Category Archives: Recipes

MOCHA EMPOWER GLO BARS

October 17, 2016Recipesalmonds, chocolate, coffee, energy bars, gluten-free, mocha, ohsheglows, plant-based, rolled oats, snacks, vegan, vegetarianJulie Peterson

“Coffee and Chocolate–the inventor of mocha should be sainted” ~ Cherise Sinclair, Hour of the Lion

Mocha Empower Glo Bars

It has finally arrived! Angela Liddon’s newest cookbook “Oh She Glows Every Day”! I pre-ordered it and then life got busy and I forgot all about it, so it was like a special gift when the delivery guy showed up. Don’t you love when that happens? And I finally found time to really settle in and thumb through it while it rained and the wind howled as Hurricane Matthew blew by.

Just like the last, her new book is filled with incredible looking, easy to prepare, plant-based recipes, and as soon as I saw this new variation of her amazing Glo Bars it topped my “to try” list. Oats, almonds, chocolate–all heart healthy. Add a little coconut and coffee.. yummy and so easy to make. Continue reading MOCHA EMPOWER GLO BARS →

Healthy Vegetarian Meatloaf

March 4, 2016Recipesgluten-free, heart healthy, hemp seeds, protein, recipe, tempeh, vegan, vegetarianJulie Peterson

Fix It Plan’s Scrumptious Tempeh Meatloaf

There are a lot of good recipes out there for meatless meatloaf, but we particularly like this one because it has more bite to it–a real meaty texture. Loaded with protein from tempeh and hemp seeds, deliciously seasoned with a tangy glaze, this is a favorite at our house. And even the meat eaters enjoy it!

Tempeh is such a versatile food and often so misunderstood it seems. While reaching for it in the refrigerator case at the store I’ve had people come up to me and ask what I do with it. And when I tell them how good it is they look at me with disbelief! I suppose it is rather unattractive in its sealed package, all pale and odd looking, naked and unadorned. Continue reading Healthy Vegetarian Meatloaf →

Pumpkin Gingerbread Muffins

December 17, 2015Recipesfiber, healthy recipe, heart healthy recipe, iron, muffins, pumpkin, spelt, vegan, vegetarian, walnutsJulie Peterson

Healthy, Wholesome Gingerbread Muffins

The smell of these muffins baking just fills your world with warmth! I have some in the oven right now to take to a small holiday get-together tonight. I like that they’re made with the wholesomeness of whole grain spelt and pumpkin–you get a healthy dose of fiber and nutrition, plus the molasses gives you a bit of iron too.
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SPELT-BLUEBERRY PANCAKES

November 29, 2015Recipesblueberries, blueberry pancakes, breakfast, flax seed, heart healthy, heart healthy recipe, oat flour, pancakes, refined sugar free, spelt, vegan, vegetarianJulie Peterson

Heart Healthy Pancakes

“I don’t have to tell you I love you. I fed you pancakes.”
~Kathleen Flinn in “Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good”

Our Thanksgiving holiday travel plans got cancelled at the last minute, so we spent a quiet Thanksgiving Day together at home. As most of you know, we stopped eating meat and poultry after Bill’s event (and we avoid common wheat as well) so our holiday meal is a bit nontraditional anyway. Yet the feast with the family is always wonderfully bountiful with an abundance of vegetables and Uncle Ernest’s famous homegrown butter beans!

Suddenly unprepared to put together the usual Thanksgiving fare (sans the turkey and stuffing), I used this unexpected change of plans to test this recipe and we were not disappointed! Our nontraditional Thanksgiving meal magically became a heaping plate of blueberry pancakes Continue reading SPELT-BLUEBERRY PANCAKES →

Black Bean and Avocado Salsa Dip

September 6, 2015Recipesavocado, black bean, cucumber, dip, fiber, gluten-free, heart healthy, heart healthy recipe, orange, plant-based, salsa, vegan, vegetarianJulie Peterson

Orange-Fruit-Pieces — Evan-Amos – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0

I love this stuff! So easy to throw together, simple and delicious. My friend Holly and I whipped this up during our recent visit to her house and we all eagerly devoured it. She discovers the best recipes! … (including the Vegetarian Quinoa Chili here on the blog.)

Avocado_picture — Mgmoscatello-Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0

It tastes so fresh and summery with the crisp, cool cucumber and sweet, tangy orange. Black beans provide protein and heart healthy fiber, magnesium and potassium, plus a variety of healthy phytonutrients. And creamy, buttery avocado contributes beneficial, heart healthy fats. Continue reading Black Bean and Avocado Salsa Dip →

Fix It! Plan

This site is about sharing our journey back from heart attack to good health! I wish and believe it will provide hope, and hopefully direction on the road to the idea that you CAN stop heart disease in its tracks! And often even reverse its damage.