Beyond Nutrition
With summer just around the corner, it’s time for the season of outdoor gatherings and sunny vacations with the ones you love. Memorial Day is a time to relax and soak in the warm weather, but it can be hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle when your impulse is to reach for that Standard American…
Go green, and get lean with juicing! Learn the benefits and get some tips and a recipe so you can make your very own that is customized to your own taste and nutritional needs.
Spring is a time of rebirth and regeneration, which means it’s the perfect opportunity to try something new in your kitchen. With the Spring holidays around the corner, you might be looking for a new dish to freshen up your table. Lamb is an easy and versatile meat to cook in place of chicken or…
This quick and easy meal allows me to make “fast food” in my own home. In this carnitas recipe, wild boar replaces traditional pork, which has been linked to a host of gastrointestinal conditions because of the potential pathogens it carries.
Happy New Year, everyone! This year we are starting a campaign called the Tru of You. This rooted in getting everyone to find their individual truth in mind, body, and spirit. One of the best ways to clear the body, mind and spirit is to start with a green morning juice. The clearer our internal…
It’s apple and pear season. So why wait for Thanksgiving to make my apple, pear, cranberry sauce? It has mult-iuses. It can be eaten alone, topped on yogurt, pancakes, in a smoothie, with ice cream, or even on your favorite meat for a sweet/tart flavor. The affirmation for this recipe is… I enjoy luscious flavor,…
Tonight it was a comfort meal night. But comfort food does not have to be unhealthy. I prepared lentils over wild rice with sauteed swiss chard, and portobello mushrooms with toasted walnuts in a rosemary and thyme sauce, and caramelized onions, paired with roasted brussels sprouts and roasted butternut squash and sweet potato. Heavenly and…
Sunday is my day for soup making. It makes me happy, it prepares me for the week. Today it was a cream of spinach soup, but instead of using heavy cream, I used chick peas instead (my secret weapon for creamy soups without all the unwanted ingredients). Drink on! This will be my breakfast for…
We always have beans in the refrigerator. One of my favorites, because of how fast they cook, is lentils. This week I made up a new dish using left-over lentils. In a cast iron skillet I added crushed, raw walnuts and I sauteed them in olive oil for a few minutes, then I added swiss…
Leftovers take on a new meaning – what can you do with leftover soup? – Tonight I arrived home from work after 7:30. My usual bountiful refrigerator was a little lacking, since I had been traveling until late this weekend. I had some of my yummy soup left that I had been enjoying for breakfast…
