Airports are often a disaster zone for low carb and Keto travelers. Even before I began this way of eating (WOE), I still struggled to find healthy, affordable options before flying at most airports! Times are changing, and things ARE slowly getting better, but the best thing to do when you are Keto and flying…
Smooth Operator, Part One: Hi(gh), Fiber! How to Get Enough in Your Diet
Any remotely health-oriented food label these days proudly displays the fiber content of the food within. We hear vague reasoning about its benefits on heart and colon health and cholesterol lowering properties, and I think pretty much everybody has come to believe that fiber is a GOOD thing. Still, most Americans do not even get…
Fermented Friday! Addictive Burmese Tea Leaf Salad
One of my go-to spots for to-go food in San Francisco, the land of 10,000 dishes, is B Star Bar on Clement Street, the chilled out little brother of the famed Burma Superstar. Both places have a variety of amazing options, but I personally only go there for one: the fermented tea leaf salad. It’s…
Presto, Pesto! Zucchini Noodle Salad Genovese with Kabocha, Kalamatas, and Pine Nuts
Genoa, Italy inspired me with her simple yet amazing cuisine. A restaurant could put three ingredients I’d never expected to see together on a plate with an extra drizzle of olive oil, and I was enchanted! Octopus + potatoes + sweet peppers = delicious. Cod + black olives + parsley = amazing! But my mind…
Wrap It Up! I’ll Take It – Cleansing, Cancer-Fighting Collard Wraps
These last couple of weeks have been awesomely busy, but left me feeling a little run down. The only thing to do when feeling overextended, in my book, is to bring the energy back in with self-care and extra-clean eating. So with massages booked, feet up, and probiotics popped (this is my blend of choice) – I’m…
So Fresh and So Green Green Curry Paste
Oh. My. God. I think I just died. Did I die? Because if I’m alive, this super-easy green vegetable curry is heaven on Earth and will leave your tummy singing like an angel! It took me less than 10 minutes to prep AND cook with the ingredients I have on hand, which you will if…
Multiple Food Restrictions? No Problem!
Whenever you gather a group of people to eat together these days, there is always at least one food allergy, intolerance, or dislike to contend with. As a chef, I find it important to be as educated about as many different restrictive diets as possible in order to prepare decadent, delicious, healthy meals with a…
Welcome to my World
Welcome to my world! It’s quite the tasty place, where dreams of sugarplum fairies actually become raspberry tartlets with sweet lemongrass crème patissiere in real life. The fragrances wafting from a beachfront restaurant shack can fall together like puzzle pieces in this chef’s nose and lead to inspiration for a new dish or an entirely…