Avocado, Mango and Banana Puddin'
Vegan, Low Fat Spaghetti Alfredo - Quick and Easy!
You Will Need:
1 Spaghetti Squash
1 bag of cauliflower florets or 1 head, chopped (about 3-4 cups total)
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1/4-1/2 cup almond milk (any unflavored, unsweetened milk)
1 clove garlic, minced
salt
cracked pepper optional
To Make:
- Preheat oven to 400*F
- Slice spaghetti squash in half long ways
- Scoop out seeds in middle
- Place face down on a baking sheet. Make several piercings with a knife or fork.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes , until the top is not firm any more.
- While the squash is cooking, cauliflower until soft.
6. Strain out water and place boiled cauliflower in a blender
7. Add minced garlic, almond milk, sea salt to taste, and nutritional yeast.
8. Blend smooth.
9. Feel free to add more nutritional yeast and salt for a cheesier flavor.
10. Once squash is fully cooked, remove from oven and turn over to let cool.
11. Scrape out spaghetti noodles with a fork and place in a serving bowl.
12. Pour sauce over top, add cracked pepper and serve!
Enjoy!
The Scientific 7 Minute Workout
This column appears in the May 12 issue of The New York Times Magazine.
"Exercise science is a
fine and intellectually fascinating thing. But sometimes you just want
someone to lay out guidelines for how to put the newest fitness research
into practice.
An article in the May-June issue of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness Journal
does just that. In 12 exercises deploying only body weight, a chair and
a wall, it fulfills the latest mandates for high-intensity effort,
which essentially combines a long run and a visit to the weight room
into about seven minutes of steady discomfort — all of it based on
science.
“There’s very good
evidence” that high-intensity interval training provides “many of the
fitness benefits of prolonged endurance training but in much less time,”
says Chris Jordan, the director of exercise physiology at the Human
Performance Institute in Orlando, Fla., and co-author of the new
article.
Work by scientists at
McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and other institutions shows,
for instance, that even a few minutes of training at an intensity
approaching your maximum capacity produces molecular changes within
muscles comparable to those of several hours of running or bike riding.
Interval training,
though, requires intervals; the extremely intense activity must be
intermingled with brief periods of recovery. In the program outlined by
Mr. Jordan and his colleagues, this recovery is provided in part by a
10-second rest between exercises. But even more, he says, it’s
accomplished by alternating an exercise that emphasizes the large
muscles in the upper body with those in the lower body. During the
intermezzo, the unexercised muscles have a moment to, metaphorically,
catch their breath, which makes the order of the exercises important.
The exercises should
be performed in rapid succession, allowing 30 seconds for each, while,
throughout, the intensity hovers at about an 8 on a discomfort scale of 1
to 10, Mr. Jordan says. Those seven minutes should be, in a word,
unpleasant. The upside is, after seven minutes, you’re done."
Eggplant Bake
This recipe is a quick and easy staple. It is SO delicious, even when made dairy free. I bought three eggplants and three jars of low salt, fat free pasta sauce and made this three days in a row for dinner :)
You Will Need Just Three Ingredients:
marinara sauce
eggplant
vegan cheese (optional!)
*Preheat oven to 400*
Step 1:
Slice eggplant into round pieces.
Step 2:
Layer eggplant in a round pie pan. You can use any shape pan, just make sure the bottom is covered with the eggplant slices.
Step 3:
Shred cheese and sprinkle above eggplant. (I didn't want mine to be very
cheesy so I only added about 1.5 oz for the whole recipe- about half of
the block pictures). If you don't even want to add vegan cheese, just layer some onion, basil, spinach etc.
Step 4:
Repeat step 1, followed by step 2. This is the point where you can add
any extra ingredients like greens, spices, onions, etc. They aren't
necessary.
Step 5:
The top layer should be eggplant. Pour a whole jar (4 cups- or as much
that will fit) of tomato sauce over top. Shift the pan around to let
some of the sauce sink to the bottom.
Step 6:
Bake for 45 minutes to an hour. Remove from oven and allow to cool before serving.
Eggplant season is here! How do you like to cook this funny fruit?
Two Ingredient Cookies
A quick and easy go-to breakfast (or any time) treat!
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bananas
oats
+ I added chocolate chips to the one above!!
Step 1:
Preheat oven to 400*
Step 2:
Blend 1 cup dry oats in a blender to make oat flour.
Step 3:
Mash two ripe bananas and add to blender with oat powder. Blend (or stir in mixer or by hand) until batter forms.
Step 4:
At this point, stir in chocolate chips, nuts or raisins!!
Scoop out table spoon sized cookies onto a baking sheet. Should make 6 large or 10 smaller.
Step 5:
Bake for 25 minutes until lightly browning on the outside. Let them sit for 10 minutes before eating.
Spicy Roasted Cauliflower
I found this recipe today on pinterest and couldn't wait to try! Original recipe here. I only made a few minor changes to make it vegan :)
You Will Need:
- 1 whole head cauliflower
- 2-3 tbs tahini
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- taco seasoning
- green onions (optional, garnish)
To Make:
- Preheat oven to 400*
- Cut bottom part of cauliflower (with leaves and stem) off. Cauliflower should sit firmly without wobbling.
- In a separate bowl mix tahini, lemon juice and taco seasoning.
- Either dip the cauliflower head in the mix or spread it over evenly with spoon (I did the latter).
- Top with green onions.
- Cook in the oven for 30-40 minutes. I roasted mine for about 36 minutes.
- Remove from oven, let cool then slice! I dipped mine in left over taco mix sauce.
Enjoy!!
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