This Chinese Black Bean Chili Sauce is an authentic Chinese condiment that is delicious served with Chinese dumplings. My kids love Chinese dumplings and always eat them with some sort of Chinese dipping sauce. The simplest sauce I make is a mixture of soy sauce, sesame oil and vinegar. I serve Chinese hot chili bean…
Healthy Vegan Recipes
Millet Veggie Breakfast Tacos: Two Ways {GIVEAWAY}
These Millet Veggie Breakfast Tacos can be enjoyed for lunch or dinner too. Today, I’m sharing a recipe for Breakfast Millet Tacos from a new cookbook, Eating Clean: The 21-Day Plan to Detox, Fight Inflammation and Reset Your Body, by Amie Valpone. I met Amie Valpone two years ago on a flight to Florida and I have to…
Rainbow Vegetable Wraps with Peanut Sauce Recipe
These Rainbow Vegetable Wraps with Peanut Sauce are the perfect healthy, portable snack. These wrap sandwiches are stuffed with colorful vegetables, mango, and mint, and then served with an Asian-inspired peanut sauce. Sponsored by Peapod. I made these Rainbow Vegetable Wraps with Peanut Sauce for one of our Daniel Plan meetings and they were a…
Antioxidant Salad Dressing Recipe {Daniel Plan Recipe}
This Antioxidant Salad Dressing is a versatile dressing that goes with just about any salad. For our last Daniel Plan session, we had a Salad In A Jar Party. Read this post to learn all about How To Host a Salad In A Jar Party and How To Build A Salad In A Jar. I…
How To Host a Salad In A Jar Party {Daniel Plan Recipe}
Hosting a Salad In A Jar Party is easy as long as you plan ahead a little. Get all the tips you need to host your Salad In A Jar Party in this post. This past week, we wrapped up our 6 week Daniel Plan with a cooking demonstration by Chef Neena of Grace Farms,…
Asian Slaw with Spicy Peanut Salad Dressing Recipe
This Asian Slaw with Spicy Peanut Salad Dressing is full of crunch and the spicy peanut dressing adds a punch. Sponsored by Silk. One of my favorite, cheap takeout meals as a graduate student was sesame noodles – which is really a peanut butter based sauce. Now that I’m watching my carbs more closely, I get my…
Smoky Sun Dried Tomato Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Recipe {Daniel Plan Recipe}
This Smoky Sun Dried Tomato Roasted Red Pepper Hummus is the perfect dip for a party! Today, a group of food bloggers is throwing our friend, Joanne of Fifteen Spatulas, a virtual baby shower to welcome her new baby boy, James, into this world! It’s Joanne’s first baby, so it’s a super special celebration. Joanne and her husband…
Rainbow Quinoa Vegetable Salad Recipe {Daniel Plan Recipe}
This Rainbow Quinoa Vegetable Salad is packed with clean, healthy ingredients! We’re more than halfway through the Daniel Plan, with our most recent session being about Focus – brain health and focusing on what’s important, not what’s urgent because often what’s urgent is not what’s most important. Our guest speaker was amazing and enlightened our…
Banana Berry Flaxseed Smoothie Bowl Recipe #TasteTheGoodness
This Banana Berry Flaxseed Smoothie Bowl is light, nutritious and great for breakfast. Fresh berries top this dairy-free smoothie bowl. Sponsored by Silk. Are you lactose intolerant, allergic to dairy, or looking for a plant-based alternative to yogurt? If so, Silk® has a line of Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternatives made from cultured soy (non-GMO Project Verified) that’s…
Zucchini Noodles with Sunflower Seed Butter Dressing Recipe {Daniel Plan Recipe}
These Zucchini Noodles with Sunflower Seed Butter Dressing are delicious! The dressing, made with sunflower seed butter and coconut milk, is rich and creamy. We are halfway through our Daniel Plan study and it’s been an amazing journey so far. Witnessing the positive changes that the women in our group have made already is truly…
Roasted Whole Cauliflower with Pistachio Herb Sauce Recipe
