Posts tagged lunch

Sweet and Savory Spinach Delight
You’ll Need
1/4 whole pineapple chopped
1 avocado
1 orange bell pepper
4 handfulls spinach
1 table spoon balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
sprinkle crush red pepper flakes
Now What
Chop and combine pineapple, bell pepper, avocado & spinach
Mix dijon, balsamic and red pepper flakes in separate bowl
Combine and Mix
Enjoy!

Sweet and Savory Spinach Delight

You’ll Need

1/4 whole pineapple chopped

1 avocado

1 orange bell pepper

4 handfulls spinach

1 table spoon balsamic vinegar

1 teaspoon dijon mustard

sprinkle crush red pepper flakes

Now What

Chop and combine pineapple, bell pepper, avocado & spinach

Mix dijon, balsamic and red pepper flakes in separate bowl

Combine and Mix

Enjoy!

Kale Risotto
Serves 4 - yay for leftovers!
You’ll Need
1/2 cup lentils
1/2 cup wild rice
4 big handfuls of kale
1 table spoon dijon
4 shakes hot sauce
2 table spoons balsamic
1 table spoon nutritional yeast
Now What
Cook rice and lentils together. Under do them so there is a bit of water in the pot. About 15 minutes. Remove from heat. 
Steam kale
Combine rice & lentils with steamed kale
Combine dijon, hot sauce & balsamic together
Pour mixture over dish
Mix well
Sprinkle nutritional yeast over top
Enjoy!

Kale Risotto

Serves 4 - yay for leftovers!

You’ll Need

1/2 cup lentils

1/2 cup wild rice

4 big handfuls of kale

1 table spoon dijon

4 shakes hot sauce

2 table spoons balsamic

1 table spoon nutritional yeast

Now What

Cook rice and lentils together. Under do them so there is a bit of water in the pot. About 15 minutes. Remove from heat. 

Steam kale

Combine rice & lentils with steamed kale

Combine dijon, hot sauce & balsamic together

Pour mixture over dish

Mix well

Sprinkle nutritional yeast over top

Enjoy!

Spicy Sauteed Mushroom & Kale
You’ll Need
2 stalks of kale
2 handfulls of mushrooms
1 table spoon earth balance 
1/2 lemon
3 shakes your favorite hot sauce
Steamer
pot and skillet
Now What
Break kale into manageable pieces and steam
Add earth balance to skillet over medium heat
Chop and add mushrooms to skillet
Stir while heating about 3 minutes
Add steamed kale to skillet
Stir and heat until kale and mushrooms reduce in size a bit (about 5 minutes)
Add squeezed lemon to mixture
Add hot sauce
Give it one last stir
Remove from heat, dish out and enjoy!

Spicy Sauteed Mushroom & Kale

You’ll Need

2 stalks of kale

2 handfulls of mushrooms

1 table spoon earth balance 

1/2 lemon

3 shakes your favorite hot sauce

Steamer

pot and skillet

Now What

Break kale into manageable pieces and steam

Add earth balance to skillet over medium heat

Chop and add mushrooms to skillet

Stir while heating about 3 minutes

Add steamed kale to skillet

Stir and heat until kale and mushrooms reduce in size a bit (about 5 minutes)

Add squeezed lemon to mixture

Add hot sauce

Give it one last stir

Remove from heat, dish out and enjoy!

Spring Spice Chopt Delight! 
You’ll Need
(makes 2+ bowls / servings)
2 handfuls kale
1 apple
1 handful of cauliflower
5 mushrooms (any kind)
1 red bell pepper
1/2 lemon
1 table spoon dijon 
2 table spoons balsamic
2 shakes your favorite hot sauce
Now What
Squeeze lemon juice over kale and massage until shrinks
Mix veggies in big bowl
Mix dijon balsamic and hot sauce in little bowl
Pour dijon mixture over veggies and mix
Enjoy!

Spring Spice Chopt Delight! 

You’ll Need

(makes 2+ bowls / servings)

2 handfuls kale

1 apple

1 handful of cauliflower

5 mushrooms (any kind)

1 red bell pepper

1/2 lemon

1 table spoon dijon 

2 table spoons balsamic

2 shakes your favorite hot sauce

Now What

Squeeze lemon juice over kale and massage until shrinks

Mix veggies in big bowl

Mix dijon balsamic and hot sauce in little bowl

Pour dijon mixture over veggies and mix

Enjoy!

Spicy Mix Veggie Delight!
You’ll Need
2 handfulls kale
1/2 cucumber
1 yellow bell pepper
2 stalks celery
1 inch hot pepper
1 tomato
Dressing
1/2 table spoon dijon
1 table spoon balsaic
3 shakes your fav hot sauce
Now What
Chop and mix veggies
Stir dressing ingredients
Combine and mix
Enjoy!

Spicy Mix Veggie Delight!

