Super easy & fast! PREP: Steam and mash a sweet potato. Rinse and drain a can of black beans. Grate some cheese. Heat a little olive oil in a pan and add a tortilla, layer on some sweet potato, beans and some grated cheese. Top with another tortilla. Cook until golden and flip. Remove from […]
Beginners Level: Session #1 You may have noticed some subtle changes in your body as you’ve gracefully banked a few more years of “living the good life”. Perhaps there are a few more pounds on your loveable frame, you know this because: You can’t bend down to tie your shoes like you used to. The […]
“Sue’s Vegetarian Kitchen” While, according to a legend, a young glassblower’s apprentice of the Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano from Flanders, who used to use saffron as a pigment, added it to a rice dish at a wedding feast, the first recipe identifiable as risotto dates from 1809. MUSHROOM & SPINACH RISOTTO Warm 4 cups of vegetable stock. Set aside for […]
“Sue’s Vegetarian Kitchen” Most of the ingredients have been around for centuries: the chickpea dates back more than 10,000 years in Turkey and is, according to Anissa Helou, Syrian-Lebanese author of several Middle Eastern cookbooks, “one of the earliest legumes ever cultivated.” And tahini, the sesame paste that is vital to hummus b’tahini, is mentioned in 13th-Century […]
Mujaddara is the Arabic word for “pockmarked”; the lentils among the rice resemble pockmarks. The first recorded recipe for mujaddara appears in Kitab al-Tabikh, a cookbook compiled in 1226 by al-Baghdadi in Iraq. “From Sue’s Vegetarian Kitchen” “This is a great way to use up a couple of cups of leftover rice“ Fry 3 chopped onions in olive oil until they become caramelized, […]
There are many statistics out there regarding the success rate of individuals who begin a fitness regime. The numbers are sobering and speak to the hectic lives we live, the non-accountability, unrealistic expectations and simple lack of motivation which all add up to a very poor success rate. January is the most lucrative month for […]
This easy vegetarian recipe will be sure to have you wanting more. Chickpea and spinach curry is healthy, delicious and quick to make! Made with sweet potato and various spices, creamy coconut and tomato sauce. Cook 1 large chopped onion, 2 cloves pressed garlic and 1” grated ginger in about 1 tbsp. of coconut oil. Add 1 medium diced sweet potato and […]
“From Sue’s Kitchen” Make whatever rice you like according to package directions – Feeds 2 Cook 2 sliced onions and 2 cloves of garlic in about a tablespoon of olive oil for a couple of minutes. Add a large sliced sweet pepper Add about 300 grams of cubed tofu and about a teaspoon each of […]