Ingredients: 1 cup orange juice 1 cup light coconut milk 3 tsp honey ¼ tsp orange extract ½ tsp vanilla extract Directions: Pour into popsicle molds, freeze and enjoy!
Jul 21 2014
Jun 13 2014
Jun 12 2014
Ingredients: 1 Orowheat Bagel Thin (“Everything” flavor) 2 slices ultra thin swiss cheese 2 oz smoked salmon 4 slices roma tomato Pea sprouts (or arugula) 2 soft boiled eggs Directions: Place eggs in saucepan filled with cool water, just enough to cover eggs completely. Bring to boil over high heat, reduce heat to medium and […]
Jun 6 2014
Ingredients: 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced 1/4 of a while onion, slices very thin 2 tsp sea salt 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt 1 tsp fresh dill, chopped 1 tsp vinegar 1/2 tsp sugar Combine all ingredients and dive in. It’s just as good as mom used to make!
May 22 2014
No, this isn’t a movie review. It’s a clever pop-culture reference to grab your attention is what it is. Worked too. Though the frozen foods we found in the Franken-Freezer were horrifying, the freezer has great potential for long-term healthy food storage. Now that we’ve cleared out the RED LIGHT FOODS and put the YELLOW […]
Ingredients: 8 baby artichokes, trimmed of top 1” of artichoke, tough outer leaves and stem, rinsed and quartered 2 cloves garlic, crushed ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes, julienned and packed in olive oil 2 tsp course salt 1 tsp pepper Directions: Combine and toss all ingredients in a shallow baking dish. Roast in 425 degree oven […]
May 20 2014
Ingredients: 2 pounds strawberries, washed and quartered 1 pound grape tomatoes, halved ¼ cup red onion, diced ¼ cup cilantro ¼ jalapeno pepper, minced 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 lime, zested and juiced 1 T olive oil Directions: In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Toss all together to mix and coat. Cover dish and […]
May 17 2014
Ingredients: 2 pounds rhubarb, trimmed and cut into ½ inch slices 2 pounds strawberries, trimmed and quartered 1 orange ¼ cup honey Directions: Place sliced rhubarb in large saucepan. Zest and juice orange, adding both to saucepan. Place pan over medium high heat and cook 5 minutes until rhubarb starts to soften. Add strawberries and […]
May 14 2014
May 9 2014
Ingredients: 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa 3/4 cup light coconut milk 1/4 cup pure maple syrup 1/8 tsp salt 1/4 cup unsweetened flaked coconut 1 cup sliced strawberries 1 cup sliced bananas Directions: Combine quinoa, coconut milk, maple syrup and salt in medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes […]
Apr 23 2014
Ingredients: Small bunch of beets (about 2 pounds) 2 T olive oil 2 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 2 oranges, cut into segments ¼ cup goat cheese, crumbled 8 cups arugula Dressing: 2 T orange juice 2 T olive oil 1 T orange zest 2 tsp Dijon mustard ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper Directions: […]
Apr 20 2014
Ingredients: ¼ cup olive oil 2 T lemon juice 1 T flat leaf parsley, chopped 1 tsp Dijon mustard 1 tsp salt ½ tsp sugar 10 oz bag shredded carrots ½ cup 50% less sugar dried cranberries ½ cup radishes, very thinly sliced (or use red onion) ½ cup slivered almonds, toasted Directions: Wisk first […]
Apr 17 2014
Last year I made this for Thanksgiving dinner for the first time. For that celebration I made it with dried cranberries, instead of currants. It’s delicious either way! Ingredients: 1 pound Brussels sprouts 1/4 cup pine nuts Olive oil-flavored cooking spray 2 T dried currants (or use dried cranberries) ½ tsp dried thyme ¼ tsp […]
Apr 16 2014
Prepare Asparagus for Cooking: Trim inedible ends (an inch or two) off the bottom of the stalks. If the stalks are thick, peel the fibrous outer layer off with a vegetable peeler to within two inches of the top. Asparagus will cook more evenly. Directions for Roasting: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Prepare 2 pounds […]
Mar 27 2014
Have you read the book “French Women Don’t Get Fat”? In it the author states that one reason French women don’t get fat is because they don’t snack. Pfffft, well good for them! I ain’t French! This girl needs a snack! I have a lot of respect for the way the French eat, emphasizing social […]
Mar 7 2014
Mar 6 2014
It’s entirely possible that fruits and vegetables need better marketing. Between fast food outlets, sit-down chain restaurants, processed food manufacturers and the industrial farming marketing machines we are inundated with persuasive messaging around food. Their efforts are not in vain. Sadly, the Standard American Diet runs on the foods put out by these institutions. No […]
Mar 4 2014
“Eat less, exercise more.” Blah, blah, blah. Yes, we all know this. We hear it endlessly. It’s not that it isn’t true; it just isn’t terrible instructive. I’m dedicating the blogs in March to breaking down exactly how you do that. Like with anything, healthy living is a cumulative effort. You achieve success one decision […]
Feb 26 2014
Feb 25 2014
“Hi, my name is Marilyn and I have a Spicy Black Bean Soup problem.” Oh, sorry. That’s the way we start our 12-step group meetings. (I’m joking.) I am addicted to this stuff. But what a way to go, right?! Here’s the thing, not only is the soup itself fabulous, but you can top it […]
Jan 22 2014
Here’s the recipe from Laura’s Motivational Monday video! Ingredients 1 can coconut cream 1 tsp “sugar-sweetener” of choice (I mostly use xylitol, but have several options that are all excellent) 2 tbsp of dark cocoa powder Cooking Instructions Remove any excess coconut water from the coconut cream. Whip with a mixer like you would whipping […]
Jan 22 2014
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Ingredients: ½ cup almonds ½ cup walnuts 1 cup old-fashioned oats 1 cup whole wheat flour ½ tsp salt ½ cup canola oil ½ cup pure maple syrup Fruit-only jam or jelly Baking Instructions: Measure nuts into bowl of food processor and grind until chopped very fine. Add oats and […]
Nov 29 2013
We all know what “Black Friday” is. The day after Thanksgiving is now as near and dear to our hearts as Labor Day. It conjures up images of those intrepid souls – devout shoppers and deal-hunters – camped out in front of Target stores across America to get the 4am door-buster on a 60” plasma […]
Nov 8 2013
We justify ordering the double bacon cheeseburger by cutting it in half, putting one portion in a takeout box for tomorrow’s lunch. We “make due” with the remnants of last Sunday night’s pot roast because it’s wasteful to throw it out and well, somebody’s gotta eat it, right? Hmmm. We’ve all got leftovers in our […]
More times than I can count I started a diet by surrounding myself with cookbooks, meal plans and recipes spread out in front of me, resolved to eat nothing but healthy food as prescribed by whatever diet I was following that week. I’d make shopping lists pages long of specialized ingredients to make these healthy […]
Aug 19 2013
Of course, lunch is no different from any other meal; you want your kids to eat well, to make their best possible choices from an array of healthy options. If you’re packing a lunch for them from home every day you want to know that they’re eating what you send (no trading that apple for […]