Chocolate Almond Butter Buckleberry Truffles
The Chocolate Almond Butter Buckleberry Truffle by Buckleberry Foods is a sinfully delicious plant-based and gluten-free dessert truffle made of almonds, maple syrup, coconut oil, oats, cocoa and sea salt.
Made by Buckleberry Foods of Warren, Rhode Island, Chocolate Almond Butter Buckleberry Truffles look like mini cupcakes and taste like a cross between an almond butter “peanut butter cup” and a chocolate truffle. Rich, nutty, and bursting with chocolate, the Chocolate Almond Butter Buckleberry Truffle is, as the company says “indulgence in its purest form.” Read more 
Holiday Spinach Salad
Spinach Salad takes on a new twist this holiday season with the addition of fresh, organic roasted red beets. The dark green spinach leaves tossed with a light mustard maple salad dressing and then sprinkled with dark red beets, light green avocado pieces, lightly toasted pecan halves, and roasted pumpkin seeds makes for a nutritious and delicious lunch or dinner salad.
The Holiday Spinach Salad was inspired by Isa Chandra Moskowitz’s recipe for Roasted Yellow Beet Salad with Warm Maple-Mustard Dressing – a light summertime salad that I often make during the warm months. The Holiday Spinach Salad is a bit more substantial with the yellow beets replaced with red beets and the addition of fresh avocado chunks and crunchy pumpkin seeds – and the omission of red onion. Read more
How to Turn a Can of Soup Into a Healthier Meal in 10 Minutes
There are days when we just don’t have 30 minutes to make lunch or dinner and, yet we still want something healthy and delicious. We want protein, fiber, greens, vitamins, minerals, and flavor and to get these, we need to keep two products on hand: canned soup in our pantry and greens in our refrigerator. Combining these two ingredients in a large soup pan and cooking for 3-5 minutes results in a meal in minutes. But not just any meal: a wholesome, nourishing, hot flavorful meal! Read more
Chocolate Pecan Bars
Chocolate Pecan Bars are rich, moist, crunchy dark chocolate nutty bars that will remind you of a chocolate pecan pie (without the corn syrup) although my daughter says these gooey treats taste like cookie/candy bars. In fact, these bars were born of a “disastrous” mistake made when I added too many pecans to a chocolate pecan pie recipe with the idea that more is better. Read more
Why The Big Picture Matters
Several years ago I started making donations to sanctuaries specializing in the rescue of animals from slaughter houses and abused “homes.” The stories were heartbreaking and I knew my dollars were primarily going to the veterinary care of the animals, food, shelter, and the selfless staff devoted to taking care of these animals.
When a cow escapes from a slaughter house in Brooklyn, I cheer for the cow (and curse the people chasing the petrified animal) and often send a donation to the kind person who rescued the terrified animal. So, before I go further, I want to unequivocally say these charities deserve our support because they spotlight the abuse and horrific way people treat most animals. They make us think twice about our choices. Read more
Sprouted Almonds
As I dove deeper into my meditation and yoga practice, it was proven to me time and time again, that in order to be clear-headed, and in a space to manifest what we really want, we must consume clean, nutritional dense, vibrant foods… ~Joshua McHugh
When we shop for nuts, we often choose between raw or roasted and salt or unsalted. But there’s another option to consider: sprouted. A sprouted nut is simply a nut that has been soaked in water (which releases the nut’s enzyme inhibitors so that our bodies can absorb the nut’s nutrients more effectively). The nuts are then dried slowly at low temperatures (to preserve the nutrients and enzymes) resulting in a light, crunchy edible nut. It really is that simple. Read more
Lupa’s Morning Glory Sprouted Coconut Buckwheat
Therapy through Food. ~Lupa Irie
Lupa’s Morning Glory Sprouted Coconut Buckwheat is a gluten-free (yes, buckwheat is not in the wheat family despite what its name suggests) blend that is also free of dairy, soy, refined sugar, and artificial flavors, colors, and sweeteners.
Made with 11 organic ingredients: sprouted buckwheat, sprouted pumpkin seeds, unsweetened coconut flakes, raisins, Grade A 100% pure maple syrup, goji berries, cinnamon, cumin, cardamom, black pepper, and coriander, Lupa’s Morning Glory Sprouted Coconut Buckwheat is for those who prefer a breakfast blend to be both slightly sweet and savory, and always delicious. Read more
The Protein Craze
In our protein-obsessed culture, people spend enormous amounts of time thinking about how to consume as much of this nutrient as possible from animal sources. We’ve been conditioned to associate protein with muscle development, animals, and overall health but we need to step back and open our minds to both how much we need and where to get it. A generation ago, protein was associated with spinach (Where is Popeye of spinach fame when we need him?) but the emphasis is currently on getting protein from animal products. Why is that? Read more
Lupa’s Ray of Life Sprouted Cinnamon Buckwheat
Lupa’s Ray Of Life Sprouted Cinnamon Buckwheat is an all organic blend of cereal (or snack food) with no added sweeteners (not even maple syrup). Made of sprouted buckwheat coated with organic Saigon Cinnamon (claimed by many to be the most flavorful cinnamon available), currants, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, brazil nuts, dehydrated apple slices, walnuts, chia seeds, and goji berries, Lupa’s Ray Of Life Sprouted Cinnamon Buckwheat is a nutrient dense blend of nature’s gifts to us. Read more
Lupa’s Maple Bliss Sprouted Nut Clusters
Georgia is the largest supplier of pecans in the United States with about 100 million pounds produced annually (that’s a lot of pecans but only a third of what Americans consume annually). Although pecans are often associated with pie, shortbread, and pralines, the rich buttery flavor of a pecan is also delicious toasted, blended with dark chocolate, added to a salad, or used to make clusters – a blend of ingredients that just taste awesome together. Read more
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