Moderately Healthy

Thank you for joining me on my never ending quest to learn how to eat healthy. Being someone who has tried every diet and eating lifestyle, and found each of them too drastic to work the way I wanted, I decided it was time to find something more moderate that worked for ME!! I think that in moderation, healthy, great-tasting food will affect all aspects of life. I plan on creating food that tastes super yummy and is good for me, and becomming moderately healthy along the way!

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Homemade Vegan Ranch Dressing!

So of course I love ranch dressing but have a slight bit guilt when eating it due to the high fat content and whenever I try low-fat, I'm just not feeling it. I decided to try to make one that is healthy so I felt a little bit better about eating it. So, here is my recipe.
1-2 cloves of garlic smashed up so it's almost paste. Take about 1/4 teaspoon of course salt and grind it up with the garlic. Add chopped chives and chopped parsley to your paste mixture. Then, I added 1 cup of vegan mayo, 1/4 cup soy yogurt and some almond milk to get the right texture. It was actually pretty good. Feel free to add some more greens or garlic if you want the tate a bit stronger but I really liked it:-)

Monday, December 5, 2011

SUPER DELICIOUS AVACADO HUMMUS!!!

Hummus!!! So I really am starting to enjoy hummus. It can take on whatever taste you pair it with so there are a lot of different, really tasty variations that you can do. Tonight, I discovered a new one and it is sooo good. Take 2 cups of chickpeas (I use dry beans, soaked overnight and cooked for 1 1/2 hrs but you can use canned, just be careful of the salt content), 1/2 avacado, 1/4 cup olive oil, 3-4 tablespoons of Chalula hot sauce, 1 clove of garlic, a handful of cilantro and salt and pepper to taste. Blend it in the food processor until it becomes smooth and creamy. You may want to use more or less olive oil, it just depends on what consistency you like. Trust me, it's really good. Maybe add some lime to it if you are going to leave it in the fridge for a few days so the avacado doesn't brown. It is really good dipping carrots or cucumber into it...... YUMMY!!