I don’t know any woman who hasn’t had some sort of weird food rules at one time or another. When I was a teenager, my food rules were of this variety. They revolved around calorie counts and fat grams. Diet Coke was my drink of choice. I weighed myself religiously, forever hoping to lose those [...]
Review of Food Rules by Michael Pollan
March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · food
Tags: food·Health·michael pollan·organic
Roasted tomato soup video
February 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments · soups and stews
I put together this little video a few weeks ago – it’s my first one. What do you think of it? I filmed it unscripted. I think it worked out pretty well, though I will probably I’ll try scripting future ones. Let me know what you think of it. If you really like it, please [...]
Tags: food·recipes·soup·tomato·videos
Pumpkin with balsamic and rosemary
October 20th, 2009 · No Comments · food, gluten free, recipes, side dishes, tasty tuesdays
I made this dish a couple of nights ago, and it turned out deliciously good. For pumpkin, I recommend using a Kabocha pumpkin – you should be able to find one in the farmer’s market pretty easily since this is definitely the season for them. If you have fresh rosemary growing in your window box, [...]
Tags: dairy free·food·gluten free·recipes·vegetarian
Just announced – fall cleanse classes
September 30th, 2009 · No Comments · cleanse, diet, events, food
Fall is here, and that means it’s time for the Fall Cleanse! For those of you who have never experienced the joy of fall cleansing, let me tell you a little bit about it. Cleansing was one of the ways that I started getting into holistic healing. When I did my first cleanse a few [...]
Tags: class·cleanse·fall·food·fun·Health
Healthy stir-fried chicken
September 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized, chicken, dinner, gluten free, tasty tuesdays
If you plan ahead, weeknight dinners can be simple and delicious. We cooked the brown rice a couple of days ahead of time so we didn’t have to worry about preparing it – just reheat and eat. Stir-fried chicken is a simple, healthy dish. What takes the longest is cutting up all of the vegetables. [...]
Tags: chicken·chinese·food·healthy·quick dinner·stir fry
How much sugar is in your food?
July 13th, 2009 · No Comments · diet, food, news
How much sugar are you getting in your afternoon snack or breakfast cereal? Sure, you know how many grams because it says on the side of the box, but what does it really mean? How many teaspoons of the sweet stuff are you really getting in your system? SugarStacks.com shows you by reviewing common foods [...]
Tags: food·nutrition·Sugar Addiction
Happy Earth Day
April 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · diet, environment, food, self care
Today is Earth Day! How have you taken care of mother today? There are many ways you can care for your environment and get a more delicious life at the same time. Here are a few things that I do to reduce my impact on our planet. Small steps you can take to green your [...]
Tags: cooking·Earth Day·food·green·local eating·recycling·seasonal
A simply Delicious Life appetizers
March 28th, 2009 · No Comments · appetizers, food
Healthy and tasty do not need to be mutually exclusive. The other day, it was getting near dinner time. I didn’t feel like cooking, but I didn’t want to order out either. We had some snacks in the refrigerator, so I decided to make a meal out of them. This chicken liver pate was made [...]


