Category: <span>In the Kitchen</span>

A Simple Lunch, Roasted Avocado with Salsa and Brazil Nut Parmesan

January 24, 2013 By Johnna 10 Comments

One of my favorite lunches is so simple I hesitated to share it. Except that it is such a wonderful combination of flavors that I want you to know about it. I want you to eat this, too! It’s an avocado, sliced in half, filled with salsa and topped with a little Brazil nut parmesan…

I Ate This: Trader Joe’s Gluten-Free Frozen Pizza

January 18, 2013 By Johnna 11 Comments

While grocery shopping yesterday, I spotted this gluten-free frozen pizza at Trader Joe’s. Apparently I don’t browse the frozen foods section often enough, as the cashier told me they have had these for 2 or 3 months. Even though I avoid dairy most of the time (it’s an option for me, not like gluten), I…

Barbeque Cucumber Chips

January 17, 2013 By Johnna 19 Comments

After a recent Introduction to Green Juice class, I had a surplus of cucumbers. I’ve been experimenting a lot lately with the dehydrator, two months of raw eating helped with that, and decided to give it a go with cucumbers. Success! Cucumber chips are delicious! I made batches with only a little salt and pepper,…

Pan-Seared Italian Tempeh

January 12, 2013 By Johnna 4 Comments

Lately we’ve been making lots of quick meals, revisiting our favorites from the time of year when we have the least amount of time to prepare a good meal. Even when I only have 30 minutes to make a meal, I’m still trying hard to make sure we get plenty of nutritious ingredients and have…

I Ate Here: Annie May’s Sweet Cafe, Louisville, KY

January 10, 2013 By Johnna 5 Comments

It’s not often I find myself dining where I don’t have to ask a gazillion questions about the menu. “Is there gluten in this? Are you sure? There’s no soy sauce in the marinade, right? How about the salad dressing? Can I please read the label? Would the chef please confirm for me?” It was…

Warming Up With Creamy Cauliflower Kale Soup

January 7, 2013 By Johnna 6 Comments

Brrrrr! It’s too cold for my liking here in Missouri. While it seemed like a good idea to spend the holidays in southern Florida, coming home to snow, ice and single digit wind chills has me questioning it. Either we should have stayed where it is warm or we should have never left the cold….