Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional

San Mateo, California
Nicole deVries, HHC is a natural foods chef, non-practicing artist and certified Holistic Health... Full Bio
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Pumpkin Pecan Butter by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking This autumn deliciousness is so easy to make that I feel a little weird even calling it a "recipe", especially since I decided to use canned pumpkin. But let's be s ... Read on »
Lemon Kasha Crunch Cookies by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Kasha, or toasted buckwheat, is one of those items that comes across as very hippie-health-food-coop-bulk-bin, but is really way more flexible than you'd think. It's ridiculo ... Read on »
Shredded Beet and Carrot Salad by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking I realize that this recipe may not have the glamour of Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies or the raw sex appeal of a Vanilla Bean Ricotta Bread, but let me tell you somethin ... Read on »
Spicy Shawn Burgers by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking As part of my ongoing mission to invent scores of veggie burger recipes and avoid the weirdo boxed ones whenever possible, today I send the Spicy Shawn Burger out into the wor ... Read on »
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking I started out wanting to make some healthed up version of classic peanut butter cookies, then ran into a bag of grain-sweetened chocolate chips in a health-food store this mor ... Read on »
Vanilla Bean Ricotta Bread by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking I received the inspiration recipe for this from a reader named Kristina, who is awesome for throwing me challenges like this. It was all about butter and sugar, which I can ... Read on »
Sundried Tomato Tabbouleh by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking The other night we had a small Mediterranean feast, which included things likefalafel with tahini sauce, hummus, and toasted pita with garlic and olive oil. For the sake of c ... Read on »
Doctor Your Salsa by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking There is a strange phenomenon going on in the foreign food aisle of the grocery store and I think we should all take advantage of it: The cheaper you buy your salsa, the mor ... Read on »
Raisin Chutney by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Chutney is good to have around because it turns bites of food that are maybe a little bland into exotic, flavor-filled festivals of zippiness. This one is inspired from a rec ... Read on »
Mac and Cheese Burgers by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking My mission in life is, apparently, to turn every food that I like into a whole-food-ified veggie burger. I do this because any ingredient combination will become both adorabl ... Read on »
Eggs Florentine by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking This one is by special request (a request that was more specific than "um, could you please post something?" but I guess I'm addressing those too) and I was more tha ... Read on »
Butternut Squash Fries by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking This began as a Weightwatchers recipe, so it is already -- as Ms. Ray would say -- "figure friendly". What was missing was the cinnamon, for some depth of flavor an ... Read on »
Taco Seasoning by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Today -- I aimlessly wandered the aisles of the Shoprite, looking for a processed product to recreate, healthy style, at home. And while the project did require me to pay the ... Read on »
REAL Onion Dip by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking This recipe, the first of 2009(!), is in honor of the Super Bowl and that trashy (but delicious) old party chestnut—Onion Dip. I figure, why not make onion dip out of, ... Read on »
Broccoli and Goat Cheese Soup by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Things with only a few ingredients are the best, particularly when those ingredients are pretty good for you. This is the kind of soup that you put in the fridge and then loo ... Read on »
Coconut Curry Burgers by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking You can make a veggie burger out of any damn thing. Rather than waiting around for Morningstar to come out with a new flavor so that you can pay some painful amount for a box ... Read on »
Sweet Mustard Vinaigrette by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Just a simple salad dressing or sauce for cooked vegetables. You probably always have the ingredients in the house, so you can whisk it together at will.From Cooking the Whol ... Read on »
Home-made Spaghetti-O's by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Did you know that Spaghettios with Meatballs contain NO meat? The only thing that would stop a vegetarian from eating those things (besides chemicals, if you’re not int ... Read on »
Spicy Cranberry Sauce with Walnuts by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Despite an appearance of being stridently against ready-to-eat canned-things (see this week's recipe for Spaghetti-O's), I would be a liar if I didn't begin this entry by spea ... Read on »
Sweet Potato Truffles by Nicole d. Healthy Living Professional Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Are they dessert? Are they an appetizer? A snappy side-dish for Thanksgiving? I don’t know. But they’re yummy.Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cooking Time: 15 Minutes ... Read on »