Archives for March 2014

Black truffle smashed potatoes.

March 5, 2014 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Appetizers, Brunch, Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Gluten Free, Side dish, St. Patrick's Day, Vegan, Vegetarian, Wheat Free 1 Comment

Eating a vegetarian or even vegan diet doesn’t have to be boring. Even if you aren’t eating a meat-free diet… adding fun veggies to your classic proteins makes any dinner special. My kids aren’t fans of potatoes -not even french fries. But they did like these and the adults quickly realized the addictive nature of these crispy, flat, potato chip-like crunchy texture with a unique flavor. If you haven’t tried black truffle oil – you must! I am not a mushroom fan at all but love LOVE love black truffles. In cheese, popcorn… infused oils… I’m smitten! It is pricey but you can easily spend less on a small bottle that will last you a good amount of time because you use it sparingly.

These are easy to make and a great project for the kids to help you with. Totally vegan (gasp) for those of you who think this is a crazy way of eating… it so isn’t when you can indulge in veggies like this from time to time!

Great weeknight side dish. Can be prepared ahead of time and reheated or par-cooked a few days prior. You have to try these… seriously!

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Roasted cherry tomatoes.

March 4, 2014 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Gluten Free, Grilling/Rubs/Sauces, Italian-inspired, Pasta, Sauces, Vegan, Vegetarian, Wheat Free Leave a Comment

If you you’re a tomato aficionado or not, you know that winter tomatoes pretty much are the nastiest, mealy, flavorless things you can buy. But the fact remains, if you love sauce for pizza, pasta, salsas or for pretty much anything else… you need to buy/consume these vial impostors. I live on homegrown, our own for that matter, tomatoes all summer long. They are without a doubt my favorite thing in our garden. I can eat them pretty much like an apple. I always have, for as long as I can remember.

So winter comes, and apparently may be staying forever… but I digress. How do we make these little, what look to be beautiful impostors taste good? Well, roast them of course! Even the most kitchen-paranoid can do this. You can actually host a dinner party quite successfully with this recipe and impress your guests. So easy and pretty much full-proof – I dare say! Even better, totally vegan! So if you care about that or not… plant based diets are proven to improve your health and have positive impact on you body. That my dear friend is a wonderful thing!

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Healthy granola bars.

March 3, 2014 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Breakfast, Brunch, Cabot Fit Team, Cookies, Desserts, Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Fruit, Gluten Free, Holiday, Holiday Baking Ideas, Nuts, Snacks, Vegetarian, Wheat Free 7 Comments

It’s Monday and it’s the start of a brand new month. I’m excited… why? Well, we dodged a rather bad snow storm (sorry to my friends south of us who weren’t so lucky). My training is going very well and I’m feeling stronger and stronger. And despite life not being perfect, I see glimmers of hope and promise of wonderful things in the future.

As Monday comes, I always start baking or creating snacks for my kids and family to snack on all week. Fruit and veggies are always at hand but let’s face it… grab a tea or coffee and a baked good or treat, right? Yes! Dessert. After-school snacking? Of course. I always try to put the best options forward and this is no different. We all train hard and need to rebuild and refuel. This snack does that and it makes a lot so you are covered for a week of snacking.

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— Knead to Cook