Knead to Cook

Food & fitness obsessed girl.

Lemon kale hummus. Vegan and GF.

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Learning that photoshoots on rainy, dark, dismal days need to be avoided.  After hundreds of images, this was my only acceptable lead photo.  Sorry about that BUT this recipe, it’s seriously OH SO GOOD!

Now I know many, I mean MANY, people despise the rough, hearty texture of kale.  I get it.  I don’t like it raw either.  But massaging it with oil, salt or lemon juice for a salad like this one can change your mind.  With that being said, sautéing kale can also transform it into a lovely version of itself.  See where I’m going?  Don’t judge a book but it’s hard exterior.

I have a lot of kale (many different versions) in my garden.  I was cooking for a client and knowing I wanted to use up some of my kale… hummus came to mind.  This hummus takes a different spin, because your cooking it, but the end result is simply amazing.  I love hummus for salads, Buddha bowls, mixed with ACV for dressing or classically styled with raw veggies.  You choose, but you have to try this recipe.

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Tofu Açaí & Red Currant Protein Breakfast Bowl. Vegan. GF.

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Happy hump day friends!  Well we aren’t in Philadelphia for jury duty… at least not yet.  Stay tuned for more updates if anything changes.  So I figured I would jump on documenting & photographing this beauty.  If you’ve followed my blog for any time… you’ve seen that my tofu pudding recipe has had quite an enthusiastic following.  I’ve had friends clean out the silken tofu stash at their local grocery or Target stores (ahhhem Keenan).  But in all seriousness, this recipe started it all and still remains one of my all time favorites.  If you have a big appetite or like to snack (yes, okay this is ME!), this breakfast will halt your hunger in its tracks.  It’s magic!

So this time I switched the recipe up and used Açaí & beautiful red currants.  Red currants are so high in Vitamin C and Açaí is a nutritional powerhouse with fiber, protein, the antioxidant anthocyanin, abundant in acai berries, may lower oxidative stress and inflammation, promoting brain health.  Just to name a few.  And let’s not forget that this bowl is chock full of plant based protein!  So easy & delicious.

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Instant Pot Vegan Bean Étouffée.

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Vegan bean Étouffée made in the Instant Pot.  

Happy Monday my friends!  Hoping you had a lovely and restful weekend.  As we start up with a brand new, fresh week – I’m all about making a big pot of something delicious for the week.  Bill will take leftovers for lunches, I’ll use it on nights when dinner prep is lacking.  Hey it happens to me too! To optimize this recipe, and boost up the protein substantially, I used quinoa instead of rice as the base layer.  Easy swap but substantial benefits for recovering muscles.

A friend of mine shared the inspiration for this recipe with me a few weeks ago from this cookbook.  After testing it a few times, I tweaked it and amped up the flavor.  I’m planning on making this dish a lot during the cooler months of fall and winter.  I cannot wait!
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Blue Majik Algae Cashew Nut Based Milk. Vegan. Gluten free.

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I’m back friends!  We had a lovely holiday in South Beach Miami for a week (albeit humidity bordering a torturous) but so much fun.  My oldest wanted a quick trip to a beach and this is where we picked.  Tons of wonderful changes down there (I’ve been to South Beach so many times since I was her age) and the vegan scene was top notch.  I’m going to be doing a city guide for  you all within the next few days.  Stay tuned.  For now, I’m sharing a new recipe for an adaptogen I’ve been using & this is simply everything.

I’ve been battling some disturbing blood work results for several years.  You know the kind that everyone scratches their head and cannot figure out?!  I’ve been to several blood specialists and finally have gotten some answers, albeit not what I wanted to hear.  My cbc apparently looks like someone receiving aggressive chemo but I’m not. I’m super healthy, never sick and it perplexes every doc I see.   I won’t get into the results right now, not ready to share, but I’ve been researching natural, healing foods & this E3Live Blue Majik has been consistently coming up on my radar.  With that… I’ve added it to my diet daily and this recipe has become my staple.  Let me start with their product description:

Blue Majik is a proprietary, chemical free extract of Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina), a Nutrient Dense AquaBotanicalTM. Its stunning blue pigment contains both phycocyanin (PC) and non-PC compounds. This unique combination is not seen in standard Spirulina powder. PC is clinically shown to relieve physical discomfort, which means consumers feel better, can do more activity, and enjoy an overall better quality of life* 

Blue Majik Fine Powder is derived from the highest quality, Organic raw material. Perfect for your beverage or raw food creation.

Sounds amazing, right?  I’ll admit I hate the smell of any Spirulina/green algae and the taste I despise even more.  This powder does have a funky smell however it is absolutely flavorless.  I’ve been drinking it in water, mixing it in my tofu bowls but this cashew milk… it’s the perfect, easy way to get this superfood into my body.  This post is NOT sponsored but something I’m quite passionate about.  I hope you check this out.  I purchased it from Amazon here.

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Easy Protein Overnight Oats. Vegan. Gluten Free.

