I always get compliments on this salad–even from people who don’t really like salad! romaine lettuce spinach green onions, diced cilantro, coarsely chopped fresh or canned pears, sliced or diced into large chunks dried cranberries pecans (almonds are good too), raw or toasted lightly in the oven for a few minutes Top with Newman’s Own [...]

I’m not going to sugar-coat it, this soup is time and labor intensive. It’s pretty good; my husband likes it. And it makes a lot, so that’s a redeeming quality. But it really takes a lot of work. Here’s what you’re going to need: a HUGE pot, 12 qts or so a good blender, food [...]

I sort of made this up, and didn’t measure. 4 apples (I used Golden Delicious) raw walnuts, finely chopped raisins cinnamon drizzle of agave nectar tiny pat of margarine Core the apples and take out the seeds, leaving a hole about 3/4 inch to 1 inch wide. Mix up the walnuts, raisins and cinnamon and [...]

Got this recipe when I worked at the Lifestyle Center of America. I’ve embellished it a bit, and I don’t always make it the same way, but here are the “bare bones,” so to speak. 1 tbsp olive oil 1 medium to large onion, diced 2 or 3 cloves garlic 1/2 green pepper, diced 1 [...]

These are soooo good! The original recipe, from Depression, The Way Out by Neil Nedley, M.D., calls for carob chips, but I’m not crazy about carob. They make about the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever had. This time though I made them with dates. 2 1/2 c raw walnuts, finely ground in a food [...]

1 frozen banana ~1 1/2 c frozen strawberries vanilla soymilk, to desired consistency Blend in a blender or food processor until smooth and creamy. var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-9648738-1″); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}

I found a recipe online for stuffed peppers online but it called for a pound of ground beef. To make them vegetarian, I substituted ground walnuts and they turned out really good. My husband loves these and I like them much better than I thought I would! Next time I make them I’m going to [...]

Adapted slightly from the book Eat to Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. 8 c

This is a big moment, because people have been bugging me for this recipe for years and I haven’t ever really given it out… Mostly because the recipe is partly made up and I make them a little differently almost every time! Still trying to perfect it, because sometimes they are more crumbly than others. [...]

Courtesy of my mom. 1 lb bag of lentils, rinsed 6-8 c water (depending on how brothy you want it) 1 1/2 small onions, diced 3-4 small potatoes, diced 3-4 carrots, diced 4 stalks celery, diced 1 15-oz can diced tomatoes, with juice 5 cloves garlic 1/4 green pepper, diced (optional) 1/4 red pepper, diced [...]