I absolutely love baking and cooking with chia seeds. They’re super absorbent, and do some really cool things when you get creative with them in recipes like this. You only need 3 ingredients, and start to finish the jam takes about 15 minutes to make.
Superfood Saturday: Asparagus – one of my favorite vegetables – crunchy and delicious! Top 5 health benefits of Asparagus: 1. Contains Anti inflammatory nutrients 2. Contains Antioxidant nutrients: vitamin E, vitamin C, beta carotene (and more) 3. Good fiber content- supports digestion 4. Contains Inulin: feeds special bacteria in our intestine that aid nutrient absorption [continue reading]
I know that cooking and baking gluten-free can get expensive – all those nut flours and special foods – one of my favorite ways to save money is to make my own nut butter and nut flours. It’ss so easy. Almond Butter For almond butter, I like to roast my almonds first. 1. Preheat oven [continue reading]
How I come up with recipes is simple: I love my friends! When someone asks me for a good idea, or tells me their specific dietary restriction my Nancy-Drew problem-solving skill set gets turned on “high.” Probably just like you, my best work always comes from the heart. I made this recipe specially for my [continue reading]
Good morning FitFam! So true confessions: I am like a kid at Christmas around purple vegetables. Why is this? I am not sure but they make me super happy! I got my hands on some gorgeous purple cauliflower the other day and my friend Powercakes inspired me with her #plantpower challenge. I kinda missed purple day [continue reading]
Tonight’s dinner was a food mashup from what I had left in the refrigerator after an epic weekend of traveling. Ever get home after a trip and have a weird assortment of stuff in your fridge? I was so tired today I didn’t go grocery shopping after work and caught myself eating walnuts, raisins and [continue reading]
Here’s one of my favorite fast, easy recipes that you can make in 5 minutes – sliced cucumber on the bottom topped with my favorite insta-snack: Tuna Salad on Sliced Cucumbers 1-5oz can albacore tuna, packed in water, no salt added 1/2 ripe avocado 2 T spicy mustard Assorted veggies you have on hand – [continue reading]
Darth Vader didn’t know what was good for him, remember when he took off his mask? I’m pretty sure he had a horrible diet, was way too stressed out all the time and that even though there was a “Death Star Canteen” he was too busy killing admirals with a single thought to remember to [continue reading]
Sesame Zucchini-Cucumber Salad This yummy recipe came about as I was leaving for San Francisco this morning. I had to use as much of the produce in my fridge as possible, and I had a cucumber, a zuccini and a few other things. I had it with some avocado, and a couple eggs – it [continue reading]
There’s no getting around it, greens are good for us. If you’ve ever studied the eating habits of herbivores, you’ll notice that they have quite a bit of lean muscle, despite eating a diet composed primarily of plant protein. Carnivores don’t eat just any meat, they primarily eat herbivores. All of the micronutrients in [continue reading]