Luxurious Pasta de Sweet Potato | Fat Free, Vegan

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What a joy it is for me to get inspired and create new dishes.  Today’s creation was inspired by this recipe and this video. I hope my excitingly delicious dish has you feeling confident and excited about trying something similar with the ingredients that you happen to have.  Have fun ❤

Pop Quiz: What’s the difference between a yam and a sweet potato?  There actually is no difference 🙂

Serves 3. Time: about 35 minutes.

One serving has about 410 calories, 14g protein,  80g carbohydrate, 2g fat, 7g fiber, 0mg cholesterol

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole grain brown rice elbow pasta
• 2 sweet potatoes
• 1/4 of a sweet onion, kept in large chunks
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 kale leaf or 1/2 broccoli crown, chopped

Steps

1. Boil pasta until soft. In a separate pot, boil sweet potatoes (I peeled my sweet potatoes after boiling, feel free to peel…

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The ULTIMATE Autumn Breakfast Cookies | Apple, Pumpkin, Pecan, Gluten-Free, Vegan

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You know you want your home to smell like cinnamon apple deliciousness right now..

These cookies are literally like apple pie, pumpkin pie, and pecan pie in one healthy, hearty, cookie.  Gosh, living in South Texas has got me embracing the seasonal spirit like never before.  Who knew I would resist 88*F weather.  While it may be hot here, I know back home in MA and IN, the trees are red, orange, and yellow, and the crisp cool breeze is calling for these cookies!!!  The crispy granola outside with a soft pie on the inside, I hope you get a chance to try them ❤

Makes 10 Cookies

Total Time: 45 minutes

Calories: 180 Protein: 3g Carb: 23g Fat: 10g Fiber: 3g Supertracker

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 2/3 cups raw pecan meal (roughly ground pecans)
• 3 Tbsp. raw pumpkin seeds, aka pepitas
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

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Zucchini Linguini with Sweet Potato and Quinoa | Gluten Free, Vegan, Mostly Raw

Zucchini Linguini

Hello October!  While at home back in MA, the curvy streets covered with overhung trees are probably glowing red, yellow, and orange.  Here in South Texas, the palm trees are still green, blowing a warm breeze.  No matter where I am, October will always welcome the grounding, snuggly, sweater weather that requires something orange in every recipe.  This simple pasta dish provides a creamy sauce with earthy tones and a variety of textures that can be served hot or cold- perfect for Mama back home and my friends here in the heat 🙂 Balance our chemistry, hydrate these cells!  Enjoy ❤

Serves 2, One portion: 350 calories, 15g protein, 51g carbohydrate, 12g healthy fat

Ingredients:

• 2 zucchinis, spiralized
• 2 leaves of kale, chiffonaded
• 1 avocado
• 2 key limes or 1 lime, juiced
• 1 tomato
• 1/2 sweet potato, boiled
• 3/4 cup cooked quinoa
• 1/2 cup sprouted lentils

Steps:

1. Chiffonade kale and spiralize zucchini. If you don’t have a spiralizer, a potato peeler works great for making nice long thick noodles
2. Blend lime juice, tomato, and avocado, (and if you have any herbs like italian seasoning or fresh basil, thyme, or sage, throw some of that in! That’s be SO GOOD!) in blender or small food processor until creamy
3. In a large bowl, combine kale, zucchini, and sauce and mix
4. Dice the boiled sweet potato and add it to the bowl. Also add quinoa and sprouted lentils
5. Serve with sunflower seeds, lime, and grilled okra (I baked mine on a lightly greased with coconut oil pan on 350F for about 15-20 minutes, just to get it tender, I love the stuff raw too!)