Spring is right around the corner and I can hardly wait for the fresh produce ahead!  But right now citrus fruit is still readily available at the markets ands so are delicious golden and red beets. So I decided to create a salad with both of these ingredients which really work well together. Ripe creamy avocado adds a nice contrast to the tangy citrus and the feta cheese gives it a nice salty taste. Tossed in with fresh bitter greens, basil, pomegranate seeds & pistachios and dressed with a tangy orange vinaigrette, this…

Rapini, or Broccoli Rabe (same thing) is a healthy and delicious cruciferous vegetable. You can eat the stem, buds and leaves. It does have a kind of pungent, bitter taste which  doesn't bother me - in fact I kind of like that about it!  But you can remove some of the bitterness by blanching it for a few minutes in boiling salted water before preparing this dish. The pasta, parmesan and egg does help to mellow out the bitterness as well. This is a simple dish to assemble for a healthy vegetarian one-dish…

This is a simple salad that does not actually need an real recipe because it is just an assembling of Mediterranean ingredients tossed into cooked farro and served over greens. It is very simple and delicious and can be adjusted with whatever fresh ingredients you have around. Here is how to make it, but keep in mind that ingredients can be changed, and the amounts adjusted.  Farro is a healthy grain that is chewy & delicious. It really adds to the texture and flavor of this salad, and the lemony, olive oil dressing…

This is not so much a recipe as an easy idea for a healthy one dish meal. You can add any number of different types of vegetables and beans to the rice depending on what you might have on hand.  If you make the rice ahead of time, all you need to do is cut up the vegetables and lightly saute them.  Then toss them in with the cooked rice and your choice of beans which is mixed together wth a spicy tomato sauce  Add a little cilantro and avocado to the top…

I have been craving cauliflower pizza for awhile! It is so delicious, has very few carbs, is full of healthy vegetables and is gluten free as well.  So I finally decided to give it a try again. I had made one a few years ago and really loved it, but I remember it did take some work to make it from scratch.  (These days you can save yourself some time and buy the cauliflower "pre-riced" in many grocery stores, which really does save you some steps). I bought a whole cauliflower to make…