Grilled Eggplant Lasagna Recipe

Weekend Supper Menu Hacks: Tuna Ceviche with Avocado and Serrano Chiles & Nightshade Napoleans

By tanya / July 22, 2016 /

While you’re busy pondering the next moves between the Kimye vs. Taylor Swift Snapchat/Twitter feud, and the heat is on blast outside, you’ll want something chill and chilled.

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Grilled asparagus and broccolini recipe

Grilled Asparagus and Broccolini

By tanya / July 20, 2016 /

This recipe is easy and versatile: You can bump up the flavor of the veggies by adding fresh lemon peel, garlic or ginger, red pepper flakes or cayenne.

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Grilled peaches with cinnamon and chocolate recipe

Grilled Peaches Kissed with Cinnamon and Chocolate

By tanya / July 19, 2016 /

Serve these simply delicious peaches on their own or, for a special occasion, alongside a scoop of Honey Ice Cream. This recipe is from The Clean Plates Cookbook ($17; Running Press) by Jared Koch with Jill Silverman Hough.

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Zucchini, Walnut and Flaxseed Tea Bread

Zucchini, Walnut and Flaxseed Tea Bread

By tanya / July 19, 2016 /

A little bit of a twist on the flavors and textures of carrot cake, this is a full-flavored, cinnamon-laced bread. Enjoy it as a tea cake or occasional morning treat. This recipe is from The Clean Plates Cookbook ($17; Running Press) by Jared Koch with Jill Silverman Hough.

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Tuna Ceviche With Avocado and Serrano Chiles Recipe

Tuna Ceviche with Avocado and Serrano Chiles

By tanya / July 18, 2016 /

Ceviche recipes vary from all over South and Central America. Tuna is often used for ceviche in Mexico, and the dish simply flavored with lime, chile, onion and cilantro. Serve the ceviche on leaf lettuce with tortilla chips along side. Pacific Ocean tuna, especially skipjack and albacore, are the most sustainable species. To find all…

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Grilled Eggplant Lasagna Recipe

Nightshade Napoleons

By tanya / July 18, 2016 /

This gluten-free, all-veggie “lasagna” uses thin slices of marinated raw zucchini instead of pasta to separate its slow-cooked, tender layers of grilled eggplant and grape tomatoes with rich and creamy Burrata. Serve at room temperature as a main course with grilled bread or as an appetizer before a very light dinner.

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Weekend Supper Menu Hacks: Ruby Plum Chicken & Tomato Salad

By tanya / July 15, 2016 /

It’s mid July and the only heat in your kitchen should come from you capturing PokeBalls at your stove on Pokemon Go. The last thing you want to do is turn the oven on. So how do you have a delicious, healthy simple feast without breaking a sweat? Turn on the grill, get out the…

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Coffee cake on a plate

5 New Healthy Products We Love: Volume 2

By tanya / July 12, 2016 /

Want to know what’s just hit the markets? These five better-for-you snacks and ingredients will keep you happy and fueled up all day long.

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Grilled chicken ruby plum compote

Grilled Chicken with Ruby Plum Compote

By tanya / July 10, 2016 /

Warmed, antioxidant-rich pomegranate-blueberry juice added to gorgeous wedges of ruby plums makes a quick compote that transforms simple grilled chicken breasts into a sensual feast. It pairs well with the Jersey Tomato and Wax Bean Salad.

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Jersey tomato bean salad

Jersey Tomato and Wax Bean Salad

By tanya / July 10, 2016 /

This simple vegetarian dish began with the idea of a deconstructed pesto: Sliced tomatoes, crisp-tender wax beans and baby arugula take on new meaning when drizzled with excellent olive oil gently infused with young garlic and topped with slivered sweet basil and roasted pine nuts. This pairs well with the Grilled Chicken with Ruby Plum Compote.

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Grilled poached eggs recipe

Grilled Poached Eggs

By tanya / July 9, 2016 /

Not everyone has the luxury of a gas grill with a side burner, but did you know with the right pan your grill can function as a cooktop or an oven?

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Around the Fire: Recipes for Inspired Grilling and Seasonal Feasting from Ox Restaurant

The Clean Plates Q & A: Greg and Gabrielle Denton

By tanya / July 1, 2016 /

Portland is known for many things, from an average of 154 days of rain to its stellar microbreweries to the wished-for Allergy Pride Parade (thanks Portlandia!) but grilling isn’t one of them…

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Gluten free tortillas

5 New Healthy Food Products We Love: Volume 1

By tanya / June 22, 2016 /

All of these wholesome items are addictive, delicious and sure to stay on your shopping list forever more…

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Radicchio

Balsamic Grilled Radicchio Salad

By tanya / June 21, 2016 /

This recipe is from Jeanine Donofrio’s The Love & Lemons Cookbook…

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Dragonfruit smoothie by PitayaPlus

Dragonfruit, Coconut Milk, and Banana Smoothie

By tanya / June 8, 2016 /
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black-rice-recipe

Black Rice, Tempeh, Broccoli and Kale

By tanya / June 8, 2016 /

This healthy, hearty vegetarian dinner recipe starring black rice, tempeh, broccoli and kale makes a filling and nutritious meal, with leftovers for lunch. This recipe is from The Clean Plates Cookbook ($20; Running Press) by Jared Koch and Jill Silverman Hough.

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Tart Cherry Mocktail

By tanya / June 6, 2016 /
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Avocado Ceviche

Heirloom Tomato and Avocado Ceviche

By tanya / June 6, 2016 /

A flavorful vegan twist on ceviche from L.A. chef Rachel Carr of Chavela

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Kale carrot salad

Kale-Carrot Salad
 with Hardboiled Eggs

By tanya / June 6, 2016 /

Kale, the trendy new green on everyone’s plates, makes its’ way into this simple salad dish. This recipe gets a nutrition boost from egg that makes it high in protein as well. Here are some tips to keep kale fresh as well.

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Robyn Youkilis

Perfect Detox Salad

By tanya / June 5, 2016 /

Avocado, sunflower seeds, and fresh mint combine in a bright, flavorful salad designed by a nutritionist as part of a digestion-friendly diet.

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Lukas Volger

Sushi Bowl with Glazed Sweet Potatoes, Daikon and Avocado

By tanya / June 5, 2016 /

This recipe is from Bowl: Vegetarian Recipes for Ramen, Pho, Bibimbap, Dumplings, and Other One-Dish Meals ($25; Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) by Lukas Volger.

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Blueberry Bliss Smoothie

Blueberry Bliss Smoothie

By tanya / May 18, 2016 /

You’ll drink this delicious blueberry smoothie to the very last drop. Easy to blend up in just minutes with a few healthy ingredients. 

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Blistered Broccoli With Garlic And Chiles

By tanya / March 4, 2016 /

Red chili pepper gives superfood broccoli a kick of spiciness

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Jar of chia jam

Mixed Berry Chia Jam

By tanya / February 16, 2016 /

Chia jam is a much healthier way to make jam reducing the sugar content drastically. Use some ingredients you have either frozen berries or fresh blueberries, strawberries, or blackberries. You can toss all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend, if you prefer that to hand mashing. However, the jam will…

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