Seasonal Transition Salad
Ingredients: 4 cups mixed greens or baby spinach or kale 1 Red or yellow peppers, thinnly sliced 2 Thinly sliced green onions 1 lg Fresh tomato, diced 1 carrot - shredded Cube tofu into 1"cubes Saute the pepper in [...]
The Magic of Green Soup
Super Simple, Very Green Soup. I adore this soup from Gena Hamshaw. It's so incredibly simple and cooks up super fast. I use it as a breakfast soup most days in the winter and have had so many patients try [...]
Black Bean and Beet Brownies – Oh Yeah!
Black bean beet brownies Low in sugar and high in nutritious whole foods, these make a wonderful treat that won't leave you with a blood sugar crash. You can play around with the type of chocolate you use (I love [...]
Food in Focus – Pumpkin!
Pumpkin - The Medicine On Your Plate In the fall, our energy starts to turn inwards as we prepare ourselves for winter. During this season, things start to dry up, leaves dry and fall of the trees, grass or other plants [...]
Waterlogged?
Natural Remedies for Damp Humid Days Have you been feeling a bit like a wet sponge with all the rain this summer? Do you find it hard to get moving in damp-humid weather or find yourself swelling easily making you [...]
Warming Winter Food
Winter Foods in Focus Built with my inspiring chef friend Joshna Maharaj, this delicious blend was developed for keeping you warm in the heart of winter or for those of you who tend to be cold year round. Warming, nourishing [...]
Ginger. Medicine on Your Plate
As we enter into these colder winter months, it is important to switch our diets from the more fresh, cooling foods of summer (think fresh cooling cucumbers, salad greens, tomatoes and watermelon) to the deeper warming, nourishing and [...]
Gluten free shortbread
A modern version of my Scottish Grandfathers shortbread recipe This gluten-free recipe is a little less sweet than the original version (which has some natural sweetness that comes from the wheat flour) but lends it self to some wonderful variations. [...]
The Mighty Mighty Bone Broth
So much more than just a simple stock There is so much press on the bone broth right now. There are even restaurants that are serving up bone broth ‘to go’ to help keep locals healthy and nourished this winter [...]
Breakfast Power Cookie.
Ok, those of you who know me know I don’t typically recommend cookies for breakfast, so this is a bit of a stretch. But sometimes when you’re rushing out the door or just need a nutrient dense snack, and want [...]