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Roasted Apples and Fall Vegetables.

October 28, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Breakfast, Brunch, Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Gluten Free, Potatoes, Side dish, Thanksgiving, Vegetarian, Wheat Free 6 Comments

This was the last of my apple week posts that trickled into this week. I love roasting veggies and last week I added a few apples into the mix to add a level of sweetness to the mixture. My kids loved it, and so did the adults. Roasting vegetables brings out their flavor, sweetness and pairs nicely with your protein or served alongside quinoa makes for the perfect vegetarian (vegan actually) meal. If you’re looking for a great side dish for Thanksgiving, this would also be a nice change of pace too. Another great fix it and bake it/forget it type of recipe. Leftovers served alongside eggs also is delish!
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Quinoa Wheat Berry Very Veggie Salad with a Dijon Vinaigrette.

October 25, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Brunch, Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Salads, Side dish, Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian, Vinaigrette 2 Comments

I haven’t eaten meat in about 6.5-7 months. I enjoy salads for dinner because they are relatively light but packed with vitamins/protein. I whipped up a big batch of this salad that works for me for lunch or dinner and as a side for my carnivore family. This recipe, like most of mine, is very flexible and can be made to suit your taste or what’s in your refrigerator. I added the veggies I had but would vary that week to week. Also using roasted veggies would also be wonderful. This salad is perfect served at room temperature or straight out of the refrigerator. Perfect for your holiday buffet.

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Cinnamon and Spice Apple Chips.

October 21, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Breakfast, Brunch, Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Fruit, Gluten Free, Holiday Baking Ideas, Homemade Chips, Party Foods, Vegetarian, Wheat Free 4 Comments

After a wonderful fall weekend, we finally got to the apple orchard and managed to pick 40 lbs of various apples. Sunday was then spent cooking, baking and drying apples. This week I’m going to be posting all apple recipes, hope you love apples as much as I do! Today I’m starting with a super easy, healthy, vegan apple chip. Kids love them! Adults can’t stop eating them. Perfect for after-school snacking, treats to pack in lunches or a healthy afternoon snack for you. This is a totally fix it and forget it recipe. Fall perfection!

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Roasted Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash Mash.

October 17, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Brunch, Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Gluten Free, Holiday, Potatoes, Thanksgiving, Vegetarian, Wheat Free 3 Comments

This would be perfect for Thanksgiving dinner! Yes, I have that on my mind already. I roasted some sweet potatoes and a lovely homegrown butternut squash my friend gave to me earlier in the day and was thinking of how I wanted to transform them. Mashed potatoes came to mind and from there I whipped up a sweet version of a mashed potato combo that was so delicious I had to walk away before I consumed the entire bowl!
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Perfectly roasted spaghetti squash.

October 9, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Gluten Free, Italian-inspired, Pasta, Side dish, Vegan, Vegetarian, Wheat Free 3 Comments

I’ll be honest, I’ve always stayed away from the spaghetti squash for some reason, not sure why but it scared me. My self psycho-analysis is I had this fear because anything that replaces pasta could never compete with the real deal. But since my new found love of everything healthy, avoiding as many processed foods as possible- one night I bought one and roasted some tomatoes and figured I would suppress my Italian pasta girl and try this with my sauce. Funny, when I served dinner I asked my husband if he wanted to try it too with sauce and he obliged. He did half pasta and half squash. He actually loved it. YES! These little victories make me happy. Another foodie fear conquered.

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Pineapple Spinach Yogurt Protein Smoothie.

September 11, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Beverages, Breakfast, Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Fruit, Gluten Free, No bake/cooking required!, Smoothies, Snacks, Vegetarian, Vitamix, Wheat Free 4 Comments

Sneaking vegetables into your kids has never been so easy! I say this over and over again but your kids will not detect the spinach as the other flavors over-power it and make it virtually undetectable. Plus, if you are trying to add more leafy greens to your diet, this is yet another fun way to do it.

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Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk.

August 27, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Beverages, Breakfast, Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Nuts, Vegetarian, Vitamix, Wheat Free 14 Comments

I’ve never really been a fan of cow’s milk, even when I was a child. Now cheese – I love and often proclaim that I can eat my body weight in it! When almond milk hit the scene a few years ago, we switched over to that and my family enjoyed and actually preferred it. Because I’ve cut out most sugar in my diet, I switched over to the unsweetened milk. I’m not a cereal eater but I do make overnight oats for breakfast and eat that everyday and use the milk to soften the oats in the recipe. I started making my own almond milk about a year now, since I got my Vitamix machine and I love it. First, it is so easy to do and two, it costs less to make it at home – win, win! It also only contains three ingredients, which I clearly can pronounce. Now, if you want to sweeten the milk you can easily add some maple syrup or honey versus using a refined sugar (start with a 1 tablespoon) and add to your preference. Okay now onto the recipe…

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The best clean eating granola bars.

August 21, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Breakfast, Brunch, Desserts, Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Gluten Free, Nuts, Snacks, Vegetarian 27 Comments

My youngest starts her new school on Tuesday! Wait, where did the summer go? Ha! Well I’ve had healthy snacking ideas on the brain as this time of year approaches and whipped up a batch of these clean eating granola bars that you can customize to your taste or exactly what your kids love! Face it, granola bars from the grocery store are packed with ingredients that you can’t pronounce or don’t want to eat. So why eat it? These bars take minutes to make and last all week or longer (in the freezer). These are the best tasting granola bars you’ll taste, I promise!! Snacking, breakfast on-the-go… perfect. Mine are chilling now and I can’t wait to have one.

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Banana Peanut Butter Yogurt Smoothie with a twist.

August 20, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Breakfast, Brunch, Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Fruit, Gluten Free, No bake/cooking required!, Smoothies, Snacks, Vegetarian, Vitamix, Wheat Free, Yogurt 4 Comments

Can’t get your kids to eat “good” foods? How about sneaking them in to what they love? I posted a recipe for a smoothie a few months ago that had an avocado in it and I had several people email me questioning the taste and my sanity. Ha! Then they tried it on their 2, 3 and 4 year olds and guess what… the kids were asking for more! Now I don’t go telling my kids what I put in their smoothies because then they would complain or not drink them. Today was the perfect example… my oldest daughter went to the gym yesterday to workout with my 75 year old dad. He kicked her tush! I got a text this morning that stated simply “I’m broken.” Ha ha. Now, I shouldn’t laugh but every day of my life I have a sore muscle or muscles. The constant pursuit of fitness will yield these results. So with a chuckle, I knew I had to make her a nice big protein smoothie to help her sore muscles rebuild. She, along with the workers that I have in my house today installing our pool table, all gobbled it down and loved it. None the wiser of the ingredients!

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Fast, fresh tomato sauce.

August 12, 2013 by Knead to Cook Filed Under: Evolution Power Yoga 40 Days, Gluten Free, Pasta, Sauces, Vegetarian, Wheat Free 2 Comments

Just back from an awesome 12 day vacation (my Cabot posting will be up this week as it may take days to download all of the pictures from my fun race weekend in Maine) and inundated with fresh tomatoes from the garden. Today, as it always seems to be as we return back from vacationing in August – was filled with school shopping on the brain. I had one child done and just received the other’s list for supplies. So after many errands today, I had just enough time to whip up my down and dirty tomato sauce. No roasting tomatoes here… just a quick, fabulously fresh sauce that you can top your veggie or whole wheat pasta with and enjoy with a loaf of crusty bread and a glass of wine. I love a good sauce you can make and just let simmer on the stove while you do a million other things… and that is just what was needed today.

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