Recipes

If you love Mediterranean cuisine, this salad will knock your spicy Greek socks off!

I admit it: I’m a tofiend! I also used to be a feta fiend, before I understood the scale and scope of the animal cruelty inherent in dairy production (and how weird it was for a grown mammal like me to be unweaned). Now tofu feta tops my list of salad staples! I finally standardized my tofeta technique, resulting from extensive and enthusiastic R-&-D activities. Enjoy!

Serve this filling dish with crusty bread and mesclun salad, for a deliciously healthy homestyle meal!

A delicious, healthy way to have a cocktail and still enjoy the nutritional benefits of chia seeds, the Mango Mamma Margarita takes the popular Mamma Chia bottled chia seed drink and gives it an adult twist!

A delicious way to enjoy a daily dose of chia seeds for breakfast, the Mamma Chia Banana Breakfast Muffins incorporate the popular chia seed drink, Mamma Chia, for a sweet, fruity – and healthy – treat!

Try this easy Greek-style salad on wraps or pita sandwiches, for fast-yet-indulgent lunch-box fare!

If I had to choose one dish to represent my childhood, 
it would be this. I call this version ‘new-style’ because the kale is cut into thin strips and is cooked only until crisp-tender, which differs from the more traditional version. 
Ines, my Portuguese friend back home, would be proud. Serve this with crusty bread alongside.

It is probably time for me to go get a wee bit of an upgrade on my eye glasses prescription . . . I had this fantastic idea the other night to whip up a quick batch of quinoa pilaf and have it with a hearty spinach salad to make a nice healthy winter meal.

Are you planning to kick back and watch the big game? Superbowl food can be heavy on the animal products, but it doesn’t have to be! Check out this recipe for delicious vegan Superbowl nachos!

A perfect complement to a grilled cheese or simply as a lovely start to any dinner, this homey and comforting soup highlights the concentrated and wonderfully sweet flavor achieved by roasting tomatoes—and feel free to use tomatoes that are past their prime for eating raw; they’ll be perfect in this preparation. I like to load up when the tomatoes are on sale, roast them, transfer to a freezer bag, and use year-round for my soup cravings.

Don’t tell the other greens, but kale is my favorite! Packed with iron, calcium, beta carotene, vitamins, potassium, and healthful phytochemicals, it’s also one of the most versatile leafy green veggies around. If you haven’t tried massaged kale yet, well, you’re just cheating yourself! The rubdown removes the sharp ‘cabbage-y’ flavor, and magically transforms kale into the perfect raw salad green. This salad comes together quickly, and packs a nutritional power-punch — while making your taste buds keel over (er, kale over?) from happiness!

I adore soft-boiled eggs. So the fact that the folks at America’s Test Kitchen tested more than 1,000 to come up with a perfect technique made me happy.

Branzino is considered a delicacy in the Greek culture and can be prepared in a variety of ways. Reap the goodness of a protein-rich seafood option without having to smother it in melted butter. Herb roasted whole branzino is easy to prepare and has a succulent aroma. Try it today!