Get Your Crucifers On!!
By Diane Giuliani, HHC You’ve most likely been eating your crucifers since you were a child and didn’t even know it! Cruciferous vegetables, a botanical family with the Latin name of Cruciferae or...
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Morning Delights – Clove Granola
Getting bored with the same breakfast? Spice up your morning with warming spices and a variety of grains. It’s important to vary your foods so as not to develop an allergy to a specific food and...
View ArticleChocolate Gets a Thumbs Up!
By Diane Giuliani, CHHC Late last year my youngest son was participating in a See’s Candy fundraiser for his high school Chamber Choir. I spent several weeks looking at a color slick photo sheet on my...
View ArticleLentils: Nutrition-Packed and Fiber-Rich
By Diane Giuliani Even though spring is fast approaching, we’ll surely see a few more cold damp days through March and April. When one of those days hits, I often fall back on one of my favorite super...
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Spring it up with Asparagus
Spring offers such a splendid visual palette of color and texture that I can’t help but feel joy! Flowers are blooming everywhere I turn. Fresh and vibrantly green leaves emerge on trees and shrubs. My...
View ArticleMock Chicken Salad with Tempeh
Ingredients: 1 package tempeh (8 ounces), boiled for 15 minutes 1 large stalk of celery, diced small 1-2 tbsp. finely diced red or yellow onion 1 small dill pickle, diced 1 small carrot, grated 1-2...
View ArticleGluten-free Pizza Crust
Gluten-free pizza doesn’t have to taste bland or be dry and crumbly. Not only is this crust tasty, it’s base is garbanzo bean flour- a healthier alternative to many gluten-free flour mixes, since it...
View ArticleLemon Water – A Morning Tonic?
I can’t remember exactly when I decided to start drinking lemon water every morning, but I’m happy that I did. Most likely I was following the advice of a well-respected person in the world of...
View ArticleTempeh Bourguignon
Serves 4 8 oz. package of tempeh, cut into ½ inch cubes 2 cups dry red wine 1 onion chopped 2 carrots cut into ½ inch dice 3 garlic cloves, pressed 1 TBS tamari or soy 3 TBS olive oil, divided ½ tsp....
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Zucchini Noodles & Meatballs
Is your zucchini and squashes overtaking your garden and kitchen? Thinly sliced or grated through a spiralizer, zucchini is a great alternative for noodle dishes. I was particularly pleased with...
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Feel Good Cake
We had a lot of fun sharing our center and 5 year birthday celebration with everyone last Thursday. The Sacramento Chamber came out for a ribbon cutting, we gave away discounted Gala tickets, a...
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Make Your Own Turmeric Milk
I’m always looking for ways to incorporate turmeric into my diet, due to its anti-inflammatory properties. Our bodies are burdened with so many inflammatory foods and situations, that everytime I...
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Tuscan Bean and Greens Soup
From the Kitchen of Kerin Gould and Produce with a Purpose: Ingredients Olive oil 4-10 cloves garlic (it’s up to you and the people around you) 1/2 medium onion 1 tbsp each basil and oregano...
View ArticleAuthentic Gazpacho from Andalucia
I learned this recipe from a friend from Seville, who loves his traditional culture and insists on authenticity. No celery, no broth, no other stuff allowed. NO “inventing” vegetarian Gazpacho, because...
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Wild About Mushrooms
The more you learn about mushrooms the more you realize they are the strangest items to grace our dinner plates. Fungi are neither plants nor animals, but their own kingdom. A honey fungus in the Blue...
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