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Veggie Lunch! - Serves 2
You’ll Need
Handful of pasta (I had leftovers)
2 big handfulls of spinach
1 tomato
1/2 cucumber
1 orange bell pepper
5 mushrooms
Dressing
1/2 table spoon dijion
2 table spoons balsamic
1/2 table spoon nutritional yeast
mix it up
Now What
Chop and mix everything
Enjoy!

Veggie Lunch! - Serves 2

You’ll Need

Handful of pasta (I had leftovers)

2 big handfulls of spinach

1 tomato

1/2 cucumber

1 orange bell pepper

5 mushrooms

Dressing

1/2 table spoon dijion

2 table spoons balsamic

1/2 table spoon nutritional yeast

mix it up

Now What

Chop and mix everything

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!

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!

Indian Veggie Surprise
You’ll need
1 cup mixed rice / lentils / split peas
2 sweet potatoes
1 yellow bell pepper
1 red onion
5 handfulls of spinach
2 cups chopped mushrooms
turmeric
red pepper flakes
simmer sauce
Now What
cook rice mix 
chop potatoes and soak in water for 10 minutes
chop onions. add to skillet on medium heat. little earth balance in skillet
drain potatoes. add turmeric and red pepper flakes to potatoes
add potatoes to skillet
stir mixture and cook for 10 minutes
chop and add bell pepper
chop and add mushrooms
add spinach and stir until spinach shrinks
add rice mixture and stir up
add (or skip) 1/2 cup simmer sauce
stir for 2 minutes 
remove from heat and enjoy!

Indian Veggie Surprise

You’ll need

1 cup mixed rice / lentils / split peas

2 sweet potatoes

1 yellow bell pepper

1 red onion

5 handfulls of spinach

2 cups chopped mushrooms

turmeric

red pepper flakes

simmer sauce

Now What

cook rice mix 

chop potatoes and soak in water for 10 minutes

chop onions. add to skillet on medium heat. little earth balance in skillet

drain potatoes. add turmeric and red pepper flakes to potatoes

add potatoes to skillet

stir mixture and cook for 10 minutes

chop and add bell pepper

chop and add mushrooms

add spinach and stir until spinach shrinks

add rice mixture and stir up

add (or skip) 1/2 cup simmer sauce

stir for 2 minutes 

remove from heat and enjoy!

Heart Healthy Spinach Delight!
Serves 2 - or 1 for now and one for later!
4 big handfulls of spinach
1 red bell pepper
1 big handfull of mushrooms
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 lemon
1/2 tablespoon dijon
2 tablespoons balsamic
Now What
Cut and mix all ingredients
Mix dijon and balsamic
Mix everything and enjoy!
xo
Tara

Heart Healthy Spinach Delight!

Serves 2 - or 1 for now and one for later!

4 big handfulls of spinach

1 red bell pepper

1 big handfull of mushrooms

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

1/2 lemon

1/2 tablespoon dijon

2 tablespoons balsamic

Now What

Cut and mix all ingredients

Mix dijon and balsamic

Mix everything and enjoy!

xo

Tara

Savory & Spicy Mushroom Hummus Bites
You’ll Need 
4 mushrooms
handful of spinach
3 table spoons of hummus
1 red bell pepper
1/2 table spoon balsamic vinegar
1/4 table spoon olive oil
2 shakes your favorite hot sauce
Now What
Slice mushrooms in horizontal pieces
Mix spinach with balsamic, olive oil, and hot sauce
Slice bell pepper
Spoon hummus on mushroom slices
add 3 or 4 spinach leaves 
Top with mushroom cap
Top bites with bell pepper for garnish
Enjoy!

Savory & Spicy Mushroom Hummus Bites

You’ll Need 

4 mushrooms

handful of spinach

3 table spoons of hummus

1 red bell pepper

1/2 table spoon balsamic vinegar

1/4 table spoon olive oil

2 shakes your favorite hot sauce

Now What

Slice mushrooms in horizontal pieces

Mix spinach with balsamic, olive oil, and hot sauce

Slice bell pepper

Spoon hummus on mushroom slices

add 3 or 4 spinach leaves 

Top with mushroom cap

Top bites with bell pepper for garnish

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!

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

Spinach & Quinoa Delight! 

Steamed Spinach, chopped orange pepper, over lentils + rice + curry.

Steamed Spinach, chopped orange pepper, over lentils + rice + curry.

Dinner!
Lentils and wild rice
You’ll Need
1 cup lentils and rice (prepared)
1/2 jar curry
2 handfulls spinach
4 mushrooms
1 red onion
cast iron skillet
earth balance spread

Now What
In cast iron, add a bit of earth balance spread
chop and add onions
cook them onions up
add a few handfuls of spinach
stir it all up
chop and add mushrooms
stir it all up
add lentils and rice to the mixture
add curry
stir it all up
serve and enjoy!
xo
tara

Dinner!

Lentils and wild rice

You’ll Need

1 cup lentils and rice (prepared)

1/2 jar curry

2 handfulls spinach

4 mushrooms

1 red onion

cast iron skillet

earth balance spread

Now What

In cast iron, add a bit of earth balance spread

chop and add onions

cook them onions up

add a few handfuls of spinach

stir it all up

chop and add mushrooms

stir it all up

add lentils and rice to the mixture

add curry

stir it all up

serve and enjoy!

xo

tara

The surprise is that this tastes amazing and will leave you feeling fantastic! And it looks like a sunburst work of art so that’s fun too.

You’ll Need
1 cup of quinoa (prepared and set aside)
2 handfuls spinach
1 orange pepper
1 lemon
Now What
Prepare quinoa
Steam spinach
Cut pepper into slices
Build your sunshine from the bottom up
Quinoa on the bottom
Topped with Spinach
Orange pepper slices around the base
Squeeze fresh lemon all over
Enjoy!
xo
Tara
Original Article

The surprise is that this tastes amazing and will leave you feeling fantastic! And it looks like a sunburst work of art so that’s fun too.

You’ll Need

1 cup of quinoa (prepared and set aside)

2 handfuls spinach

1 orange pepper

1 lemon

Now What

Prepare quinoa

Steam spinach

Cut pepper into slices

Build your sunshine from the bottom up

Quinoa on the bottom

Topped with Spinach

Orange pepper slices around the base

Squeeze fresh lemon all over

Enjoy!

xo

Tara

lentils and rice + steamed spinach + curry = good!

lentils and rice + steamed spinach + curry = good!

This lunch rocks! Super savory, a bit sweet, and never boring!

You’ll Need
Handful of organic spinach
A few olives
1 organic pear
2 grape leaves
A couple mushrooms
wrap - your call

Now What
chop everything up
mix everything together
wrap it up and enjoy!

xo
Tara
Original Article

This lunch rocks! Super savory, a bit sweet, and never boring!

You’ll Need

Handful of organic spinach

A few olives

1 organic pear

2 grape leaves

A couple mushrooms

wrap - your call

Now What

chop everything up

mix everything together

wrap it up and enjoy!

xo

Tara