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Categories: Bellisima Health and Wellness

• Tasty Thursday–Bellisima Cucina: Zucchini Bread

  This past weekend, my daughter Alexandra–who loves to create in the kitchen–decided to make zucchini bread for our family. This is a great way to get her vegetable-resistant twin sister to eat some green veggies!
  Everyone in our household enjoyed the “fruits” of Alexandra’s (aka Alex’s) labors this past week! I especially love the moistness [...]

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• Tasty Thursday–Bellisima Cucina: Asparagus Soup

  This recipe comes from the Chopra Center Agni Newsletter for May. This springtime favorite gets its delicious and deceptively creamy flavor from a combination of health-enlivening ghee, fresh vegetables, and fragrant herbs. (Can you tell I love soups?) Bon apetito!
  Asparagus is rich in folic acid and vitamins C and B6. It is also an excellent [...]

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• Tasty Thursday–Bellisima Cucina: Simple Vegan Tofu Lasagna

  As an Italian, I love lasagna. As a busy eco-preneur, wife and mother, I love easy recipes too. So, here is a wonderfully easy lasagna that also tastes great! It comes from the Whole Foods Market collection of recipes and is vegan besides! I’ve added some variations to the recipe in italics. Bon apetito!
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• Tasty Thursday–Bellisima Cucina “Earth Day” Recipes: Quinoa With Lemon and Zucchini

  Here is another wonderful recipe from Whole Foods using quinoa! I love the nuttiness and crunchiness of this ancient protein-rich grain! You can toss with shrimp (wild-caught please) or place the shrimp on top of a quinoa “bed.” This is an easy dish to prepare using grains and produce from the earth. Cooking and preparation [...]

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• Wellness Wednesday–Honoring Rachel Carson Today

  Rachel Carson–biologist, writer, ecologist–was born on May 27, 1907 and died on April 14, 1964, exactly 46 years ago TODAY.
  In her 56 years of life, Rachel Carson was always connected to nature. In her adult life, she did much to help laypeople understand the interconnectedness of all life. She worked and wrote to bring [...]

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• Tasty Thursday–Bellisima Cucina: Raw Vegan Chocolate Mousse

  This week’s recipe was just passed to me by a friend. I haven’t tried it yet, but felt it is fitting as I’ve talked about REDUCING this week. This recipe has only four simple ingredients and takes about 10 minutes to make! It also doesn’t require much energy to prepare–neither yours nor energy for cooking. [...]

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• Tasty Thursday–Bellisima Cucina: Spanakopita

  In honor of my husband’s Greek heritage, today I am posting a recipe from his family in Greece. We’ll be enjoying this wonderful dish over the weekend–it is one of our family’s favorites–vegetarian and very, very tasty!
  Bon apetito and kali orexi!
  SPANAKOPITA (Spinach Pie)
  10 sheets of phyllo dough
  2 pounds spinach (preferably fresh, but frozen will [...]

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• Tasty Thursday–Butternut Squash Risotto

  I recently received some butternut squash through my organic food delivery service, Door to Door Organics. My family was not in the mood for more butternut squash soup so it was time to find a new recipe.
  I found this wonderful recipe from the Whole Foods website. It appealed to me because as an Italian [...]

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• Wellness Wednesday–Food for Thought

  As I was doing some research for quotes which I could post to my Twitter account yesterday (yes, I do have a Twitter account–it is bellisimagoddes, if you want to look for me–one “s” instead of two), I came across this very thought-provoking quote by Jane Goodall. It is much too large to post to [...]

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• Tasty Thursday–Zesty Quinoa With Broccoli and Cashews

  It’s been awhile since I posted a recipe–it’s long overdue. In Whole Foods’ latest coupon magazine, quinoa is being highlighted. I love quinoa as a breakfast food, in place of bulgar wheat when I make tabouli, and in place of rice as a side dish. An article on Whole Foods’ website states, “Quinoa, which is [...]

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