Healthy Keto Avocado Hummus

This tasty keto & paleo hummus combines some of the healthiest fats from avocado, macadamia nuts and extra virgin olive oil – all of these ketogenic foods are fantastic sources of heart-healthy monounsaturated fatty acids. Avocado and macadamias are also high in electrolytes, especially magnesium and potassium. You wouldn’t believe how well soaked macadamia nuts

Vegan Pho

Pho was the dish my family gathered around every Sunday, whether we were at home or at our favorite spot in Los Angeles’s Chinatown. Even as I started to cook more vegetarian food as an adult, my craving for a filling, soul-edifying pho remained, and I spent years chasing down the right combination of ingredients

Nectarine and basil salad

Serves 4 Author Notes Simple, late summer food. Sweet nectarines from the farmers’ market plus basil from my terrace made this a simple but very delicious salad. Do not be tempted to futz with it. —Marie Viljoen Ingredients 3 Ripe nectarines 1/4 cup Mixed basil leaves: purple, Greek, sweet Thai 1 scallion, thinly sliced 1/2

So Much More Than Roasted Red Peppers

Makes 2 cups Author Notes When peppers are in season I can not grill and eat enough of them. In the winter they are so-so but VERY expensive. I have found a jarred red and yellow roasted peppers at Whole Foods but nothing tastes like peppers grilled black on the Weber, peeled and dressed simply

Grilled corn with smokey peach butter

Serves 6 Author Notes Minnesota has a great State Fair (don’t miss it, don’t even delay…). However, when I was growing up, my family did not really appreciate it. We were not farm people. And my mother’s European sensibilities made her look at the fair with a raised eyebrow. But, then some of our dear

Mama Claire’s French Bread

Makes 2 loaves Author Notes When I was small, I remember going to school with a lunch box (yes, we used lunch boxes back then) filled with what, at the time, were dreadfully embarrassing lunches. Slices of homemade french bread bracketing weird fillings (cream cheese and olives), veggies grown from our garden and milk in

The Best Keto Dinner Rolls

These are the best keto dinner rolls to help replace bread in your low carb lifestyle. This recipe is easy, filling, and delicious! Bread. One of the hardest foods to give up when going low carb/keto. Some people miss the smell. For some it’s the texture. For most it’s the sweet, sweet taste. While it

Rosemary & Orange Rice & Lentils

Serves 2 Author Notes This is a very easy recipe. The ideal recipe for when you come home from work, desperately think you’re detoxing and desperately want to eat good food, NOW, little cooking, no thinking, no worries! —Claudia | Gourmet Project Ingredients 120 grams brown basmati rice 120 grams precooked/canned lentils 1 tablespoon extra-virgin

Asian Chicken on a Stick

Ingredients:15 whole Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs, Trimmed Of Excess Fat10 whole Bamboo Skewers_____FOR THE MARINADE:½ cups Soy Sauce¾ cups Pineapple Juice¾ cups Cola (no Diet)4 cloves Garlic, Crushed1 teaspoon Ginger Paste1 teaspoon Chinese Five Spice½ teaspoons Black Pepper, Ground Fresh½ teaspoons Red Pepper Flakes_____FOR THE GLAZE:½ cups Chili Sauce (Heinz, Of Course)⅓ cups Hoisin Sauce¼

Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie with Carrots and Mushrooms

This Shepherd’s Pie is vegetarian comfort food at its best. Carrots, mushrooms, peas, and green beans bathed in a creamy sauce and topped with cheesy mashed potatoes make a diner’s delight! Sally Vargas Shepherd’s pie is the original comfort food. Creamy mashed potatoes blanketing a steamy, saucy filling make it high on the list for