quick and easy
I had ice cream for breakfast. Jealous, right? What can I say? When I detox, I do it with style (and flavor)!
And psssst the waitlist is open for my fall detox. You might want to jump on it.
Honestly, I can’t believe I didn’t think of this sooner. After all, we’ve been drinking green smoothies for years. Why not use the same principle for frozen treats? Adding green vegetables to any recipe lowers caloric density, adds mega nutrients and lessens the glycemic load. Not to mention, makes it easier to get greens into your picky kids.
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April 24th, 2013 | dairy, detoxify, gluten free, paleo, quick and easy, recipe, Spring 2013 detox recipes, vegetarian | 4 Comments »
These cookies make me so flipping happy. Because, let’s face it, when you are putting all your effort into eating clean it’s really annoying when your husband breaks out a box of Joe Joe’s right in front of you. Ahem.
The word that comes to mind is Deprived.
We can feel deprived when we force ourselves to resist, or when we’re told we can’t eat something we want. We feel restricted. And that is a shittastic way to feel! No one wants that. Bad mojo, all around.
I never want any of my clients, or you, to feel deprived because you’re eating real, clean food.
How do we avoid it?
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April 17th, 2013 | detoxify, gluten free, happiness, paleo, quick and easy, recipe, self care, vegan, vegetarian | 7 Comments »
Recently someone asked me with amazement, “So, do you cook every night?”
Two things struck me about that statement:
1. That it sounds really outlandish to cook every single night.
2. That I realized I totally don’t. No freaking way. Do I look like Martha Stewart?
But we eat real food in this house. Every day. So here’s how you too can be #winningatkitchen without cooking every single night.
(And yeah, if you’re on Instagram like me, tag your winning moments in the kitchen too!)
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December 10th, 2012 | balance, book review, quick and easy | 7 Comments »
People ask me how I come up with recipes. Typically, I find something I like and then modify, adapt, explore and innovate. Use real food ingredients. Add unexpected elements. I’m not a chef. I just like food, y’know?
In this case, I’m riffing off of my own recipe. I posted my No-Bake Chocolate Snowballs back in October during my 21 Day Detox and they were a hit with everyone. Except people who used runny peanut butter (we’ll get to that in a second.)
What’s so great about these? They’re easy, fast, tasty and made entirely of real food.
They won’t go apeshit on your blood sugar but they’ll satisfy your sweet tooth.
They’re vegan. And gluten-free.
That’s my kind of dessert! Or snack. Or breakfast, which my last batch admittedly became.
And you’ll realize that’s ok as soon as you see the ingredient list.
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November 29th, 2012 | baking, gluten free, quick and easy, recipe, vegan, winter | 6 Comments »
I think it would be nice to host Thanksgiving one year. Obviously I’d get the bird from my local farm buying club…and have lots of veggies…and maybe some coconut panna cotta for dessert…and everything would be so good no one would realize what a healthy meal they just ate.
And I’d have amazing leftovers for days.
That sounds great. Because as it stands, we travel each year for the holidays. Many miles. We eat a lot of food at rest stops and diners. And though we love our time with the family, we go home to an empty refrigerator.
Even the milk we had was sour.
One thing I love about vegan meals is that the ingredients don’t really spoil too easily. (Seriously. Smell a vegan’s garbage can. It like, practically smells good compared to a carnivore’s trash.)
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November 26th, 2012 | quick and easy, recipe, vegan, vegetarian, winter | 2 Comments »
I’m writing this post pre-Frankenstorm, unsure whether or not we will have power next week or if we’ll be able to celebrate Halloween. I may not be a fan of candy, but I sure do love seeing little kids all dressed up!
Our neighbors hosted an early costume party last week so Danny got to wear his costume at least once. However if you recall, I was in the midst of my 21 Day Detox. It made me stop in my tracks and think really hard about what I could bring to eat and share.
That’s one of the best parts of doing a detox. It makes you think, re-evaluate your habits, y’know?
