Chunky Vegetable Black Bean Soup

I know I have been on quite the soup kick lately.  This Chunky Vegetable Black Bean Soup will probably be my last one for a while.  I just can’t help it.

Soups are very healthy, filling and budget friendly! Also super easy.

 

Chunky Vegetable Black Bean Soup

 

This soup is packed with vegetables and the beans add protein, making this a complete meal.  It will definitely keep you full for quite a while.  This also makes a lot, so feel free to freeze some too.

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Mango and Black Bean Quinoa Salad

Summer is not totally over yet, so I am making you a Mango and Black Bean Quinoa Salad. I just love salads.

Last month when I went home to Boston, my stepmom made this awesome pasta salad with mangoes, black beans, corn, pasta, cilantro and lime.  I really enjoyed it, so I decided to come home and make a twist on that recipe. I used quinoa in place of the pasta, since I am not a huge pasta fan.  I think this came out really good!

Mango and Black Bean Quinoa Salad - My Whole Food Life

This would be perfect for parties and it’s also very easy to make.  This Mango and Black Bean Quinoa Salad is vegan and gluten free. I highly recommend topping it with avocado.  So good!

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Flourless Chocolate Cookies (Vegan, Gluten Free)

You have got to try these Flourless Chocolate Cookies!!  Ever since I first tried the peanut butter cookies, I have been wanting to do a chocolate version.

So I finally got around to it and these flourless cookies came out great!  These healthy cookies have a very small ingredient list too.  Only 7 ingredients.  If you like these, then you will also like my flourless toasted coconut caramel cookies or my cinnamon pecan cookies.

 

Flourless Chocolate Cookies - My Whole Food Life

 

These flourless chocolate cookies are so fudgy.  My older daughter Meadow could not stop putting her hands in batter.  I have to admit, I had a few tastes of the batter myself.  We whipped these cookies up in no time and you can too. 🙂

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Healthy Southwestern Salad (Vegan)

This Healthy Southwestern Salad is the perfect thing on these hot Texas days here!  I am all about cold salads in the summer, and this newest salad recipe is no exception.  It’s super good and refreshing.

This healthy southwestern salad is also very easy and inexpensive to make.  If you love salads as well, you might want to check out this post.

 

Healthy Southwestern Salad

 

In my world, everything is better with avocado.  Don’t you agree?  I just love the creaminess avocado adds to salads.  Yum!  I hope you enjoy this salad as much as I did.   It would be a great dish to take to a backyard party.

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Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers

I love veggie burgers.  Who doesn’t right?  Well store bought veggie burgers don’t cut it for me.  The rubbery texture and unidentifiable ingredients in store bought veggie burgers are enough to turn me off.  You can get so much more flavor and texture from homemade veggie burgers.  These sweet potato black bean burgers are a spin off my Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers.  If you have made those burgers, you will love these too!

Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers

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