But the fun doesn’t stop there, because as great as these are on their own, they get even better when you throw them in a bowl with quinoa, greens, green onions, and sesame seeds. The recipes for the bowl and the potatoes are included below. preheat the oven to 375º F When the potatoes are nearly finished (preference one, it should be soft and edible but not yet browned), remove from the … [Read more...]

2 Cool 4 Skool {A salad with figs!!! And goat cheese, chicken, carrots, greens, berries. Mazen started school yesterday! We decided to wait another year to send him because he is not quite five years old. (Although he made the cut-off so we could have sent him.) When I polled a hundred people this past year, the answer was to give boys with birthdays an year. So rather than doing a repeat … [Read more...]

Published at Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:13:00 +0000 It was first introduced to me by my mother-in-law who lived in New Orleans. Forget that they tell you it’s only for making roux. When cooking on the stove I use it all the time, and it has become my favorite. Need to scrape the brown bits off the bottom (or sides) of this pan? No problem. Hand Immersion Blender: $35 This … [Read more...]

Yuuummy Spiced Tomato Soup Short on time — skip the onion (or add a tsp onion powder). More veg — add diced carrot and celery with the onion. 2. When the onion is tender, add the passata / puree (not concentrated tomato paste) and coconut cream. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes to allow the flavours to mingle. The first time I made this soup I got the shock of my … [Read more...]

Five Of My Favorite Nutrition Books { He mischaracterizes and overstates what we know about how particular foods drive disease, by offering a narrow view of the science with cherry-picked studies to support his views. He also seeks out a slew of vegan and animal rights–friendly health professionals rather than a more balanced roster of experts, and engages in silly gotcha journalism to … [Read more...]

It’s been a little over one week since we started a petition to remove food dyes from Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. We have over 228,000 signatures and, while we heard from Kraft right after the petition launched, it wasn’t the response we hoped for. We believed it would be important to talk about their response and letter that is exact with you, so that you can … [Read more...]

{ Ingredients 1 cup pitted dates 1/2 cup walnuts 1/2 cup almonds 1/2 cup raw cacao powder 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1 serving (30 g) of protein powder (I used SFH Vanilla) 1/4 cup of milk 1/4 cup chia seeds 1/2 cup rolled oats 1/4 cup coconut flakes 1/2 tsp coconut extract (optional but oh-so-good!) Extra chia and coconut for garnish Instructions Blend dates in a food processor until a pea-like … [Read more...]