Love Pesto? Is it weird to want to rub fresh basil leaves all over me? That fragrance, so crisp and clean. I can’t help but pause and sniff it in once I’ve plucked off a fresh leaf. But, I digress… Pesto…it’s not just for pasta! Make some to smear on sandwiches instead of mustard or mayo, scramble it in eggs, add a dollop to a cracker with a … Continue reading RECIPE: Hemp Seed Pesto
Looking for a simple, savory, filling winter dish? This number makes a great side item to pair with steak, pork or chicken, but it’s hardy enough to be served as the main course! Easy to make and serves ~ 6 people. Keeps in the fridge all week long. INGREDIENTS: 1 cup cooked farro (can also use bulgur, brown rice, quinoa or orzo) 1 cup chopped mushrooms 1 … Continue reading RECIPE: Simple Mushroom Risotto
I’ve been wondering what to do with those gorgeous yellow and green-striped squash I’ve been seeing hanging around the supermarket. Per my usual, I’m either gonna grind it up (smoothie) or green it up (salad). In this case, I chose to green it up! Not the most simple recipe ever, but if you cook and boil while you chop, it only takes a few more … Continue reading RECIPE: Delicata Squash Salad
Need a protein-packed, vivacious, vitamin-rich, super-easy salad? Have I got the one for you! In less time than it takes you to remove your eye make-up, you can whip up this healthy dish! INGREDIENTS: 4 cups organic mixed greens, spinach and arugula (or greens of your choice) 1 avocado, diced 1 can organic garbanzo beans, rinsed and strained 1 can organic black beans, rinsed and strained 1/4 … Continue reading RECIPE: Greens & Beans Salad
Need to give your salad some girth without bulking up? Wild Rice is the perfect grain to making your salad more filling without packing on pounds in the process. Wild rice has twice the protein of brown rice, is high in fiber and essential minerals and vitamins. The arugula bring the benefits of leafy greens. It’s alkalinic and detoxifying, high in chlorophyll and antioxidants, and … Continue reading RECIPE: Wild Rice and Arugula Salad
Want a quick, simple, healthful smoothie recipe that won’t leave you hungry? This scrumptious, gluten-free smoothie is filling and delicious! Oats are high in fiber, help lower cholesterol and reduce cardiovascular disease. So instead of cooking up sugar laden, pre-packaged oatmeal in the am, try this healthier alternative! In a blender combine: 1 cup organic spinach 1/2 cup organic gluten-free oats (I like Trader … Continue reading RECIPE: Gluten-Free Oat Smoothie
A lot of us are motivated at the beginning of the year to make some big changes in our lives. Some of our vow every year to “get healthy” or “read more” or “remember people’s names”. While planning to be better and get healthier is great in theory, unless you have specific actions/steps you will take to follow through on these plans, chances are you’ll … Continue reading Get Clean this 2015! DETOX MEAL PLAN
I can get a little “salad fatigue”, especially in the winter months. A bowl of leafy greens, which I know I need, just doesn’t tempt me they was it does in the Spring. So I’ve created this warm, savory salad to deliver greens to my my bod, while tempting my (taste)buds! Farro (rhymes with “tomorrow”) is a super healthy, ancient, Italian whole grain with lots of … Continue reading RECIPE: Simple Farro Salad
This quick and easy salad recipe comes from my bestie, who happens to be living in Moscow, Russia at the moment. (and it looks like she got it from Elise Bauer at Simply Recipes) It feeds 4-6 and keeps in the fridge for several days, or if you’re in Mother Russia, it’ll keep in you living room all 9 months of the freezing cold winter! … Continue reading RECIPE: Easy, Healthy White Bean Salad
This salad is not only beautiful, it’s packed with antioxidant, anti-aging and anti-cancer ingredients! One nibble and your body can start to reverse all the damage you caused in you 20s! It’s gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, and delicious! Let the healing begin! 4 cups organic spinach 1 cup organic blueberries 1/2-1 cup pomegranate seeds 1/4 chopped red onion (optional) top with avocado (optional) sprinkle … Continue reading RECIPE: Long Life Salad
Onions and mushrooms should be 2 staples in your kitchen. Not only are they both GBOMBS, they both pack flavor to salads, dips, side dishes, sauces, soups, omelets, meats and more! Of course eating them in the raw form provides a bigger nutritional blow. But when they look a little tired, rescue them from a path to your compost or trash by grilling them up … Continue reading RULE: Rescue Food
I used to tear up Caprese salads, any time I was at an Italian restaurant. I would kick off my carb-laden meal with a tower of thick, creamy buffalo mozzarella slices and tomatoes. Because the Caprese salad was listed under the “salad” section of the menu, I though I was being super healthy to precede my fat-filled fettuccini alfredo dish (which by the way is not on … Continue reading RECIPE: Tomato and Basil Salad
Whilst on my Wellness Retreat in Varenna, Italy, I confess, panne, pizza and gelato were regulars in my diet. However, I did have several insalata mistas, which typically consisted of raddichio, grated carrots and green lettuce. Simple and nutritious, but over time, my palate longed for something with a little more zip! Thankfully, across the street from our apartment was a small grocery store which carried fresh … Continue reading RECIPE: Beet and Arugula Salad
Because I’ve never really been known for my cooking, this whole nutritional wellness blog thing has been an adventure. For every exceptionally delicious recipe listed here, there have been many culinary tragedies… just ask my husband. Especially when we were living in Maine. He managed to keep down some terrible concoctions. It was a dark time. One genre in particular has evaded my skills…. that … Continue reading RECIPE: Wicked-Good Varenna Soup
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