Recipes — clean food

Pitaya and Protein Date Balls on Deck

Pitaya and Protein Date Balls on Deck

What’s the best kinda’ date? The one you can eat! This simple and delish recipe from my book always delivers just the right amount of sweetness and energy. By combining dates, which help to stabilize blood sugar with lots of fiber – the fresh apple, vanilla collagen protein, nuts and coconut, you get a little apple pie in every bite. And to make them a little more festive, I added some fuschia-colored Pitaya powder to the mix. Pure natural color. Here are the ingredients – hope you’ll try! 1 cup dried dates, pitted and chopped ½ cup slivered raw almonds...

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Clean Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Clean Thanksgiving Side Dishes

Your one-stop shop to FIVE amazing, clean, delicious takes on traditional Thanksgiving side dishes!!! Quinoa Cranberry Stuffing with ‘Sausage’ and Spinach Shiitake Mushroom Pan Gravy with Leeks Fennel and Roasted Beet Salad Roasted Garlic Mashed Cauliflower Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Crisped Turkey Bacon ____________________________________________________________ Quinoa Cranberry Stuffing with ‘Sausage’ and Spinach Ingredients: 3/4 cups red quinoa (if you can’t find red, use any color you can find) 1 1/2 cups low sodium vegetable broth 1/2 cup dried cranberries 2 tablespoons Earth Balance buttery spread 2 links chicken or vegan sausage (try Field Roast) 1 tablespoon minced garlic 6 cups spinach...

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FAVA BEAN VEGGIE BURGER WITH SPICY SAMBAL KETCHUP

FAVA BEAN VEGGIE BURGER WITH SPICY SAMBAL KETCHUP

I don’t think you understand how SERIOUS I took this assignment. This week is #nationalsandwichday and #worldveganday, so your girl here isn’t showing up with some limp biscuit of a square. I was after the perfect plant-based burger that would hold up to any steakhouse standards. This baby is double stacked and racked UP! 👀 I went to work on this recipe and produced what I think is a forking good replacement for store-bought veggie burgers using fava beans.  Yes, the ‘ful mudammas’ that Egyptians have been eating for literally thousands of years are the perfect umami bean for this...

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Cauliflower Baked Mac n Cheese

Cauliflower Baked Mac n Cheese

Creamy, crunchy and nutrient-packed, this mac and cheese tastes like an indulgence but it’s clean and absolutely addictive! Make it today and watch your family go crazy for it. Plant-based/Gluten-Free/Allergen-friendly Ingredients 2 cups cauliflower florets, washed with eatCleaner 2 tbsp avocado or extra virgin olive oil 1 shallot finely chopped 2 cloves garlic finely chopped 1 1/2 cup unsweetened oat milk or almond milk 1/4 cup nutritional yeast  1 tsp fine sea salt 1 tsp ground turmeric  1 cup unsalted raw cashews, soaked for at least an hour 1/2 tsp pepper  pinch paprika  1 lb gluten-free or high protein macaroni...

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