Even though we enjoyed a beautiful, warm, sunny day here today, hard core fall is coming. This menu has some heavier, more substantial meals using seasonal produce. Pears are plentiful right now and citrus is coming into its best season soon. You should be able to score some great tasting produce at reasonable prices! Breakfast…

Breakfast Orange Banana Breakfast Salad serves 2 ~ $2.25 per serving Orange Banana Breakfast Salad serves 2 ~ $2.25 per serving This salad is so simple and is delicious and super healthy for breakfast. It’s the very beginning of citrus season so oranges are exceptionally tasty right now as well.  ingedients salad 1 head romaine,…

Orange Banana Breakfast Salad serves 2 ~ $2.25 per serving This salad is so simple and is delicious and super healthy for breakfast. It’s the very beginning of citrus season so oranges are exceptionally tasty right now as well.  ingedients salad 1 head romaine, chopped ($1.70) 1 orange, peeled and sectioned ($.50) 1 banana, sliced…

Breakfast Apple Mango Smoothie serves 1 ~ $2.10 per serving ingredients 1 apple, washed (peeled if not organic) ($.60) 1 cup mango,chunks, fresh or frozen ($1.00) 1 banana, sliced and frozen 1 handful kale leaves ($.50) 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup ice water for blending (more or less depending on how thick…

    Raw Chocolate Fudgesicles serves 4 ~ $.95 per serving     OK, so this is something that was stored in my recipe files from back in the summer (that flew by SO fast!) when it was hot and sticky out. But hey, chocolate, right? It’s still delicious and fun … ! I love…

Red Pepper Pasta serves 2 ~ $2.80 per serving 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced ($.70) 1 yellow or orange bell pepper, thinly sliced ($.70) 1 cup mushrooms, sliced ($1.50) 1 cup black or kalamata olives ($1.50) 1/2 cup thinly sliced onion ($.20) 1/4 cup olive oil ($.20) 2 tablespoons lemon juice ($.40) 2 tablespoons…

Apple Mango Smoothie serves 1 ~ $2.10 per serving ingredients 1 apple, washed (peeled if not organic) ($.60) 1 cup mango,chunks, fresh or frozen ($1.00) 1 banana, sliced and frozen 1 handful kale leaves ($.50) 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup ice water for blending (more or less depending on how thick you…

Salad with Turmeric Dressing serves 2 ~ $2.55 per serving Turmeric is a root related to ginger. It’s a little hot and spicy, which makes it delicious. It’s active ingredient, curcumin, is also a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory that could improve all sorts of things from arthritis to diabetes. Buy the fresh root and use…

Breakfast Pumpkin Spice Smoothie serves 2 ~ $.70 per serving ingredients 2 carrots ($.30) 2 bananas, sliced and frozen ($.40) 1 apple, peeled and chopped ($.50) 1 tablespoon agave ($.20) 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice water for blending, about 1 cup directions In a blender, puree all ingredients until very smooth. A high speed blender…

Hello everyone! I have some wonderful and exciting news! I am going to be teaching on Life Book 2016 next year! I can’t even begin to explain how happy I am to be a part of this lovely course. It’s a wonderful opportunity for artistic and personal growth :). And even MORE exciting news is…