Ann's Angel Food

Cooking is one of my deep joys. The food I eat has changed over the years. I’ve gone off gluten, eat very little processed sugar, and have been eating “clean” for the most part. While that may sound like depravation to some, I see it as a creative challenge! Unwilling to give up flavor, I’ve come to love the taste of fresh natural foods, vibrant spices, healthy oils, and herbs galore.

Enjoy conventional recipes from my eat-everything days, vegetarian recipes from those seasons of my life, and a lot of really healthy, fun recipes that taste better than you’d believe, given how nutritious they really are!

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Good Morning Fruity Smoothie

Made with kefir, fruit, flax, and a bit of protein powder, this is a delicious healthy snack or a whole breakfast!

Tasty Raw Carrot, Coriander, Cumin Salad

Leftover carrots and a lot of yummy spices in the pantry inspired this dish. I love it now with most anything...great over salads, served with lentil dahl, even with a touch of yogurt and a sprinkle of mint... Get crazy with it. So easy and packed with flavor.

Mini Blueberry Pies

Mini Blueberry Pies This one isn't mine but it got great reviews from friends when I made them! Visit this blog for the recipe!

Fried Plantains, Black Bean Salad, & Coconut Rice

The first time I had plantains was at a Cuban restaurant. The next time was two decades later when the local dollar store started carrying these starchy wonders and suddenly I had the urge to create this yummy meal. Plantains look like bananas but taste more like potatoes.

Spicy Raw Broccoli Salad

Based on a recipe I tasted at a salad bar. So easy, so good, and so good for you! Keeps well in the fridge for several days.

Delicious & Easy Halibut

Delicious & Easy Halibut Halibut or some other thick white fish olive oil 1 lemon 1 clove garlic, minced soy sauce optional - spinach greens [...]

Super Easy Strawberry Spinach Salad

Throw this one together for a summer salad with a hint of gourmet!

Asian Greens Stir Fry

I have no idea why but this is comfort food to me. A mix of asian greens, some potatoes, and ginger combined with a soy/sesame/toasted almond oil dressing and piled over brown rice is just so soothing!

Healthy Fried Bananas

This is more of a technique, given to me by the angel Dr. Peebles through Summer Bacon! Sounds weird but tastes great. Frying the bananas brings out sweetness and gives you a nice dose of potassium as well.

Jazzed up Black Beans

A mix of celery, carrots, onions, garlic, and peppers make theses always delicious black beans even better!

Roasted Veggies with Dijon Vinaigrette

Roasted veggies are always good. Dijon dressing is always good. Mix the two and you've got double the flavor!

Indian Style Tiki Masala

A jar of Tiki Masala sauce from Trader Joe's inspired this quick and easy dish. You can make your own sauce too but for this recipe, we cheat!

Fast and Easy Fajitas

Fajitas are a friend-favorite, and certainly something I love to eat! If you're gluten free get any brand of gluten free tortillas and enjoy! A little chopping is involved but cooking is quick!

Spaghetti Squash with Easy Veggie Topping

A very simple veggie and olive oil topping goes over spaghetti squash for vegetarian fast food! Even quicker if you cook up the squash before and have it waiting to go in the fridge. A dusting of ground flax seed substitutes for parmesan and tastes remarkably good.

So Simple Fennel and Orange Salad

My mom recently got me hooked on fennel. I had no idea I would like it so much! This is a very easy warm salad to throw together and a yummy side dish.

Easy Flavorful Chicken and Veggies

Great over grains or pasta this mix of chicken and veggies is a beautiful and easy meal.

Incredible Cinnamon Buns

This is not my recipe and I do not remember who gave it to me years ago, but it is insanely delicious! Very good for breakfast during the decadant holiday season and they disappear fast if you have company :)

Clean out the Kitchen Minestrone

Sweet sausage, veggies, and classic italian spices make this a go-to comfort soup any time of year. I even snuck in some kale for extra nutrition. Soul satisfying flavor!

Leftover Turkey Tortilla Soup

I always cook a huge turkey for thanksgiving - the kind that requires weight lifting to build up muscle before the big day! Needless to say I have to find creative ways to use up the leftovers. This is one more version of one of my favorite soups. Use chicken if you don't have turkey or just make a veggie version. Any way you make it, its delicious!

Ann’s Adaptation of Ruth’s Chris Bread Pudding

Bread pudding and cherries with a whiskey sauce. Oh my heaven! Yum, yum, yum. Health food only in the sense that happy makes you healthy!

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