Recipes

Dear Darling, I have a confession . . . Things just aren't like they used to be between us. You're so often just taking the boring traditional salad route. Life could be so much more exciting. (more…)

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  Beth eagerly volunteered to help me candy flowers this summer for my wedding cupcakes. It was a new experience for both of us, and I think that we were most excited about the novelty of candying flowers.The entire process took us maybe a couple of hours. Pansies are fun because they are tie-died flowers…

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Dear Darling, I'm sad and lonely. You don't love me the way you could. Early on in our relationship, lettuce alone with no dressing was enough. But now, salads with you are boring and dull. I need more. I need more color. More texture. More antioxidants. I dreamed that, one day, you would come to me…

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What's crazy about buying two pounds of organic strawberries for five bucks? Okay, obviously, the price. But what's crazy would be to buy the strawberries when bushels of them are oozing out of our garden beds. Then why on earth did I buy any more berries? For one, these are premium, seasonal berries that are in their…

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I have a habit of adapting recipes and whimsically add my own touches. A little extra spice here, a veggie substitution there. When it comes to soups, it's all artistic license and little science. My foodie friends affirm that my soups are ah-mazing! Mike thinks my soups are the best he's tasted. This works well…

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Appetizers ~Fancy Baked Brie with Gourmet Rooster Sauce (Vegetarian) ~Homemade bread (my friend Mattie baked 16 loaves) ~ Slow-cooked, marinated Italian meatballs ~Shrimp with tangy cocktail sauce (GF) Main ~ Coconut Ginger Curry Soup (V/GF) ~Massaged Kale Salad w/ Walnuts, Strawberries & Sea Salt (V/GF) ~ Quinoa Salad, Toasted Almonds and Fresh Herbs (V/GF) Beverages……

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Put the store-bought natural pies to crying shame while wowing your dinner guests with this bitchin' dessert.  Please run - don't walk - to your kitchen to whip this up! This is the fastest, easiest damn pie I've ever made.  It excels at being highly palatable, yet low-budget, whole foods dessert. It is free of…

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When my girlfriend Chelle was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer, I decided that NOW is the time to share the power of lifestyle with all of you. Give your body every advantage by adopting the natural patterns of eating, physical movement, and enjoyable living that evolved with us.   Every time I learn of…

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I wake up hungry enough to eat an elephant's waist. On a good day, my breakfast might be a quesadilla, a piece of miso & bean toast,  a tamale, nachos, or any combination of these. Sometimes, I'm so nauseatingly hungry upon awakening that I mistake my pillow drool for an enticing sauce and I chew…

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Chronic over-scheduling is a habit I learned in college and am still learning to unlearn this habit.  Over-commitment also taught me how to be nimble and quick in the kitchen. Sometimes though, "nimble" + "quick" = blackened (burned) sandwiches because I decide that I can throw my clothing on while my sandwich is grilling. (more…)

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