Tropical Pineapple Rice

If you have a craving for fresh, juicy pineapple like Kemal’s been having, this tropical pineapple fried rice might be just what you need to satisfy those cravings.

This festive vegetarian dish also makes a perfect centerpiece for your table…brightening the entire room and filling it with the sweet, fragrant smell of the tropics.

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Lettuce Wraps with Quinoa, Fruit and Veggie Salad

Need a healthy pick-me-up? Make a quinoa fruit and veggie salad. Then wrap it up in Bibb lettuce and tie it with a scallion.

That’s what I did today.

These lettuce wraps are…

Cute. Delicious. Healthy.

Colorful. Delightful. Wholesome.

They taste fantastic, and they’ll pick you up and give you energy without making your blood sugar crash later.

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Creamy Peas and Pasta (Paglia e Fieno)

This creamy and luscious pasta dish is perfect for those evenings when you just don’t have time to cook or when you have unexpected guests and need to make something quickly. It takes only about 15 minutes from start to finish to make it, but it tastes like a million bucks!!

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Russian Salad

It seems like around the holidays, many folks end up with a lot of leftover turkey. Here’s an interesting and tasty salad for you to try that will include some of that leftover turkey. My friend, Vesna, makes this salad, and I really enjoy it. It’s quick and easy, not to mention quite delicious. … [read more]

Vesna’s Vegetable Soup

My friend, Vesna, is a wonderful cook, and a few days ago she made a delicious and very healthy meal for us that included a vegetable soup that my taste buds and stomach fell in love with! She was happy to share the recipe with me, and I just finished making it a … [read more]