Prepping For The 6-Week Eat To Live Challenge – Grocery List & Pantry Items
One thing I know for sure is that the best way to help you follow through with any change to your eating habits is to BE PREPARED. Make sure you have plenty of healthy foods and snacks in your fridge and cupboards to quickly grab when you feel like cheating. I usually cook enough food to last about 4 days, including a large bowl of salad, a large pot … Read More...
Big Announcement! Follow Me ‘Live’ On My 6-Week Eat To Live Challenge Starting Monday!
Yep (gulp)! I'm gonna do it! Do what, you ask? What I'm Going To Do In a nutshell, I'm going to follow Dr. Fuhrman's Eat To Live 6-Week weight loss program and post 'live' daily progress reports here on this blog and on my Facebook page. For a full six weeks. Including Thanksgiving. I kid you not. Why I'm Doing It After I hit the … Read More...
Friday’s Surf & Turf #33
Here’s this week’s list of articles I came across on the internet that I thought were interesting. Most of the articles are about health, nutrition, the environment and sustainability, but a few might have nothing to do with those topics. Some have video or audio. Some may make you laugh, or cry, or scratch your head, or warm your heart. Please … Read More...
Cream of Broccoli & Basil Soup
Fall is really settling into Chicago and it's time to break out the sweaters to warm you up on the outside. And it's time to start whipping up some hearty soups to warm you up on the inside. This recipe is about as easy to make as they come – just throw everything in a pot, cook, and blend until smooth. Cannellini beans and some coconut milk make … Read More...
Friday’s Surf & Turf #32
Here’s this week’s list of 10 articles I came across on the internet that I thought were interesting. Most of the articles are about health, nutrition, the environment and sustainability, but a few might have nothing to do with those topics. Some have video or audio. Some may make you laugh, or cry, or scratch your head, or warm your heart. Please … Read More...
Einkorn Pancakes with Apple & Red Grape Compote
As a kid, I looked forward to Sunday breakfast because that usually meant pancakes! We used Betty Crocker's Bisquick mix to whip up a batch in the blender, fry them up in a skillet with a few generous glug-glugs of oil or Crisco, and then I'd slather the finished product in Aunt Jemima's syrup. I rarely make pancakes these days, and when I do, I … Read More...
Parsley & Pistachio Pesto Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes & Mushrooms
I've been trying to be very conscious about food waste, considering that most Americans throw out 25% of the food they buy. Not a good statistic. A few days ago, I asked my husband to pick up a couple bunches of parsley while he was at the store so I could make a fresh batch of tabouli. When I checked the fridge a couple of days later, I didn't see … Read More...
Friday’s Surf & Turf #31
Here’s this week’s list of articles I came across on the internet that I thought were interesting. Most of the articles are about health, nutrition, the environment and sustainability, but a few might have nothing to do with those topics. Some have video or audio. Some may make you laugh, or cry, or scratch your head, or warm your heart. Please … Read More...
Ethiopian Tofu W’at, Lemon Mustard Lentils & Gingered Kale with Teff Injera + GIVEAWAY WINNERS!
This is a first for me – cooking an entire meal in one post, rather than just one recipe at a time. For some reason, I was just really jazzed up about doing an authentic Ethiopian dinner tray. Well, as authentic as I can be given my limited equipment! Yesterday, my mother-in-law asked me to take her to the Kukulu Market which sells injera made with … Read More...
Yellow Lentil Curry with Sweet Corn
The ingredient list for a delicious curry recipe doesn't need to start with diet-busting coconut milk or oil. This version gets its rich flavor from anti-oxidant dense spices like ginger, turmeric, thai chili pepper, cinnamon, garam masala and garlic. All the flavor of a great restaurant curry – none of the guilt. Ingredients 1 cup dry yellow … Read More...