Something happens this time of year when all I want is comfort food. My appetite for light and fresh veggie-heavy meals suddenly craves hearty stews, rich pastas and roasted dishes. Obviously, the weather change has a lot to do with this. As the night gets darker and cooler, all I want to do is snuggle […]
Really new and creative salads aren’t always easy to come by so when I was flipping through Kris Carr’s amazing new cookbook, Crazy, Sexy Kitchen, this really caught my eye. Sea vegetables are something that everyone, myself included, should be eating more of but they tend to fall under the radar. Sea vegetables offer one […]
When I was working in the advertising business, I would always moan having to go back to work on Monday mornings. But even my worst case of the “monday morning blues” doesn’t compare to the moans I hear in my house You can’t believe the moans I get about my Meatless Monday. No office in […]
Picture from Feel Good Foodie Quinoa has certainly had a meteoric rise to fame in recent years- moving from a little known or used grain- to a pantry staple for the health conscious. It is easy to understand why. It is one of the few grains that are a complete protein. It has a higher […]
So what does a perfectionist nutritionist serve for dinner? 😉 I sat and pondered my perfect dinner for awhile and then I realized that I had just served it the other night. This arugula and asparagus salad from The Longevity Kitchen is a very simple, yet delicious side dish & salad all in one. I […]
I recently came upon this recipe and wow, is it a taste explosion! Even better, it’s vegan, gluten free, and totally worthy of a the stamp of nutritional excellence! When I made it, I served it to my family and even they loved it (and sometimes my kids are like anyone else’s: stubborn)! I suggest […]
My fiance loves chicken. LOVES chicken. I think he could eat an entire one. Me? I’d probably be content never eating chicken again. He’s also very health-conscious and took my advice to exchange one of his meals each day with a salad and to add in a green juice. So every morning he drinks his […]
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