutritious "smoothie meal" out out of whatever I could scrounge up in my kitchen. Lucky for me, I found the necessary fruit, greens, healthy fats and superfoods to create enough protein-packed smoothie for two substantial [...]
Are you including fresh, fiber and nutrient-rich green smoothies in your diet? Smoothies have become my new 'nutrition-insurance program'. It's so easy to make a rich, creamy healthy super food smoothie everyday. Life is busy and sometimes we just don't have time to eat a wide enough variety of the healthy foods we need to cover our [...]
On most mornings I start my day with a glass of warm water with fresh-squeezed lemon juice. Then I have a large mug of green tea with almond or hemp milk. By this time I feel awake and ready to make my morning smoothie. This morning I rummaged through my kitchen and rounded up a few [...]
Wondering what to make with those all of those sweet sugar pumpkins you bought for Halloween or simply because you love them? I decided to make some healthy and delicious flourless pumpkin muffins. They would be perfect to eat for breakfast or as a healthy snack. Pumpkins not only taste good but they provide us with significant nutrients. Flourless [...]
