Summer is practically here with the arrival of June, and so is that deliciously blistering heat we often crave during long winter months. Or is it? Depends on the day, I guess. We’ve had a really fickle, often beguiling spring. But whenever the mercury rises and you’re thinking about a cool, refreshing (add healthy to…… Continue reading Hello, June! Watermelon, Mint & Chia Cooler
Quinoa is one of the most versatile grains I have ever come across. You can enjoy a quinoa-oatmeal breakfast bowl, it works well inside cookies, brownies, homemade cereal bars, salads, desserts; you name it. The best part about this grain is it’s low starch/carb content and the fact it’s packed with copious amounts of protein. So…… Continue reading The Very Versatile Quinoa Does Salad
Would you like some fermented kefir in your smoothie? Yes, please! Whether it’s drinks or food, fermented products are quickly becoming the new “health craze”. But they’re more than just a fad or trend; they’re legit. That’s right; they’re legitimately good for you for a myriad of reasons. They aid with digestion, they boost your…… Continue reading Fermented Drinks: A Wonderful Health Boost!
A batch of warm, freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and a glass of cold milk (non-dairy in my case) are the epitome of home comfort. Oh and the joy of a good book! Not that I have much time to read these days… The last book I read was Lena Dunham’s “Not that Kind of Girl” and it was…… Continue reading Perfectly Chewy Grain-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Back in the day when green smoothies seemed like something out of the swamp for me- I started building easy smoothie recipes leveraging the fruits and flavors I enjoyed the most. I had to ease my transition into a liquid breakfast, because let me be dead honest with you; it was anything BUT easy. I yearned for…… Continue reading Smoothies for Beginners: Blueberry & Banana Heaven
So, for the first time since I started blogging about food, I was unsure of how to categorize a post. You see; my dilemma was centered around whether the above constitutes breakfast or dessert? I couldn’t decide. So I categorized it under both. Because, why not? In terms of aesthetics, this definitely looks like dessert. It…… Continue reading Chocolate & Coconut Parfait- Breakfast or Dessert?
It was the morning of my birthday and my taste buds also wanted a party. I pondered (albeit not for too long) on what would make the most deliciously healthy smoothie pairing. A fridge overstocked with berries and a red, big, lonely pomegranate sitting on my kitchen breakfast table led to a marvelous epiphany. I have been most lucky to continue to run into…… Continue reading A Berry Pomegranate Smoothie
Not too long ago, I was an instant oatmeal kind of gal. Sad, but oh so true. I’d stack towering boxes inside my pantry whenever they went on sale. Boxes of processed, sugary oats that only needed warm water and I would quite literally, take everywhere. All the intrinsic goodness of oats was quite basically stripped and effaced. Yet…… Continue reading Peaches & Cream: Breakfast Redefined
Chocolate holds a really important place in my life. The more acquainted you get with this blog, the more obvious that will become. But I don’t mean dairy-paired, or “modified milk ingredients” type-of-chocolate. I mean pure, raw, unprocessed Mayan goodness. The chocolate the gods craved. I have discovered raw cacao and I will never turn to…… Continue reading Chocolate Is Good For The Soul
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