10x10 (Ten 10-minute vegan recipes)

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: MealPlan

Are you looking for something quick and easy for dinner tonight?

And all the nights this beautiful summer???

These meals are your answer!

10-minute recipes in the house!

Delicious, comes together SO fast.

They’ll be frequent meals for you, especially when it’s “too hot to cook.”

8 minutes from now you could be eating:

Ragin’ Cajun Wraps whisk dressing, mash beans, mix, done!

Mama Mia Italian Nachos—Zero cooking! Just assemble!

Spring Roll Noodles—no rolling, just eating! (10 minutes)

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Your Summer BBQ Survival Guide 2017

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: MealPlan

Memorial Day is next week, which means…

SUMMER IS HERE!

These next 3 months are an action-packed time of year and it’s easy to slip.

12 tips for surviving Summer temptations:

#1 Have a drink or dessert, not both.

#2 Survey the buffet and all your options BEFORE plating. Choose only what you really want, rather than taking a spoonful of everything you don't dislike.

#3 Bring a healthy dish to share and make that your main portion.

#4 Fill …

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1-Minute, 2-ingredient Sugar-Free Teriyaki Sauce (gluten-free, soy-free, paleo possible!)

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: Recipe

Love teriyaki but hate the processed sugar bomb?

OR are you sensitive to soy or gluten?

I got you.

This teriyaki sauce is amazing because it uses PRUNES.

You can also make it soy-free, gluten-free, and paleo by using coconut aminos.

Speaking of which…

TRADER JOE’S NOW SELLS COCONUT AMINOS!

I have no idea how I ended up with a bag of prunes…

And you could probably use raisins or even …

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Picnic recipes, Great for workday lunch too!

Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: MealPlan

Food is the best. Food in nature is even better.

This week’s dishes play nicely with blankets and sunshine.

They're totally totable, recipes transport beautifully.

PERFECT for work week lunches too!!

You’ll love how quickly all of the recipes on this plan come together too.

5-15 minutes each.

Here’s what you’ll be noshing on:

Green Bean-Potato Salad w/ oil-free Lemon-Dijon Dressing (10 minutes)

Starvos Spaghetti + easy vegan “feta” cheese (10 minutes)

Jalapeno Popper Pizzas (15 minutes)

Cantonese Kale …

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See How I Organize My Kitchen for Quicker Cooking + video walk-through

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Even if you don’t have great knife skills, you can be a faster cook.

*IF* your kitchen is organized for efficient cooking.

Let me reiterate:

You are not ‘slow’ at cooking because you lack skills…

The problem is:

  1. You don’t know where everything is (mental inventory)
  2. Your kitchen isn’t organized well for cooking

MENTAL INVENTORY

POP QUIZ!!

Where are your chickpeas? Where is your slotted spoon?

If your …

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