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Well hello there friends & happy almost 4th of July!  I hope you have tons of fun plans of being outside at the beach, lake or pool surrounded by your favorite people & of course, awesome food!  We have some super fun plans so make sure you follow me on Instagram and my stories.

About two weeks ago my good friend (who lives across the country from me) called and wanted to mix up my diet again. She’s a trainer/registered dietitian & does this sporadically.  She kept me super lean post surgery last year so count me in!  Oats.  I needed to add them back to my breakfast (I intermittent fast so this is normally around 1030 or 11 am) and I have to admit — I’ve missed oats.  I always gravitated towards them in the sweltering summer months in prior years & I’m happy again to have these.

Different additions/subtractions but I’ll share my add-ins and you go from there!  Seasonal fruit and your favorite nuts make this little Ball jar full-of-goodness perfection.  Fail safe recipe.
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Easy Summer Quinoa and Chickpea Salad. Vegan. GF.

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Hi everybody!  It’s me the elusive foodie, runner (not running currently), absentee blogger!  I’m here!  Isn’t summer supposed to be oh-so-relaxing?  Yeah.  It isn’t.  At least for me.  In my defense, this post was to live yesterday but my MacBook hated my SD card with the images yesterday.  Had to run to Target to get a card reader to export my images of food long gone (yep, this dish is that good) so it worked.  Heres the post. Phew!

I know I’m tardy but LIFE IS CRAZY!  Seriously within the next month I think we’re home for only a few days.  Not all of us are gone thankfully so my house and dogs are taken care of but I hate living out of suitcase but I love to explore so we do all the things and embrace with grateful hearts.

So this sweet little recipe.  Perfect with leftover quinoa.  I’ve been crazily bumping up protein in my diet lately thanks to all of my weightlifting efforts at the gym.  Uses tons of fresh ingredients from your garden or the farmer’s market so it’s super cost effective.  Great for leftovers, lunches, BBQ’s, get-togethers etc.  Keeps perfectly in the fridge for a week.  My tip is to keep the vinaigrette separate and dress prior to serving. That way veggies stay crisp and lovely!  Okay, tons of cooking to do before we leave so I need to get my boo-TAY moving.

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Scrambled tofu and black beans. Vegan. Gluten free.

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Smoked tofu with black beans.  Vegan.  Gluten free.

Happy Monday friends!  Life, at least at this juncture, has been quite a whirlwind.  This past weekend was our first local VegFest and I was speaking there.  Tomorrow my oldest graduates and we then we get to celebrate with cherished friends/family this weekend. So much going on.  So fun, emotional and crazy.  I have my tissues ready!

I have this recipe from a few weeks ago that I neglected to share.  I’ve really been embracing tofu dishes and enjoyed the pumped up protein post workout .  I’m desperately trying to focus on protein and lower carbs lately to lean out.  This recipe is great for that.  Do you miss eggs or just want a healthier/plant-based option?  This is for you. Super easy and flexible.  This recipe is also great for adding extra leftover veggies/cleaning out the fridge 🙂  You know when you need to clean out that veggie bin?  Ha.

This tofu scramble is also great wrapped in a tortilla for lunch or dinner as well.  My husband always grabs these when I make them for lunch.  Protein from the tofu and beans is great to fuel you all day long.  Let’s get started…

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Green Matcha Tea Muffins. Vegan. Gluten free.

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Green Matcha Tea muffins.

Happy almost weekend!  I’m sorry I’ve been a bit MIA this week.  I’ve been planning two parties, one of which is this weekend to celebrate my daughter’s sweet 16, along with working, training and living – my blog has suffered by my absence.  So FINALLY  I’m sitting down post dinner to get these yummy muffins up right now!  These are perfect for your Matcha lover, maybe a fun Mom’s Day treat? I made these yesterday and already they’re gone in my kitchen.

Okay my husband is an admitted Matcha fan a—hem addict.  I’ll tolerate it but don’t drink it daily.  It is without a doubt, oh so healthy however and I’ve recipe tested so many failures.  I knew I needed to find a recipe because I’ve had NO success on my own, hey – sometimes it happens.  So I found a recipe from Nuts.com and morphed it a bit.  I’m still testing a banana/matcha recipe but until I reach an acceptable level of perfection — this will have to do. I hope you enjoy this tasty recipe.  It’s a great muffin for breakfast and I especially loved it teamed up with some chocolate chips mixed in – shocker.

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Sprinkle Protein Cookies. Vegan. GF.

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Sprinkle protein cookies.

I was looking for a sweet little cookie present for a friend’s daughter who broke very recently.  I was flipping through Arman Lieu’s cookbook and I found this recipe.  It was perfect.  It made about 10 mini cookies that I decorated with fun heart sprinkles and they’re perfect.  You an easily make this recipe into 2 larger cookies or several minis.  Fun but so healthy and packed with protein!  34 grams of protein in this serving (serves 1), 20 grams of fat and 11 grams of fiber.  I also wanted to test out the Nuzest protein I received.  The vanilla worked perfectly!

Well happy Monday & let’s get this started 🙂

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— Knead to Cook