Black-Eyed Peas Salad & Pomegranate Vinaigrette [Recipe]
This recipe is perfect as a side holiday dish. The pomegranate vinaigrette adds a bit of sweetness without added sugars.
Really Easy Middle Eastern Green Beans [Recipe]
Looking for an easy and colorful side dish to add to any holiday meal? Well, look no further. This sauteed veggie recipe is from The Diabetes Forecast magazine. I don't like green bean casserole but I do like fresh green beans roasted in the oven or sauteed in a skillet. This easy side dish…
Kale & Black-Eyed Peas Stir Fry [Recipe]
Growing up my Mom always cooked collard greens and black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. It’s a simple meal she passed down to me and my siblings. The tradition of eating black-eyed peas originated in Africa and spread throughout the Southern region of the United States. According to Southern food researcher John Egerton, black-eyed…
Purple Cabbage [Recipe]
Purple cabbage also is known as red cabbage brightens up any meal. Just look at that color! It contains a type of group of phytochemicals or compounds found in plant foods with disease-fighting properties known as polyphenols. What’s so important about polyphenols? Polyphenols may offer antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer benefits. In other words, it’s…
Stir-Fry Bok Choy with Garlic [Recipe]
What is Bok Choy? What does it taste like? How do I cook it? Are these some of the questions you’ve asked yourself whenever you see this vegetable? If you have you’re not alone. Bok Choy is a type of Chinese cabbage typically used in Asian dishes. It is a cruciferous vegetable rich in…
Creamy Healthy Cauliflower Rice [Recipe]
Cauliflower is a versatile vegetable you can steam, puree, roast, stir fry, and even eat raw. It gets overlooked because it has a mild flavor and it isn’t bright and colorful. If you’re not eating cauliflower on a regular basis your missing out on vital nutrients like fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K and B…
Roasted Broccoli Garlic with a Lemon Twist [Recipe]
Fall is the perfect season for roasting vegetables. The weather is cool enough to turn on the oven and roast several vegetables at one time. Roasted broccoli becomes tender and a little sweeter to eat. These mini trees belong to the cruciferous vegetable family and are loaded with essential nutrients. Just one cup of…
