As someone who was recently diagnosed with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, and has spent the last almost thirty years of my life without any dietary restrictions, you can imagine how hard it is now to suddenly become ill to foods I had been enjoying my whole life. My journey to wellness lead me to create each and every one of these recipes featured on Damngoodthyme.

With the diagnosis of MCAS came hormonal imbalances, leading to hypothyroidism and PCOS. What I was unaware of at the time of these diagnoses, was that diet would play the biggest role in helping me achieve remission and lose the weight gained from all of the inflammation my body was under. I began to prioritize eating high protein meals to help with blood sugar imbalances.

One of the most important things in my healing journey was eating fiber rich, and satiating meals. As someone who works from home, I always found that lunch time would creep up on me, leaving me unprepared and in a pinch. My go to meals typically became some sort of salad with a protein, and whatever vegetables I had in the refrigerator at the time. With that, came this refreshing roasted cannelloni bean salad.

This salad is topped off with a generous serving of dairy free feta, and a squeeze of fresh lemon to give it the perfect symphony of flavors.