When I was a little girl, a birthday party in our family meant one thing: Wacky Cake. Chocolate cake, cooked in a 13″ x 9″ pan with cornstarch-cocoa-sugar-water stovetop frosting, accompanied by two bags of chips and two bottles of orange soda. BOOM! Party time, and the cake always flew out of the pan, it…
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…
Fauxlenta! Grain-Free Creamy Polenta with Mushrooms, Kale, & Dates
I love polenta. It’s smooth, creamy, just a little bit sweet, and goes with pretty much everything despite being an oft-neglected member of the gluten-free carb family. But I have an ever increasing base of grain-free clients, and just had a client ask me to whip up a vegan & Paleo dinner party menu –…
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…
Italian Bowl for the Soul
Okay, so it’s only day one and I am going to admit that I’m cheating a little bit, because I made this for my lunch yesterday. But it was like comfort for my SOUL, to the point where despite every healthy ingredient, my body was so happy after eating this gut and heart-warming food that…