Diet Food: Grapefruit - Top 50 Spring Diet Foods for Weight Loss - Shape Magazine - Page 3 "Studies show that the chemical properties in grapefruit can reduce insulin levels, which promote weight loss and boosts metabolism, plus it's an excellent source of vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, and fiber," says Rathbun. Make a satisfying spring lunch with this warm grapefruit and quinoa salad recipe. You can use your keyboard to see the next slide ( ← previous, → next) Try these delicious spring foods that will boost your metabolism and help you lose weight quickly. Promo Subtitle These delicious seasonal foods help boost metabolism so you can lose that extra layer. Image Alt Text Top 50 Spring Diet Foods for Weight Loss Title Text Media Folder: Media Root By Jessica Smith Topics: FeaturedTopic: spring foods FB like each slide Related articles
Homemade Raw Vegan Ice Cream Bars! Yes, another ice cream recipe! Funny that I am posting this today, because I started a juice fast this morning! I feel like I really need it because (believe it or not) I have been eating a lot of heavy vegan food lately…Good thing that ice cream does not go bad, coz these little guys will have to wait for me a while in my freezer Anyway, back to the ice cream! I got these cool molds to make ice cream bars at home and I wanted to make a raw vegan version of the classic ice cream I used to eat as a child. For the chocolate ice cream I used my basic chocolate avocado pudding as a base. Chocolate Pudding Ice cream Base -4 ripe avocados/ 4 ώριμα αβοκάντο -1 cup raw cacao powder/ 1 κούπα ωμή σκόνη κακάο -1 cup agave nectar/ 1 κούπα σιρόπι αγαύης -1/2 cup water/ 1/2 κούπα νερό Blend everything in a high-speed blender until completely smooth and transfer in ice cream molds. Place all the ingredients in a double boiler on medium heat and stir until everything melts and comes together. Enjoy!
5 Simple Veggie Dinner Ideas Here are five veggie dinner ideas for during the week: {Photo courtesy of Tomatoes and Friends} Quinoa, Black Bean, and Mango Salad – A must-try summer salad! CLICK HERE for the recipe. {Photo courtesy of Little House of Veggies} Morgan’s Crispy Vegetable Lavash Wraps with Spicy Hummus Dip! Guacamole Portobello Mushroom. {Photo courtesy of Rhymes with Vegan} A crowd-pleasing pasta salad. {Photo courtesy of PeaSoupEats}CLICK HERE for the recipe to this beautiful veggie and rice stir-fry.
The GOOD Lunch: Lentil-Potato-Spinach Soup - Food - GOOD Welcome to The GOOD Lunch. Every Tuesday and Thursday for the next year, the GOOD team has pledged to take it in turns to cook and share a big bowl of healthy, vegetarian, seasonal soup or salad. We're on the hunt for new recipes that are easy to bring, serve, and share in the workplace, and we will post everything we try, along with a five-star ranking of its portability and taste. Lentil-Potato-Spinach Soup (inspired by a Bon Appetit recipe from May 1995) The Ingredients: Makes 10-12 servings 1/2 cup olive oil 6-8 large garlic cloves, chopped 3 quarts canned vegetable broth 4 cup lentils, rinsed, picked over 2 lbs red-skinned potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 3 lemons 1 lb torn fresh spinach leaves (about 6 quarts) 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 cup chopped fresh mint (dried will suffice if you cannot find fresh) Crumbled feta cheese (optional) The Method: • Heat olive oil in large pot over medium heat.
Vegetable Lasagna Cupcakes How about a couple of cupcakes for dinner? I haven’t made lasagna in ages but after seeing the oh-so-cute Petite Lasagnas at Can You Stay For Dinner?, I just had to make a vegan version. Super easy to make using wonton wrappers, the mini lasagnas bake in about ten minutes or so. I didn’t bother to replace the meat in the sauce called for in the original recipe, I just went with vegetables – fresh shiitake mushrooms and baby zucchini from the farmers market. Once cool enough to handle, you can actually pick one up and eat it without a fork. I only wish the Daiya cheese was a little more melted (I would have left it in the oven for a bit longer but the tips of the wontons were getting to be pretty brown and I have a very touchy smoke detector). Vegetable Lasagna CupcakesMakes 12 24 wonton wrappers 1 cup pasta sauce or spaghetti sauce 1/4 cup of your favorite cheese To make the vegetable filling, heat a wok or sauté pan to hot. Next, make the tofu ricotta. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Sticky Balsamic Ribs OK, Folks. No joke, these are the best ribs ever!! I always look at reader reviews when I choose a recipe. They help me decide whether a recipe is worth it, or not. Well, this one had rave reviews...many calling the ribs award-worthy, contest winning, etc. Those words were the truth. Begin with some fresh rosemary. Finely chop 2 tablespoons worth & put it in a mixing bowl. 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar & 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper {I cut back on this a bit, as I was serving this to kids}. Next, peel 8 cloves of garlic. Mince them up & add 1 teaspoon of kosher salt {right on top of the garlic}. Add this to the mixing bowl, along with a 1/2 tablespoon of kosher salt & 1/2 teaspoon pepper and stir everything up. Next, you will need 4 racks of baby back pork ribs. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Cover tightly with foil & roast the ribs until the meat is very tender, about 1 3/4 hours. Add 1 cup of water to the pan & using a wooden spoon, scrape up all the brown bits.
