lunch

      This Andouille Spiced Roasted Chickpea Sandwich is one of my favorite sandwiches to eat.  I used many of the spices that are used in Spicy Andouille Sausage.  Garlic, fennel, and smoked paprika for that smokey taste.  It’s delicious and hearty! Using good bread…

  I don’t usually jump on bandwagons, but I could not avoid the avocado toast craze!  Avocado toast really is a great lunch.  It is quick, easy to make, and very versatile.  This Avocado Toast with Citrus Corn Salsa is another great recipe to add…

“NUMEROUS SCIENTIFIC STUDIES NOW CONFIRM THAT A WHOLE FOODS DIET COMPRISED PRIMARILY OF VEGETABLES, FRUITS, GRAINS, LEGUMES, AND NUTS WITHOUT ADDED OIL, SUGAR, AND SALT IS OPTIMAL FOR HUMAN HEALTH, NOT ONLY PREVENTING A BROAD RANGE OF DISEASE AND ILLNESSES, BUT ALSO REVERSING SOME OF…

This Thai Coconut Sauce is super creamy and extremely versatile! A quick, easy, and tasty sauce used to pour over sweet potatoes or any roasted vegetable you desire. Typically you see Thai Coconut Sauce paired with seafood like shrimp or fish. But this creamy sauce…

            I’m loving this Mixed Vegetable Salad with Sumac Vinaigrette right now.  What makes this salad stand out is the ingredient Sumac!  Sumacs are shrubs that grow in subtropical regions throughout the world, like East Asia and certain parts of…

      This Creamy Chipotle Pasta Salad is one of my new favorite meals!  I ate it every single day for lunch last week.  I make a very similar dressing in my cookbook that I use for a delicious veggie wrap.  I was craving the…

      Is it spring yet?   I’m so over winter.  I HATE the cold…..and it’s not even that cold where I live.  I spent the majority of my adolescence growing up in Hawaii, so that’s probably a major reason as to why I…

      I hope everyone had a great weekend. I’m so glad my website is back up!  I finally switched my website from Squarespace to WordPress and let me tell you…….ugggghhh. Oh my goodness.  This was a learning experience.  Boy oh boy,  I don’t…

    This Tomato Salad with Cucumber-Peanut Dressing is a very light and refreshing salad.  The dressing is made with cucumber, peanuts, cilantro, and garlic.   I honestly DO NOT like cucumber, but when blended with other ingredients into a sauce I must say it…

      If you want a loved one to start eating more vegetables…….roast them.  Don’t sautè them, don’t boil them, please don’t microwave them!  Roast them.  The veggies go in the oven normal….and come out caramelized, sometimes sticky from the natural sugars that have formed…