You’ll Need: 1 cup brown lentils 2 cups rice 2 large onions, sliced 3 cups water 1 tsp. cumin 1/4 cup olive oil Salt and pepper to taste Directions In pot, combine lentils, water, salt, and pepper. Cook over medium heat for 7 minutes or until lentils are...

  You’ll Need: 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms 1/2 cup chopped green or red bell pepper 1/3 cup chopped onion 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 Tablespoon olive oil 1-3/4 cups Old Fashioned oats, uncooked 2 egg whites lightly beaten 3/4 cup chicken broth 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves 1/2 teaspoon...

It’s the perfect side dish of health! And we’ve been eating sweet potatoes since prehistoric times (there are “sweet potato relics” dating back 10,000 years, discovered in Peruvian caves), but only in the Americas. It took Christopher Columbus to bring them to back to Europe. 100 years later, sweet...

  This recipe will work well for various cook-out events. Use it as an appetizer and serve it with slices of carrots, bell pepper and celery…..fresh from the garden   You’ll Need 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas ¼ water 2 tablespoons tahini (sesame seed paste) 1 ½ tablespoons lemon...

Bran has an image problem. Bran is like … prunes. It’s what the elderly eat when they have to deal with the gurgling issues of their gastrointestinal netherworld. But what is bran? It’s not just muffins that weigh as much as a brick. It’s basically the part of rice...

  You’ll Need 1 Tablespoon olive oil 4 cups vegetable stock 1 large yellow onion, chopped 14 oz. coconut milk or milk 3 garlic cloves, chopped 2 bay leaves 1 large potato with skin, cubed 1/8 to ¼ teaspoon cayenne 3 cups corn kernels (fresh or canned) ½ teaspoon...

We have always eaten beans. They’re one of the oldest cultivated foods. And the reason the bean has been around so long may have something to do with it being the very healthiest of foods. In other words, those who ate beans were less likely to get sick, and...

  You’ll Need 1-14 .5 oz. Can Black Beans, drained (or use cooked beans) 1-14.5 oz Can Corn, low sodium, drained (or use fresh corn) 1-12 oz. Jar Salsa 1/4 cup Cilantro, chopped 1 ½ Tbsp Fresh lime juice   Directions Mix all of the above together and use...

Clean up after yourself. This is a basic element of living in this world … you have to pick up your mess or your life will quickly become unmanageable and unhealthy. But what about your body dynamic? Inside your body, a gazillion times a second, your cells are bringing...

You’ll Need 10 ounces frozen raspberries 2 Tablespoons cornstarch 2 Tablespoons sugar 1/3 cup butter 2/3 cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup oats 1 cup all purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda Directions: Get the raspberries ready: First thaw the raspberries over medium heat. Add in cornstarch...

It’s the perfect side dish of health! And we’ve been eating sweet potatoes since prehistoric times (there are “sweet potato relics” dating back 10,000 years, discovered in Peruvian caves), but only in the Americas. It took Christopher Columbus to bring them to back to Europe. 100 years later, sweet...

And-a one, and-a two, keep it up, sweat it out! This is the brain version of exercise routines. But in stead of trying to increase the aerobic capacity of your lungs, in stead of wearing sweat bands and following the spandex’d, bouncy leader at the front of the room,...