You’ll Need

2 handfulls kale

1/2 cucumber

1 yellow bell pepper

2 stalks celery

1 inch hot pepper

1 tomato

Dressing

1/2 table spoon dijon

1 table spoon balsaic

3 shakes your fav hot sauce

Now What

Chop and mix veggies

Stir dressing ingredients

Combine and mix

Enjoy!

Spicy Spinach Delight!
You’ll Need
Handfull Spinach
1 stalk celery
1/2 red pepper
Dressing
1/2 table spoon dijon
1 table spoon balsamic vinegar
3 shakes of your fav hot sauce
Now What
Chop veggies and combine
Mix ingredients for dressing
Toss and Enjoy!

Spicy Spinach Delight!

You’ll Need

Handfull Spinach

1 stalk celery

1/2 red pepper

Dressing

1/2 table spoon dijon

1 table spoon balsamic vinegar

3 shakes of your fav hot sauce

Now What

Chop veggies and combine

Mix ingredients for dressing

Toss and Enjoy!

Squash soup, Candied Sweet Potato Fries & Fresh Cucumbers!
You’ll Need
1 Squash
1 onion
1 garlic clove
1 sweet potato
1 cucumber
2 stalks of celery
1 table spoon maple syrup
1 table spoon olive oil
3 cups of veggie stock
sea salt
vitamix or immersion blender
Now What
Cut up squash into 2 inch cubes
Dice up a couple stalks of celery
Dice up onion and garlic
Place diced up squash, onion, celery, and garlic on cookie sheet
Bake it up for 30 minutes on 450 degrees
Peel off skins of squash
Put everything in the blender or vitamix - including veggie stock
vitamix it up
Put everything in sauce pan and stir and simmer it up
Enjoy!
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Chop up 1 sweet potato 
mix up 2 table spoons of maple syrup, 1 table spoon olive oil and some sea salt
mix up potato slices in syrup mixture
bake on cookie sheet at 450 for 30 minutes
Enjoy!
Adorn with sliced cucumbers!
Enjoy!!

Squash soup, Candied Sweet Potato Fries & Fresh Cucumbers!

You’ll Need

1 Squash

1 onion

1 garlic clove

1 sweet potato

1 cucumber

2 stalks of celery

1 table spoon maple syrup

1 table spoon olive oil

3 cups of veggie stock

sea salt

vitamix or immersion blender

Now What

Cut up squash into 2 inch cubes

Dice up a couple stalks of celery

Dice up onion and garlic

Place diced up squash, onion, celery, and garlic on cookie sheet

Bake it up for 30 minutes on 450 degrees

Peel off skins of squash

Put everything in the blender or vitamix - including veggie stock

vitamix it up

Put everything in sauce pan and stir and simmer it up

Enjoy!

Candied Sweet Potatoes

Chop up 1 sweet potato 

mix up 2 table spoons of maple syrup, 1 table spoon olive oil and some sea salt

mix up potato slices in syrup mixture

bake on cookie sheet at 450 for 30 minutes

Enjoy!

Adorn with sliced cucumbers!

Enjoy!!

What would Popeye do?
3 big handfulls organic spinach
put it in the steamer - steam it up
squeeze fresh lemon and add a bit of super nice sea salt
make a cashew rainbow!
enjoy!
xo

What would Popeye do?

3 big handfulls organic spinach

put it in the steamer - steam it up

squeeze fresh lemon and add a bit of super nice sea salt

make a cashew rainbow!

enjoy!

xo

lentils, rice & beans with steamed kale, arugula and carrots! Warmed with salsa and corn tortillas! What’s for lunch at your house? xo

lentils, rice & beans with steamed kale, arugula and carrots! Warmed with salsa and corn tortillas! What’s for lunch at your house? xo

French Toast with chocolate and banana :)
You’ll Need
2 bananas
almond milk
chopped chocolate
your favorite bread
Now What
Mash everything together (except the bread)
Dip bread
Cook each side in cast iron skillet
top with maple syrup or not
enjoy!
Watch the video!

French Toast with chocolate and banana :)

You’ll Need

2 bananas

almond milk

chopped chocolate

your favorite bread

Now What

Mash everything together (except the bread)

Dip bread

Cook each side in cast iron skillet

top with maple syrup or not

enjoy!

Watch the video!

Healthy Mexican Wrap! Enjoy! 

Lunch! Hummus red pepper avocado olive wrap with sun made blueberry iced tea.

Lunch! Hummus red pepper avocado olive wrap with sun made blueberry iced tea.

Arugula yellow pepper, avocado, olive & hummus wrap. It’s what’s for lunch

Arugula yellow pepper, avocado, olive & hummus wrap. It’s what’s for lunch

Arugula, apple, with fresh squeezed orange juice as dressing.

Arugula, apple, with fresh squeezed orange juice as dressing.