healthy meals Archives - thedancingcucumber.com thedancingcucumber.com Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:25:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Nutritious and Delicious Spinach Recipes Worth Trying https://thedancingcucumber.com/nutritious-and-delicious-spinach-recipes-worth-trying/ Sat, 16 Dec 2023 08:40:00 +0000 https://thedancingcucumber.com/?p=9311 If you’re looking to lead a healthy lifestyle, then your transformation will begin in the kitchen. Packed with vitamin C, iron, and calcium, spinach is an ideal ingredient to cook with if you’re looking to incorporate both flavor and nutrition into your diet. Here are some nutritious and delicious spinach recipes worth trying. Healthy Spinach […]

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]]> If you’re looking to lead a healthy lifestyle, then your transformation will begin in the kitchen. Packed with vitamin C, iron, and calcium, spinach is an ideal ingredient to cook with if you’re looking to incorporate both flavor and nutrition into your diet. Here are some nutritious and delicious spinach recipes worth trying.

Healthy Spinach and Artichoke Dip

If you enjoy nuts as well as a cheesy texture, then why not combine these sensations in a nutritious dip? This healthy spinach and artichoke dip contains parmesan, mint, scallions, walnuts, and of course, spinach, making it a delicious dip to enjoy with baguette slices or crackers.

Green Soup With Crispy Tofu

Are you looking for something entirely different from your typical office lunch? Then, this bright green soup with crispy tofu is sure to turn heads, if not for its color then for its dreamy aroma.

Spinach-Herb Polenta

Creamy and filling, this scrumptious polenta is bound to leave you feeling satisfied. What’s more, this recipe is fairly straightforward, taking just 15 minutes to prepare from beginning to end.

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]]> Don’t Like Vegetables? Here’s How to Sneak Them Into Your Meals https://thedancingcucumber.com/dont-like-vegetables-heres-how-to-sneak-them-into-your-meals/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 09:58:00 +0000 https://thedancingcucumber.com/?p=7322 Are you not a huge fan of vegetables? Whether you like them or not, vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. If you’re having trouble getting enough veggies into your diet, there are easy ways to consume more of them without even tasting them. Here are five classic dishes you can sneak veggies […]

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]]> Are you not a huge fan of vegetables? Whether you like them or not, vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. If you’re having trouble getting enough veggies into your diet, there are easy ways to consume more of them without even tasting them. Here are five classic dishes you can sneak veggies into and you won’t even notice they’re there.

Meatballs

Add some flavor and nutrients to meatballs with veggies like mushrooms, greens, onions, and carrots in the meatball base. You can even add cauliflower or butternut squash that’s been cooked and pureed.

Macaroni and Cheese

Next time you make this comfort food, blend butternut squash into the cheese sauce. The sauce will be extra creamy and flavorful. Or you can swap cauliflower for pasta and use it as the base of the dish.

Mashed Potatoes

Instead of only using potatoes, use a blend of potatoes and pureed cauliflower. If you’re feeling creative, blend veggies like cauliflower, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, and broccoli together.

Chips and Dip

This classic game-day snack can feature a healthier dip like baba ghanoush (an eggplant dip), roasted red pepper hummus, or a yogurt spinach artichoke dip.

Lasagna

You’ve heard of veggie noodles, so why not try veggie pasta sheets? Zucchini, butternut squash, and eggplant can be thinly sliced to mimic lasagna pasta sheets. You can also keep the lasagna sheets and just add veggies to the dish.

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]]> There’s No Excuse Not To Buy Dried Chickpeas https://thedancingcucumber.com/theres-no-excuse-not-to-buy-dried-chickpeas/ Sat, 02 Feb 2019 11:30:50 +0000 https://thedancingcucumber.com/?p=2107 A lot of times dried beans can be scary and intimating. However, chickpeas are by far the easiest dried beans to cook, so you really have no excuse not to cook them. It will also save you money and is healthier than canned chickpeas, so let’s get cooking. Instructions Start by putting chickpeas in a […]

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]]> A lot of times dried beans can be scary and intimating. However, chickpeas are by far the easiest dried beans to cook, so you really have no excuse not to cook them. It will also save you money and is healthier than canned chickpeas, so let’s get cooking.

Instructions

  1. Start by putting chickpeas in a bowl and cover with water. Allow the chickpeas to soak in the water for at least 12 hours and up to 24, changing the water every few hours if you can.
  2. Once the chickpeas have had time to soak, drain and rinse them and put them into a pot.
  3. Cover the chickpeas with a few inches of cold water, add in a bay leaf, put on the lid to the pot, and bring the water to a boil.
  4. Once it’s boiled, bring it down to a simmer and leave it to cook for about 1 hour.
  5. While it’s cooking, scrape off the foam that comes to the top whenever you can and throw it away.
  6. Once the chickpeas have cooked and become soft, drain most of the water and then season it and cook for a few more minutes.
  7. Save in the fridge for 1-2 weeks or in the freezer for months!

