By admin | November 19, 2009
As promised, here is my one of my tried & true Thanksgiving side dish recipes. Kale, Brussels sprouts, and bacon hash. Delicious, easy, healthy, and will delight even the most begrudging vegetable eaters. Many turn up their noses at kale, but it’s such a wonderful and versatile superfood, made better here by the addition of [...]
By admin | October 13, 2009
I adapted this recipe from The Garden of Eating, one of my favorite cookbooks for nourishing recipes. Packed with tons of good lifestyle info, too! This is a great recipe for Fall; it has yummy root vegetables, and the addition of kombu seaweed makes it high in the trace minerals that are so lacking in [...]
Posted in Nutrition | Also tagged beef stew, gluten-free |
Smoothies make a great breakfast or snack after a workout. For those who aren’t sensitive to dairy, whey protein powder is an excellent protein boost that will energize you for the day or help muscles recover after exercise. It’s always a good idea to add protein to fruit smoothies to balance out the sugar from [...]
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In honor of hot summer days (something we don’t get here in the San Francisco Bay Area), here is an ice cream recipe that is delicious, creamy, sugar-free, and does not require an ice cream maker! The frozen bananas make it creamy and provide potassium. Carob powder is wonderful for those who are sensitive to [...]
We went for lunch in the cafe. This is a real treat. If you don’t know, Chez Panisse has defined the “eat local, organic, and sustainable” food movement on the west coast and way, way beyond. Award-winning chef Alice Waters is, of course, a legend in sustainable and seasonal and local and a master at [...]
Shopping local–farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture projects–and buying local and seasonal means you are reducing your carbon footprint and eating with the seasons, the way nature intended. Depending upon where in the world you are, blueberries from Chile in January taste bad because they’re not in season in the US, for example, and have been [...]
Plants are medicine. Herbs and spices have healing properties and are easy to integrate into your diet. They can be used to boost antioxidant levels, relieve stress, enhance sleep and relaxation, improve female hormones levels, reduce PMS symptoms, enhance fertility, relieve pain, and improve organ function.
One of my favorite spices, especially in the midst of [...]
By admin | March 31, 2009
If you avoid dairy or are allergic, you’ve probably tried the alternatives: soy milk (avoid!! highly processed and may cause hormonal imbalance), rice milk, almond milk, even hazelnut or oat milk. I prefer almond milk, but most brands on the market are highly sweetened and fortified with artificial vitamins/minerals. And they just don’t taste very [...]
By admin | March 26, 2009
After 7 days of pre-cleansing, it’s time to embark on day 1 of the three week liver cleanse. See my previous post detailing the pre-cleanse.
Cleanses always hold the hope of possibility: it’s a time to clear your mind and body, quite literally. It’s a time to rid yourself of excess baggage, both physically and mentally. [...]
By admin | March 21, 2009
Spring is here. And that means the markets are going to pick up in a big way. Winter citrus disappears gradually, and springtime baby beets and asparagus give way to delicious summer stone fruits and berries. Cherries, peaches, pluots, strawberries, blueberries…. yum.
I shop at the Berkeley Farmers’ Markets and at the San Francisco Ferry Plaza [...]