Category Archives: Lunches

Avocado Toast

This recipe is my idea of comfort food.  Every once in a while I crave this perfect combination of creamy avocado, heat, salt, citrus and healthy fat. It’s more of an assemble, rather than a recipe, but I think you’ll love it. Ingredients 1 slice of your favorite healthy bread (I prefer Ezekial sprouted whole…

Quinoa with Roasted Root Vegetables and Herbs

Quinoa is one of my go-to sources of protein and a great way to satisfy your cravings for heavier carbs like bread or pasta. Here’s a side dish that seems perfect for the early, chilly days of spring.  It’s gluten free and vegan. This weeks recipe is courtesy of Nutritional Style tribe member, Christine Blubaugh,…

Kale Salad in a Jar

The winner of our contest to win The Blood Sugar Solution Cookbook, by Mark Hyman, MD is Abby White! Abby submitted this Kale, Cherry, Pistachio and Brussels Salad in a Jar to us, and it made us want to stop everything and try it.  Brussels and kale are in season right now, so grab some…

My Entertaining Style featured at Camille Styles

Photographer  Chelsea Fullerton and designer Jennifer Elsner joined me at our farm a few weeks ago to photograph recipes for my new website, coming later this year. Chelsea took photos of a brunch I served for my husband and friends after a trail ride, and then Camille Styles decided to feature it. You get to…

Vegetarian Chili

One of my clients assembles this dish in her slow cooker so that dinner is ready to go when she gets home that evening. The portobello mushrooms add a meaty texture and the rice makes it a hearty meal. Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 2 onions, finely chopped 4 carrots diced 4 stalks celery diced…

Quinoa Salad with Arugula and Grapes, from Clean Plates Cookbook

It’s the year of quinoa, according to the United Nations, so I chose a delicious recipe from my friend, Jared Koch’s new cookbook that he wrote with Jill Silverman Hough. It’s called the Clean Plates Cookbook, and it looks like a must have for you healthy foodies who love easy recipes. Quinoa Salad with Arugula…

Holli’s Harvest Soup, with Carrots, Red Peppers, and Tomatoes

Wonder what all those red peppers are for? I’m crazy for this easy Harvest Soup, made from the freshest ingredients, hopefully straight from your garden or farmers market. You’ll get all you need in one bowl; high Vitamin C from red peppers, beta carotene for your skin from carrots, and heart healthy lycopene from tomatoes….

Quinoa and Bean Salad with Mango

Quinoa looks and tastes like a grain, but actually a seed that’s easy to make, readily digestible, and high in protein. It’s a great option if you’re looking for plant-based protein sources. With this combination of protein, fiber, and vegetables, this salad can be delicious lunch as well as a side dish. This is my…

Saffron Quinoa with Seasonal Vegetables

from guest chef to Rancho La Puerta, Jill Nussinow Holli’s note: Quinoa is actually a seed, not a grain, and is a wonderful protein source for vegans and vegetarians. It’s easy to digest, and high in fiber, so it also makes a great option for carb-loving people who don’t want the “bloat” they get from…

Avocado-Corn Guacamole

Recipe reprinted from Raw Food Real World, by Sarma Melngailis 6 ripe avocados, pitted 2 cups fresh corn kernels, cut from 2 ears (or use thawed frozen corn or simply omit) 2 large handfuls of cilantro leaves, finely chopped 4 tablespoons lime juice 1 jalapeno pepper, finely minced 2 teaspoons sea salt In a medium…