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> healthy meals Archives - thedancingcucumber.com thedancingcucumber.com Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:25:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Nutritious and Delicious Spinach Recipes Worth Trying https://thedancingcucumber.com/nutritious-and-delicious-spinach-recipes-worth-trying/ Sat, 16 Dec 2023 08:40:00 +0000 https://thedancingcucumber.com/?p=9311 If you’re looking to lead a healthy lifestyle, then your transformation will begin in the kitchen. Packed with vitamin C, iron, and calcium, spinach is an ideal ingredient to cook with if you’re looking to incorporate both flavor and nutrition into your diet. Here are some nutritious and delicious spinach recipes worth trying. Healthy Spinach […]

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]]> If you’re looking to lead a healthy lifestyle, then your transformation will begin in the kitchen. Packed with vitamin C, iron, and calcium, spinach is an ideal ingredient to cook with if you’re looking to incorporate both flavor and nutrition into your diet. Here are some nutritious and delicious spinach recipes worth trying.

Healthy Spinach and Artichoke Dip

If you enjoy nuts as well as a cheesy texture, then why not combine these sensations in a nutritious dip? This healthy spinach and artichoke dip contains parmesan, mint, scallions, walnuts, and of course, spinach, making it a delicious dip to enjoy with baguette slices or crackers.

Green Soup With Crispy Tofu

Are you looking for something entirely different from your typical office lunch? Then, this bright green soup with crispy tofu is sure to turn heads, if not for its color then for its dreamy aroma.

Spinach-Herb Polenta

Creamy and filling, this scrumptious polenta is bound to leave you feeling satisfied. What’s more, this recipe is fairly straightforward, taking just 15 minutes to prepare from beginning to end.

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]]> Don’t Like Vegetables? Here’s How to Sneak Them Into Your Meals https://thedancingcucumber.com/dont-like-vegetables-heres-how-to-sneak-them-into-your-meals/ Thu, 02 Sep 2021 09:58:00 +0000 https://thedancingcucumber.com/?p=7322 Are you not a huge fan of vegetables? Whether you like them or not, vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. If you’re having trouble getting enough veggies into your diet, there are easy ways to consume more of them without even tasting them. Here are five classic dishes you can sneak veggies […]

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]]> Are you not a huge fan of vegetables? Whether you like them or not, vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. If you’re having trouble getting enough veggies into your diet, there are easy ways to consume more of them without even tasting them. Here are five classic dishes you can sneak veggies into and you won’t even notice they’re there.

Meatballs

Add some flavor and nutrients to meatballs with veggies like mushrooms, greens, onions, and carrots in the meatball base. You can even add cauliflower or butternut squash that’s been cooked and pureed.

Macaroni and Cheese

Next time you make this comfort food, blend butternut squash into the cheese sauce. The sauce will be extra creamy and flavorful. Or you can swap cauliflower for pasta and use it as the base of the dish.

Mashed Potatoes

Instead of only using potatoes, use a blend of potatoes and pureed cauliflower. If you’re feeling creative, blend veggies like cauliflower, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, and broccoli together.

Chips and Dip

This classic game-day snack can feature a healthier dip like baba ghanoush (an eggplant dip), roasted red pepper hummus, or a yogurt spinach artichoke dip.

Lasagna

You’ve heard of veggie noodles, so why not try veggie pasta sheets? Zucchini, butternut squash, and eggplant can be thinly sliced to mimic lasagna pasta sheets. You can also keep the lasagna sheets and just add veggies to the dish.

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]]> There’s No Excuse Not To Buy Dried Chickpeas https://thedancingcucumber.com/theres-no-excuse-not-to-buy-dried-chickpeas/ Sat, 02 Feb 2019 11:30:50 +0000 https://thedancingcucumber.com/?p=2107 A lot of times dried beans can be scary and intimating. However, chickpeas are by far the easiest dried beans to cook, so you really have no excuse not to cook them. It will also save you money and is healthier than canned chickpeas, so let’s get cooking. Instructions Start by putting chickpeas in a […]

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]]> A lot of times dried beans can be scary and intimating. However, chickpeas are by far the easiest dried beans to cook, so you really have no excuse not to cook them. It will also save you money and is healthier than canned chickpeas, so let’s get cooking.

Instructions

  1. Start by putting chickpeas in a bowl and cover with water. Allow the chickpeas to soak in the water for at least 12 hours and up to 24, changing the water every few hours if you can.
  2. Once the chickpeas have had time to soak, drain and rinse them and put them into a pot.
  3. Cover the chickpeas with a few inches of cold water, add in a bay leaf, put on the lid to the pot, and bring the water to a boil.
  4. Once it’s boiled, bring it down to a simmer and leave it to cook for about 1 hour.
  5. While it’s cooking, scrape off the foam that comes to the top whenever you can and throw it away.
  6. Once the chickpeas have cooked and become soft, drain most of the water and then season it and cook for a few more minutes.
  7. Save in the fridge for 1-2 weeks or in the freezer for months!

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