So, the other day my husband and I took our pup, Kaya, to the park for a long walk. It was hot. Really, really hot. It seemed to skip spring and go straight to summer where we live in Princeton, NJ, and when we got home popsicles were just the thing to cool us off. I went straight … [Read more...] about Strawberry Coconut Chia Popsicles with Cashew Butter Drizzle
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10 Questions to Ask Your Meat Supplier
If I were rich, I think I'd eat steak every other night for dinner. A big hunk of organic, grass-fed beef, cooked to medium-rare perfection, with an assortment of sides to complement. Veggies dripping in warm butter, a perfect green salad from the garden... Droooooool. My … [Read more...] about 10 Questions to Ask Your Meat Supplier
25+ Ways to Include Bone Broth in Your Diet (Other Than Soup)
Mmm, homemade bone broth. I think it's appropriate that I have some chicken bone broth simmering away on my stove as I type. It smells like home, you know? (Read last week's article: The Health Benefits of Bone Broth: Is It Worth the Hype?) The wafting scent is making me … [Read more...] about 25+ Ways to Include Bone Broth in Your Diet (Other Than Soup)
Health Benefits of Bone Broth (Is it Worth the Hype?)
I had no idea I was so trendy and hip. (Accidentally, of course, but that's neither here nor there.) You see, I have been on the bone broth bandwagon for years, having jumped on when I first started my real, whole foods journey seven years ago. Check out my tutorial: "6 … [Read more...] about Health Benefits of Bone Broth (Is it Worth the Hype?)
Thai Mango Salad with a Cashew Ginger Dressing
So if you've seen my Mango Coconut Chia Pudding, Minty Mango Nectarine Smoothie, Pumpkin Spice Green Smoothie, or Tropical Soft Serve, you know I'm a pretty big fan of mango. I can't stop! Using mango in a main dish seemed like the next logical step. So I started with my beloved … [Read more...] about Thai Mango Salad with a Cashew Ginger Dressing
30-Minute Banana Muffins Recipe
I want to say that this recipe came to me in a flash of creative genius, but really, it involved a bunch of modifications to a recipe on the back of a bag of sprouted spelt flour and a very bossy craving for some good ol' comfort food. Banana muffins are total comfort food to me. … [Read more...] about 30-Minute Banana Muffins Recipe
The Hidden Toxins in Your Drinking Water
Drink up your heavy metals and pharmaceutical drugs, kiddies! Ahhhh, refreshing! Or not. What's in our tap water? Isn't it just... water?? This isn't a third world country! There are rules about such things, right? The government makes sure it's safe and clean, of … [Read more...] about The Hidden Toxins in Your Drinking Water
15 Real Food Ideas for Baby’s First Solids
Even the most mainstream nutritional advice today says to minimize or avoid refined white carbs, like white flour, white pasta, and white rice. So then WHY on earth do they recommend a refined, powdery, white rice cereal for baby's first food? It's positively baffling. Rice cereal has … [Read more...] about 15 Real Food Ideas for Baby’s First Solids
Don’t Fall for the Bulletproof Coffee Trend. (Do this instead.)
If you are familiar with the Bulletproof Coffee obsession that has grown over the last few years, you'll soon understand why I had to add the "ish" on there. I like the concept... but the execution needed tweaking for my own real food standards. This is now the only way we take our … [Read more...] about Don’t Fall for the Bulletproof Coffee Trend. (Do this instead.)