Lemon Cream with Berries

www.wholeliving.com, Serves 4  Ingredients: 1 tablespoon lemon zest¼ cup   fresh lemon juice1/3 cup Agave Nectar12 ounces firm or extra-firm silken tofu, drained1 cup fresh berries Directions: Combine 2 ½ teaspoons of the lemon zest, lemon juice, Agave, and tofu in a food processor. Puree ingredients until smooth, scraping down sides of the food processor as … Continued

Apricot Tomato Stir fry

This recipe is a delicious one-pot meal filled with a variety of wonderful antioxidants!    Ingredients   1 Tbsp Canola Oil 1 yellow onion, sliced 1 Tbsp minced garlic 1 Tbsp minced ginger 1 Tbsp ground turmeric 1 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 cup organic, low sodium vegetable broth 1 cup dried … Continued

How Sweet It Is! Part 2

By Keith Block, MD   Today we continue our review of alternatives to sugar and artificial sweeteners and will take a look at lo han guo.   Lo Han Guo Lo han guo comes from a vine that grows in China.  Like stevia, this plant contains intensely sweet phytochemicals.  These phytochemicals are called mogrosides.  They … Continued

How Sweet It Is!

Alternatives to Using Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners By Keith I. Block, MD   As patients make the decision to stop using table sugar and artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, they often have many questions about which sweeteners are OK to use, how they are best used, and how often they can use them.  We have … Continued

Dulse, Lettuce, and Tomato Sandwiches

www.theseaweedman.com, Serves 2   Ingredients:  ½ cup dulse Sesame oil 4 lettuce leaves 4 slices of tomatoes 4 slices of bread Veganaise     Directions:   Pan fry dulse in sesame oil until it crisps, turns yellow/green, and smells like bacon. Spread veganaise on toasted bread, add lettuce, dulse, and tomato. A DLT!  For more information on … Continued

Preventing Colon Cancer: What You Need to Know

By Keith Block, MD According to the Colon Cancer Alliance, colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths.  The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2012, 143,460 people will be diagnosed and that 51,690 will die from colon cancer in the United … Continued

Apricot Tomato Stir fry

Servings: 4-6 This recipe is a delicious one-pot meal filled with a variety of wonderful antioxidants!    Ingredients   1 Tbsp Canola Oil 1 yellow onion, sliced 1 Tbsp minced garlic 1 Tbsp minced ginger 1 Tbsp ground turmeric 1 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 cup organic, low sodium vegetable broth 1 … Continued

Put the Tex in Your Mex Chili

Recipe from:  The 30 Minute Vegan   By: M. Reinfeld & J. Murray, pg. 240  Yield: 6-8 Servings     Ingredients: 4 cups          water or vegetable stock 1 ½ tbsp.       chili powder 1 tbsp.         cumin, ground 1 cup           yellow onion, peeled, cored, and small dice 1 cup           celery, sliced or diced 4 each          garlic cloves, pressed or … Continued

Almosan Sprinkle (for Lasagna Rolls)

Use in place or Parmesan or Romano cheese. ½ cup              blanched almonds ¼ cup            Nutritional Yeast (try KAL brand) 1 teaspoon       onion powder 1 teaspoon       garlic powder 1 teaspoon       sea salt Instructions: Grind almonds into a fine powder in a coffee grinder, blender or food processor.  Transfer almond powder to a container with a … Continued

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