Patty Murphy, MS, CNS

Spirulina is in the class of nature’s foods commonly referred to as “superfoods” and indeed it is loaded with health benefits. It is a blue-green algae which is harvested around the world’s oceans.

Spirulina’s health benefits include:

• Supports gut health but aiding i...

Super Simple Crust:

This crust is used for my QUINTESSENTIAL VEGAN QUICHE recipe but works well for a variety of main dish and dessert recipes! Yum and so simple and it's gluten and dairy free!!! Very important for someone like me who cannot make a crust!

Ingredients:

1¼...

Crustless Mini Quiche Appetizers:

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 clove garlic

¼ cup onion, finely chopped

1 medium zucchini, sliced and quartered

½ cup shiitake mushrooms, finely chopped

½ cup red pepper, finely chopped

¼ tsp sea salt

¼ tsp black pepper

½ cup garba...

 Prep time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 45 minutes

Super Simple Crust:

Ingredients:

1¼ cup quinoa flour

½ tsp sea salt

1 Tbsp raw sugar

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/3 cup cold water

Instructions:

1. Add quinoa flour, sea salt, and sugar to a medium bowl and stir to mix.

2. A...

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Power Oatmeal

For years I never ate oatmeal for breakfast because I was one of those people who would be absolutely starving an hour after breakfast. Oatmeal just did not sustain me...until now. The addition of particularly the chia seeds sustains me all morning...not t...