“Camarones Ajo!” I proudly announced to my husband, as I shoved a bowl of shrimp and some grill tongs at him. This was my way of making a last minute dinner sound super fancy and well-planned. I mean, come on. If I can say it in spanish that proves I didn’t just haphazardly pull shrimp out of the freezer, right?
Ummm.
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A little deck action? Some grillin’ and chillin’? I hear ya. We are loving our patio and grill along with near-perfect weather. Now I’m no Martha Stewart, but I do like having friends over for yummy food and drinks. Just expect that maybe your napkin will be a folded up paper towel and I ran out of dishes so one of us is eating out of a bowl, ok?
I prioritize the food, not the presentation. Hope you won’t mind.
Inspiration for this recipe hit while I was making a quick grocery run. We were having some friends over in…oh, about an hour. I grabbed some chicken and asparagus for the grill. A bag of arugula for an easy salad. A bag of Terra Chips because, y’know, if they’re gonna be chips they might as well have some nutritional value. And then I spotted the endive.
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Start date: April 22, 2012
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Between pregnancy and childbirth, it’s been a couple of years since I took part in my own detox. I wasn’t sure I’d even run it in 2012, until I noticed something:
I feel kinda tired. Sluggish. My skin’s a little gray, my digestion’s a little unhappy. You know I eat well, but pregnancy and early motherhood can take its toll on the best of us! A little too much chocolate here, a little too much pizza there, not quite enough time on my yoga mat, and…bam. I remember why I rely on this detox so much!
Yeah, I hear ya. But no worries. When you change your food, your life automatically changes with it. It has to – your food literally becomes the tissues of your body and brain. Are you ready to create change and start feeling confident, energized and focused?
It all starts here.
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You know how you hear about a certain food or ingredient for a long time and one day you finally get up the courage to buy it? To actually make one of those recipes you’ve been eyeing? That was me this week. Michelle vs. The Fava Bean.
Ever buy favas? I hadn’t, mostly because I’d never seen them for sale. But there they were, in all their glory, in the Whole Foods bulk aisle. I grabbed ‘em.
This is courage, people.
To try learn something new on top of an already full to-do list. To take a risk that your husband will hate it. To buy those damn beans that are the size of quarters and say, “Hey. What am I gonna make with these?”
Good timing, actually. I needed to take our weekly menus from winter-ish chilis and pot roasts and introduce some lighter, spring type dinners.
‘Cause it’s been like 75 degrees this week. I love living in the tropical south. (I know, I know, DC isn’t the south.) (Yes it is.)
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Welcome to 21 Days of Detoxing! Whether you are one of our amazingly motivated participants or just interested in eating clean, whole, real food – boy do I have some recipes for you! From now ’til May 21st I’ll be featuring a delicious detox-friendly recipe each day. (And if you want to get in on the detox magic I have a Do It Yourself version available – right here.)
Whether you have a garden or CSA, you may be inundated with greens right now. Awesome! But you gotta use it before it goes bad.
Pesto to the rescue!
Ok, maybe you don’t have a CSA or a garden…that’s ok. I wish I had a garden. Wait, I wish I knew how to garden. And our CSA doesn’t start for another couple of weeks.
Doesn’t matter. You and I can still make pesto from whatever looks good at Whole Foods. They didn’t have any arugula this week, or watercress (WTF, WF?) so I got lots of chard. Whatever, getting your dark, leafy greens daily is a super important part of a healthy diet and as long as you rotate what kind you’re eating you’ll be in great shape. For this recipe, you can really use any type of greens you like!
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Welcome to 21 Days of Detoxing! Whether you are one of our amazingly motivated participants or just interested in eating clean, whole, real food – boy do I have some recipes for you! From now ’til May 21st I’ll be featuring a delicious detox-friendly recipe each day. (And if you want to get in on the detox magic I have a Do It Yourself version available – right here.)
Sometimes people miss having a hunka hunka burnin’ meat on their plate. Vegetarian entrees tend to be more free-form, less structured items. But here’s a solution to try: Chickpea Patties. (Although if you’re like me you’ll just make ‘em Sloppy Joe style…) I’d try these with a smear of tahini on top, or any salad dressing of choice, over brown rice or salad greens. Or maybe between two slices of millet bread, if you want to go the sandwich route.
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I must have been lugging the drying rack full of cloth diapers out into the backyard when I spotted these beauties. They kinda stopped me in my tracks – something so simple and pretty, so effortless. They’d just appeared out of nowhere.
Stopped. Smiled. I might have even taken a deep breath.
Been kind of crazy around here, if just in my mind. I don’t know, something about a newborn keeps a mom on the edge of her seat. At least this mom. I’ve been appreciating more than ever the small things that bring a smile in between feedings, crying fits and poopy diapers.
A hot shower. A cup of tea. Gorgeous flowers in my neglected backyard. Mmmm.
And this. Popcorn.
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After many emails and Facebook messages asking “When’s the next detox?” I’m happy to announce we’re going to do another fantastic 21 days together this spring! Woohoo! Interested? Keep reading.
Feeling tired? Sluggish? Stuck in a rut? When you change your food, your life automatically changes with it. It has to – your food literally becomes the tissues of your body and brain. Are you ready to walk into spring feeling confident, energized and focused?
It all starts now! Spring detox dates are April 30th – May 21st. (Just reading this now? You can still sign up! Registration open through 5/6/11.)
I’m off dairy again. Had to happen. During my pregnancy I craved milk, cheese, yogurt. And that’s fine because in organic, full fat, unsweetened form that stuff is great for growing a baby!
But come springtime, it’s not so good for my sinuses. Nope. Dairy creates mucus in the body, and I definitely do not need more mucus in the spring. Another reason to get off the white stuff is that milk protein can be notoriously difficult for little ones to digest. By staying off dairy, hopefully Danny and I both will be free of tummy upset and stuffed noses. Hooray!
Have you ever gone off dairy? Do you find it difficult?
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I’m on a bender. Every day I’ve got my drinky drink blended up and swallowed down before you can say “diaper change.” See, after my c-section I was feeling really icky. Unable to move for a few days, full of IV fluid and drugs…boy oh boy did I want something to make me feel better when I got home from the hospital!
That’s where it began.
I’m talking green smoothies, people.
While the rest of the world chugs beer and paints glittery shamrocks on their cheeks, I’m celebrating St. Patty’s Day my own way.
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I help busy people find balance in their over-worked, over-stressed lives. Trust me, it's not an all-or-nothing situation! A few shifts in diet and lifestyle can rock your world like they did mine. (And if you're a health coach, I can help you do the same for your own clients.) Read on
