Posted on March 8, 2012
Tess’s Raw Vegan Creamy “Pistachio Ice Cream” Kale Smoothie
Meet Tess! She’s the mastermind behind Healthy Blender Recipes. We met on Facebook. I was so impressed with her creativity and energy from the very beginning. When we started The Balanced Platter, I knew I wanted her to be part of it. She’s got the most innovative blender recipe site in the blogosphere today. Stop [...]
Posted on March 1, 2012
Maggie’s Buckwheat Breakfast Cookies
If you haven’t met my very good friend, Maggie, from She Let Them Eat Cake I can honestly say you’re missing out. We started chatting and eventually decided to start The Balanced Platter. We’ve chatted every week on Skype for at least the last 8 months. We’ve shared joys and heartaches. Every day I’m grateful [...]
Posted on January 6, 2012
Chickpea, Fennel, & Swiss Chard Stew with Brown Rice
I’ve been making this rustic stew for the last couple of years. Every few months I start to crave it’s comforting flavors. It never fails that all the ingredients make it into my shopping cart. With the chilly winter weather, I thought you might like to make this stew too. Second only to it’s deep, [...]
Posted on December 1, 2011
Sweet Potato & Kale Hash with Curried Quinoa
It’s Week 4 of A Gluten-Free Holiday hosted by Hallie at Daily Bites. You’ll want to check out this week’s event and the *give-away* – more at the end of the post…. Pregnancy sparks some interesting cravings. I haven’t had any that are massively outrageous – are there really pregnant women who want pickles and [...]
Posted on October 19, 2011
Vegan Pumpkin Bread
This vegan, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free pumpkin bread recipe is my hands-down favorite. I made it over and over until I got the texture and flavor I wanted. And now you can too. Every year around this time, I’m overtaken by a huge urge to eat pumpkin. And lots of it. I like roasting pumpkins [...]












