Category: Recipe

I love being in the kitchen. You can find me pretty much any Sunday and weekday evening making new recipes. This past week, I set out to make an anti-inflammatory “trail mix” blend for my clients. With Summer almost upon us, many people will be traveling but trying to stay healthy when traveling can be […]

This is one of my all time favorite comfort foods packed with nutrients yet so easy and affordable to make. If you have a busy week coming up or are jus looking to make a comforting, warm meal, cozy up to making a big batch of my Slow Cooker Chicken and Vegetable Soup. 

Anyone who knows me well knows I love avocado anything. So the moment I heard about avocado oil, I began learning how it could be used and its many benefits. Avocado oil is a nutrient dense oil that should be in everyone’s cupboard. It’s great for cooking, skin care and digestive health and offers more […]

How healthy your digestive system is depicts what shows up health wise in your outer world. That means that, more often than not, if  you’re depleted of energy, have adult acne, get sick often and are bloated, you can chalk that all up to poor digestion. So to fix it all, you first need to […]

This is one of my favorite soups. I could eat it every day, it’s so tasty and nutritious! A good soup does wonders for the body and soul. Soups offer a certain comfort that other foods lack. They’re also a vehicle for nutrient dense ingredients.   Butternut squash is an excellent source of vitamin A […]

Chia pudding is my go-to dessert because it’s incredibly healthy AND delicious. There are 101 ways to make chia pudding (maybe even more) but today I want to share a few of my favorite combinations and how you can get super creative with your own pudding concoctions. The Basics of Chia Pudding Once you’ve got […]

Sweet potato is a nutrient-rich substitute for regular white potatoes, and in my opinion, are far more tasty! Sweet potatoes are loaded with vitamin A, vitamin B5, B6, thiamin, niacin, riboflavin and, because of their orange color, are high in carotenoids. They also have fewer calories than white potatoes — although they do have more […]

Cranberry sauce is a staple in the traditional Thanksgiving dinner but is often loaded with processed sugars you can easily avoid.  Here’s a new, healthy twist on a cranberry sauce recipe using maple syrup and citrus flavors. Enjoy!  

Pasta and all things cheese were my go-to foods — before I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. For the longest time after I had to eliminate those foods (and much more) from my diet, I absolutely craved them both. I tried everything from taking dairy pills before having some cheese (no luck, FYI) to trying out various veggie-based […]

If you think that putting anything other than eggs or pancakes together for breakfast takes too much time, i’m about to change your mind! I’m the type of person (perhaps you are too) that needs breakfast pretty soon after I get up…or I get “hangry”…literally. But I fell in love with this breakfast frittata because it […]