Category Archives: Recipes

ALL of my recipes are vegan- (animal product free); white and brown sugar-free; corn-free; gluten- free and nightshade-free.

Most are also oil free, as well as whole food, plant based.

The most common nightshade foods are: tomatoes; white potatoes; eggplant; all varieties of peppers- (except for the seasoning black pepper); and some seasonings which are made with different varieties of peppers- such as chili powder, cayenne pepper, etc.

I do not use ANY butter, margarine, or shortening- not even vegan versions.

I do NOT use ANY packaged food substitutes- like Earth Balance Butter; Ener-g egg replacement; vegan chocolate chips; vegan cream cheese; etc. (I get VERY frustrated when I see a recipe that looks good, and then it has those kinds of pretend food ingredients in it!)

I use Himalayan Pink salt; Tellicherry black pepper; and MANY other seasonings. (Please read the labels on your spices carefully- a lot of them contain chemicals, preservatives, gluten and/or nightshades- like cayenne pepper.)

I pan- fry my foods on white, ceramic, non-stick cookware.

I write most of these recipes myself, and I will give credit where due to anyone else whose recipes that I post.

For those of you who eat raw, I really enjoy Jennifer Cornbleet’s recipes. She uses ingredients that are usually available locally- and that are not as expensive as the ingredients in some of the other raw recipes that we have seen.

We have her book “Raw Food Made Easy” and I love it! (I also watch her videos on You Tube).

The appliances that I use for most of my food preparation are the Ninja Duo- IQ blender/food processor; and the Cuisinart spice and nut grinder.

I also use the Blendtec Electric Kitchen Grain Mill to grind grain into flour.

I bake in a counter top oven; and reheat my baked goods in a toaster oven.

I DO NOT use a microwave- except to heat up the pad for my neck when it gets sore!