Green Plantains

Fried Plantains

Straight from the tropical jungles of Jamaica, I’m personally sharing with you this incredibly simple recipe that’s both sweet, satisfying and a tasty addition to your dinner! Now I’m sure you saw the word “Fried” and thought “Jen, come on!  You’re into healthy stuff and you’re now telling me to fry something?” Yes and no.…

Slice of tomatoes

Sautéed Tomato Discs

Sometimes recipe ideas fall into your lap like raindrops. And that’s just what happened on this warm summer day.  I rushed to the Farmer’s Market after teaching my Saturday morning yoga class and found only a handful of stands left with fresh pickings to sell.  Fortunately, the two I visited are my absolute favorite farms…

Healthy Homemade Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Gluten Free Sweet Potato Fries

Enjoying the roasted savory sweetness that makes up gluten free sweet potato fries isn’t a very difficult task to handle. I love them for any meal of the day and even the occasional snack! Sweet potatoes are downright awesome for you and they can compliment almost any meal perfectly.  When I posted a photo of…

Green vegan sushi rolls with vegetables

Gluten-Free Avocado Sushi

I get asked quite a bit — “Is sushi gluten-free?” If you like sushi and assume that it’s gluten-free, you might be saddened to know that there’s a good chance that you’ll get glutened from eating it out at a restaurant.  Though I’m not a big fish person (especially not raw fish), but I’ve come to…

Lentil Tacos

Red Lentil Tacos (Vegan)

I often joke that I was born in the wrong part of the world because of how much I enjoy Latin American cuisine.  And tacos?  Well, I love me some tacos. The Red Lentil Taco recipe that I’m going to share with you today is courtesy of my friend Stephanie Laidlaw of Hope for Healing recipe…

Mexican Fried Rice

Mexican Fried Rice (GF, Vegan)

If you’re anything like me, then mostly likely you are a busy person.  In fact, the word “busy” might even be an understatement.  So what do you do when you’ve worked all day and arrive home famished? Trust me, last night I seriously considered going out to eat because I was on the brink of…