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October 30th, 2012 | autumn, gluten free, quick and easy, recipe | 5 Comments »
Welcome to 21 Days of Detoxing with clean, whole, real food! Yep, we’re at it again with another awesomely motivated group. Registration is now closed for the fall detox but I’ll run it again in a few months and then YOU can hop on the feel-good train! And from now until October 28th you can get a new recipe each day by subscribing to my RSS feed.
I wanna rock.
I don’t want to live life gently. I want to kick ass and take names. I want to make it happen and get shit done! That’s just who I am.
It made me ever-so-happy to return to a full Primary Series yoga class last week. It’s not an easy class. And I haven’t been in that kind of shape since, oh, 2009 when I studied with David Swenson. Man, was I ripped!
Not quite as powerful these days, I still made it through class and felt amazing. I’m going back next week, for sure.
My girl Jennifer from Health Coach and Cook is a similar get’erdone kind of gal. She’s got energy and enthusiasm and killer detox-friendly recipes. Love it. Thanks Jenn!
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October 27th, 2012 | Fall 2012 detox recipes, quick and easy, recipe, sea vegetables, vegan, vegetarian | 6 Comments »
Welcome to 21 Days of Detoxing with clean, whole, real food! Yep, we’re at it again with another awesomely motivated group. Registration is now closed for the fall detox but I’ll run it again in a few months and then YOU can hop on the feel-good train! And from now until October 28th you can get a new recipe each day by subscribing to my RSS feed.
Begin to address the need, not the craving.
I crave, crave, crave chocolate. I’ve been known to break into bag of chocolate chips and pour them directly into the peanut butter. Yikes. It’s true.
Cravings are a force to be reckoned with, as my detox group is experiencing. Often when we restrict our diets we crave the things we can’t have. But let’s be truthful. Doesn’t everyone experience food cravings from time to time?
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October 24th, 2012 | Fall 2012 detox recipes, quick and easy, recipe, vegan, vegetarian | 2 Comments »
Welcome to 21 Days of Detoxing with clean, whole, real food! Yep, we’re at it again with another awesomely motivated group. Registration is now closed for the fall detox but I’ll run it again in a few months and then YOU can hop on the feel-good train! And from now until October 28th you can get a new recipe each day by subscribing to my RSS feed.
Don’t think I’ve ever made “real” gravy.
Maybe it’s because I grew up in the age of Steak-Ums and Jiffy popcorn – but when I think of gravy I expect it to come from a jar. Isn’t that lame? When I’m not detoxing, I cook plenty of meat. But gravy…nope. That eludes me for now.
So what I love about this recipe? It’s really easy. Doesn’t require pan drippings or having roasted a huge hunk o’ meat.
And of course I love that it’s detox friendly. Because especially in the cooler fall weather, gravy is oh-so-good on top of grains, greens, mashed potatoes, even winter squash. Cozy! (And hey, congrats to my detoxers for making it to the halfway point of the program! You guys rock.)
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October 17th, 2012 | autumn, Fall 2012 detox recipes, quick and easy, recipe, vegan, vegetarian | No Comments »
Welcome to 21 Days of Detoxing with clean, whole, real food! Yep, we’re at it again with another awesomely motivated group. Registration is now closed for the fall detox but I’ll run it again in a few months and then YOU can hop on the feel-good train! And from now until October 28th you can get a new recipe each day by subscribing to my RSS feed.
Elegant.
That’s what I had in mind as I created this real food dessert for my detoxers. Something simple and all grown up, like pearl earrings.
Here’s what really happened.
I made a huge mess pouring the warm mixture into glasses. I finally got it, stuck one glass in the fridge and drank the other one warm because I was dying to try it (tasty, but less-than-sophisticated approach.) Oh well.
The next day I took the glass out and my toddler, thinking it was a glass of milk, wrestled me for it. He finally got it and held the glass up to his lips. Tipped his head back. Waited for that moment where he’d drink milk like a big boy (ie no sippy cup).
He was very confused why the milk was stuck in the glass. But when I grabbed a spoon and showed him how to spoon it out, he caught on right away. And devoured it.
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October 13th, 2012 | Fall 2012 detox recipes, gluten free, quick and easy, recipe, sea vegetables, vegan, vegetarian | 3 Comments »
