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Easy Tomato Summer Salad (Vegan, Paleo)

June 7, 2015February 25, 2018 Melissa King 13 Comments

I am a huge salad freak. I love all kinds if you haven’t guessed by now. I really enjoy the simplicity of this easy tomato summer salad. You can make it with just a few ingredients.

You may already have them all in your pantry. This tomato summer would be great for any summer party. It fits any diet since it’s vegan, gluten free and paleo.

If you wanted to stretch it out, you can always serve it with quinoa as well. If you love salads too, you may love my post on 18 Quick and Healthy Salad Ideas or my Healthy Salad Dressing Recipes post.

It literally takes a few minutes to make this. I personally think it tastes even better after about 30 minutes. Once the flavors have time to marinate. I hope you enjoy this as much as we did.

Quinoa Vegetable Stir Fry

May 16, 2015May 16, 2015 Melissa King 16 Comments

Stir fries are a great way to use up odds and ends in the fridge. This Quinoa Vegetable Stir Fry comes together very quickly. I always keep some cooked grains or quinoa in the fridge to add to meals like this. This quinoa stir fry recipe is very versatile. Just use it as a base to add whatever veggies you like. I happened to have a couple orange peppers sitting around, so that was my starting point. I also love broccoli in my stir fries, so I made sure to add it.

These quinoa stir fry recipe is vegan, and it can easily be gluten free if you use Bragg’s aminos or coconut aminos instead of the soy sauce.

DIY Spring Rolls (Vegan and Gluten Free)

April 15, 2015May 27, 2017 Melissa King 27 Comments

DIY Spring Rolls. I love spring rolls. I always get them when we go out for Thai food. I just assumed they were hard to make. They are actually super easy!!

Not only am I sharing this great recipe for spring rolls, I also am hosting a giveaway from MightyNest for Earth Month. Yay!

One of my lucky readers will win these 3 beautiful bamboo cutting boards, and some other sustainably made bamboo products when you enter below. Good luck!

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Bamboo bread knife – For entertaining
Bamboo cheese plane – For entertaining
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Tomato Roasted Brussels Sprouts

April 13, 2015 Melissa King 6 Comments

I made you guys some Tomato Roasted Brussels Sprouts! We have been staying with my in-laws during our home renovation. My mother in law turned me on to yet another delicious way to roast Brussels sprouts. This recipe is super easy and it uses ingredients you already have in your kitchen. These tomato roasted Brussels sprouts are great as a side dish, or you can serve them over quinoa for a complete meal. If you also love Brussels Sprouts, you will also like my maple glazed Brussels sprouts are my shaved Brussels sprouts salad with a lemon vinaigrette.

These are seriously so good, I just eat them right off the tray! They don’t last long, so I suggest making a double batch.

Brussels Sprouts Salad with Almonds and Dates

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015 Melissa King 2 Comments

This Brussels Sprouts Salad with Almonds and Dates may be my most favorite salad ever. I know I said that about my quinoa salad with avocado and tomatoes, but this is just as good! You all know I love Brussels sprouts recipes. Especially my maple glazed Brussels sprouts. You have got to try this one!

I love the flavors in this. The dates help balance out the acidity of the dressing. This salad is very easy to prepare and should last several days. However, I would only add the avocado right before you are going to eat it. Otherwise, it will get too mushy and brown. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!

Chard and Chickpea Soup

January 21, 2015 Melissa King 41 Comments

Today I am really excited to talk about my friend Ricki Heller’s new cookbook. It’s called Living Candida-Free: 100 Recipes and a 3-Stage Program to Restore Your Health and Vitality. You may already know Ricki from her blog Ricki Heller. She is also the author of Naturally Sweet & Gluten-Free: Allergy-Friendly Vegan Desserts: 100 Recipes Without Gluten, Dairy, Eggs, or Refined Sugar. All her recipes are vegan and gluten free. For those of you unfamiliar with Candida, it is a fungus in the form of yeast. It lives in your mouth and intestines and it helps with digestion. When you have a Candida overgrowth, it can cause many issues. The main one is a leaky gut. Some of the signs and symptoms are: brain fog, frequent yeast infections, autoimmune disorders, skin issues and mood swings or depression. This book not only goes into great detail about Candida and how to fight it, but Ricki shares her own personal story. This is so much more than a cookbook.

I am sharing a recipe from the book today. It’s a Chard and Chickpea Soup that is super easy to prepare and also very tasty! Not only is is easy, it’s very budget friendly too!

Some of the other recipes I can’t wait to try are: Mojito Smoothie, Grain Free Granola Bowl, Zucchini Fritters, Raw Carrot Cake Energy Balls and Herbed Grain Free Gnocchi. I mean, how good do those sound?? I am also going to be giving away a copy of Living Candida Free to one lucky reader. Look for the giveaway at the end of the post! To buy the book click here.