…ess Monday with Martha Stewart – Moroccan Carrot Ribbons and Black Lentils Meatless Mondays with Martha Stewart – Black Chickpea Wraps with Tarragon Yogurt Meatless Mondays with Martha Stewart – Earth Bowls Meatless Mondays with Martha Stewart – Massaged Kale Salad and Grapes with Poppy Seed Dressing Meatless Mondays with Martha Stewart – Roasted Red Pepper Chickpeas with Watercress Meatless Mondays with Martha Stewart – Stoplight Tomato Sandwich…

…d now I’m officially joining the club. First, let give you the low down on Meatless Mondays, because it really is a rad idea. In 2003 Meatless Monday was created as public health awareness program to help Americans reduce their risk of preventable disease by cutting back saturated fat. Now, it’s touted as a way not only to better one’s health, but also better the health of the planet. According to the Bloomberg Johns Hopkins School of Public Healt…

Hey friends! Looking for the perfect appetizer for Raw Tacos? It’s a match made in heaven with this delightful Raw Avocado (“Rawvocado”!) and Cilantro Soup made with Coconut Water – so hot right now! I have been wanting to incorporate this majorly-of-the-moment ingredient in one of my summer recipes, and it turns out that avocado and coconut are best buddies. We win! Whip this up, chill it in the fridge, and beat the heat with cool, green goodne…

…If you’re a new friend of My New Roots, or you just haven’t made the Best Lentil Salad, Ever yet…oh, it’s time. Check out my post over at Whole Living! In health, Sarah B. Copyright 2012 My New Roots at mynewroots.blogspot.com…

I discovered the most amazing dish the other day; it’s called socca. A traditional delight hailing from the south of France (Nice, to be exact), socca is a chickpea flour pancake, or flatbread, often served informally as street food. Chickpea flour, sometimes called gram flour, garbanzo flour, or besan, can be found in ethnic grocery stores or health food shops. It is used often in Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi cuisines, and of course Frenc…

Doesn’t the mere sound of it conjure up delightful notions? Asparagus Ribbons. Say it again. Nice. Nothing says spring quite like asparagus. Those green stalks are a sure sign that fresh food is on the way! But get yourself to the market quickly, because this veggie is only in season for a very short time. Did you know you can eat asparagus raw? It’s a wonderful way to enjoy this seasonal vegetable, as asparagus will retain many of the vitamins…

I love that with each new season comes fresh and exciting produce to play with. You’d think that I would have run out of fruits and veggies to try by now, but this is not the case! A trip to the market always reveals something that has not graced my plate and serves as inspiration to use an old favorite in a totally new way. This spring, I took it upon myself to become better friends with rhubarb. Yes, I have tried it before in pies and jams snu…