Cheeky Kitchen & Good, Holy Heck Portabella Burgers - StumbleUpon People. I know you’re busy. I know you’ve got things to do and people relying on you. Hogwash. There is nothing more important than you grabbing your keys, hightailing it to the grocers, and buying everything you need to make these burgers stat. Yes, I said STAT. Thing is, I can prove to you how awesome these burgers are by telling you a story. I was working on a bunch of freelance recipes this morning. Do you see where this is going? Hmmm. And then, good high and holy heck. Topped with tomatoes. Suddenly I realized…Tablespoon wasn’t getting this recipe. Yes, I just said Basil Mayonnaise. Hello? What?! Because I didn’t want to do this to you. These are seriously the best portabella burgers ever. Chow Vegan 84th&3rd | Spicy Carrot, Tomato and Lentil Soup I love soup. I know, it’s a big statement. There is this little cafe downstairs from my day-job office. They are friendly, and they make a good cup of tea and they have soup at lunch….$8.50 soup. This soup was inspired by one of their regular ones, and it is so simple I have made it twice already. Also, winter is really getting to me this year. At $8.50 a bowl I had to give this a go. Spicy Carrot, Tomato and Lentil Soup Ingredients: 500g [1lb] carrots – approx 3 large or lots of small ones 1 large brown onion 1-2 cloves garlic 2 cans chopped tomatoes in juice* 3/4 cup dry French Green Lentils* 3 cans stock [or water with 2 tsp stock powder] 1 Tbsp Italian mixed herbs 1-2 tsp hot paprika [optional] Olive Oil, Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper Full Method in Under 100 words: Roughly chop onion and garlic and saute on low in a splash of olive oil for two mins. Add lentils and spices and stir for a minute or two to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serves 4-6 Notes:
Vegan Ricotta and Spinach Lasagna for Two « Quiche-a-Week 1/2 lasagna: 376 calories // 27g carbs // 27g fat // 11g protein // 4g fiber // 4g sugar Back at the end of June (I checked Foursquare [it does have a point!]), my dad came to visit me in New York. would you like some haphazardly placed basil leaves that speak to my laissez faire lifestyle? The standout, at-least-one-person-at-your-table-has-to-order-it, miraculous entree is the Zucchini, Local Heirloom Tomato Lasagna. I find this half 4″ lasagna incredibly intimidating.That’s just a lot of layers, man. Because their full lasagna recipe sounds exhausting, I just made Pure Food and Wine’s vegan pine nut based ricotta cheese. That’s right. Vegan Ricotta and Spinach Lasagna for Two…or One Really, Really Hungry Vegan.Ricotta recipe poached from Pure Food and Wine Vegan Ricotta Ingredients (you’ll use about ⅓ of this later on): For the lasagna: Make your vegan ricotta, dreamers: Soak the pine nuts for at least an hour in a jar or something with about an inch of water topping the nuts. Like this:
15 International Twists On Meatball Recipes Like dumplings, every culture has a meatball recipe. From Italy to Sweden to China and beyond, the delicious reward of rolling ground meat and spices together seems to be a pretty universal concept. Whether you want to tuck into a plate of spaghetti and meatballs, wolf down a meatball sub in front of the game or throw a cocktail party with mini-meatballs, we'd be hard-pressed to find an occasion that they weren't appropriate for (yes, you can even make vegetarian versions, if you're into that kind of thing). We found some of our favorite meatballs from around the world to share with you today. Let us know if we missed your favorite version, and bonus points will be awarded to anyone who throws a Meatballs of the World party. John Kernick