The day following Thanksgiving is known for surges in heart attacks as a result of eating high fat, high salt, sweets and desserts—on top of eating turkey, gravy, dressing, rolls, butter, and cheese balls.
But there are much healthier foods to eat in order to celebrate special occasions, and this Pumpkin Quinoa Pie is one of them. Sweetened with dates and bananas, it’s the perfect solution.
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I’ve been perfecting this basic recipe for the past ten years. When my teen son still lived at home, he requested it!
This recipe makes a giant stock pot full of soup. I keep half of it in the refrigerator and freeze the other half.
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When my husband requests this Lentil Mushroom Pate’, I know I’ve got a home run recipe—not to mention that lentils are one of the most inexpensive foods to eat.
Dr. Greger of NutritionFacts.org says that when comparing the total antioxidant content of ten different legumes, lentils score at the top! (Plus, lentils create a feast for healthy flora in your gut.) Bottom line, include lentils regularly in you and your family’s diet.
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If you have tomatoes to use up this time of year, this is an easy way to preserve them. Warning: my husband says once you eat this salsa, you'll never like store-bought salsa again.
And when tomatoes are cooked, their lycopene is better absorbed by our bodies!
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