Roasted Whole Cauliflower makes a beautiful presentation at the dinner table and is so easy to make. Accompany this dish with Pistachio Herb Sauce for a special touch. I’ve been wanting to try roasting a whole cauliflower for a while, so when I saw a gorgeous photo of whole roasted cauliflower on the front page…
Sun Dried Tomato Hummus Recipe {Daniel Plan Recipe}
This Sun Dried Tomato Hummus is the perfect accompaniment for your crudite platter at your next party. Last Wednesday, we kicked off the first in a six week series on The Daniel Plan, a healthy lifestyle plan based on the book, The Daniel Plan, by Rick Warren. We have over 50 women of faith signed…
Mom’s Baked Coconut Sticky Rice Red Bean Paste Cake for Chinese New Year
My Mom’s Baked Coconut Sticky Rice Red Bean Paste Cake is perfect for celebrating Chinese New Year. The sweet bean paste filling makes this sticky rice cake extra special. Chinese New Year is next Monday, so I’ve been digging through my mom’s sticky rice recipes. It’s the year of the Monkey (my oldest son and…
Szechwan Hot Chili Oil Recipe
Szechwan Hot Chili Oil is a fragrant and spicy condiment that is a staple for Chinese Szechwan cooking. I love spicy food, and recently, I’ve been making some Szechwan cuisine. Known for it’s bold and spicy food, the Szechwan province of China also produces Szechwan peppercorns, a unique ingredient that leaves a numbing feeling in…
Strawberry Almond Breakfast Quinoa Recipe {Natural Pregnancy Cookbook Review/Giveaway}
This Strawberry Almond Breakfast Quinoa is a healthy and nutritious meal, packed with protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. When I was pregnant thirteen years ago, there were a few rules I followed based on what I knew at the time – no caffeine, no raw fish, no alcohol, and getting enough calcium. I took iron…
Mom’s Extra Crunchy Five Spice Roasted Peanuts Recipe
My Mom’s Extra Crunchy Five Spice Roasted Peanuts are a specialty that my mom perfected over the years ~ it’s a treasured heirloom recipe. My Mom did not know how to cook when she first got married, but quickly picked it up once she realized how much fun it really was. She even learned to…
Sweet Spiced Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Recipe {Vegan}
This Sweet Spiced Roasted Butternut Squash Soup is perfect for cool Fall days. Butternut squash soup is one of those Fall comfort foods that grace the menus of restaurants this time of year. It’s actually really easy to make at home. A nifty trick I used is roasting the entire butternut squash whole. You literally…
Healthy Hydration and Cranberry Pomegranate Chia Fresca Drink
This post includes ten tips on maintaining healthy hydration year-round, plus two hydrating recipes ~ Cranberry Pomegranate Chia Fresca Drink and Hydrating “Knox Blox”. Sponsored post by Ocean Spray® PACt® cranberry extract water. Did you know that our bodies are about 60% water and that our brains are made of approximately 75% water? Water is needed to carry…
Dairy-Free Mango Coconut Milk Smoothie Recipe
This tropical fruit Dairy-Free Mango Coconut Milk Smoothie is healthy, delicious and perfect for breakfast or an afternoon pick-me-up I’ve been making smoothies for friends and my own family for a long time, but I’m always looking to change things up a bit. Recently, I made this Dairy-Free Mango Coconut Milk Smoothie for a friend…
Cashew Cream Recipe {Dairy-Free and Vegan}
Cashew Cream makes a wonderful dairy-free, vegan substitute for heavy cream. You might have noticed we’ve made a few changes here on Jeanette’s Healthy Living. I am super excited to unveil a new blog design with an updated look and feel, thanks to Julie from Deluxe Designs and Shauna from SMD Web & Blog Design. The…
Pickled Jalapeño Peppers with Coriander and Garlic Recipe
Pickled Jalapeño Peppers with Coriander and Garlic are so easy to make at home. I go to the farmer’s market every week when I’m in town, and am just savoring all the summer produce. Recently, I spotted jalapeño peppers from farmer’s market and couldn’t resist. Jalapeño peppers are not the spiciest peppers I’ve eaten, but this…