DELIVERING DELECTABLE DISHES DAY & NIGHT!

My immediate family has dealt with lactose intolerance, IBS, auto immune disorders and fatal cancer. From Fall '09-Summer 2010 I went from running 1/2 marathons to not being able to get out of bed, plagued with intense headaches, exhaustion and more. With my family history and my own immune system comprimised I was motivated to take a bit of a journey to better health. Slowly I've made considerable changes, (I'm not always 100% vigilant), but I know these changes have helped me return to better health...FOOD CHANGES: I cut out gluten, cut out most dairy, cut down on the "white stuff"-sugar, white rice & flour, decreased the amount of processed foods consumed, drink green smoothies regularly, eliminated red meat and eat more vegetarian and vegan dishes...just to name a few!

I use gluten free (GF) pasta and either a whole grain blend by Nalani Brown or a mix from Kathy Taylor for most bread, cake and cookie recipes-they are awesome! (If you like Kathy's mix, email me to order her cookbook at ishagirlclub@gmail.com.)

GF mix can be substituted straight across for regular flour if you aren't cooking gluten free!

Hope you enjoy!

Monday, April 18, 2011

Grilled Sweet Potato Salad (GF)

2lbs Sweet Potatoes, peeled and sliced raw then grilled (or baked or pan fried)
2 T Olive oil
1 Green Onion, sliced
2 T Chopped Fresh Parsley
2 T Chopped Fresh Cilantro
Juice of 1 lime

To grill sweet potatoes, lay down heavy duty tin foil and cook them on low so they don't get burned and crunchy!

Refrigerate sweet potatoes. After cooled, dice them up into bite size pieces, toss them with remaining ingredients!

You can also eat warm-just toss immediately and serve immediately.

*Since I am the only sweet potato lover in the house, I ate to my heart's content then used the leftovers on a salad the next day (I felt very gourmet!), then used them in the "Hearty Vegetable Soup" I love, the day after that!

Spinach Salad with Grilled Sweet Potatoes

Couple handfuls of washed spinach
handful of sweet potatoes, cold
handful of cucumbers
handful of craisins
handful of feta cheese (or blue cheese)
Drizzle of blue cheese dressing on top (a little goes a long way in taste)

(I took the top recipe from "Eat Right For Your Blood Type"-an interesting theory if you've never heard of it!
This recipe is supposed to be good for Type O, B and AB)

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