Easy Homemade Hummus
The best way to nourish your body is with real whole foods. I am a huge advocate of “food as medicine” and of replacing processed, packaged food with food made from whole ingredients preferably cooked in your own kitchen. I know everyone is busy and it’s easy to purchase ready-made meals. But I also know […]
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Superfood Brownie Bites!
Happy Valentine’s Day! Ahh, the day we celebrate love. One of my biggest awakenings from my cancer journey was a realignment of my priorities and the realization (even though there are thousands of songs about this) that Life is about Love. I encourage you to express it openly, freely, fall madly, get your heart broken, […]
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Easy Chana Masala with Chickpeas, Cauliflower and Peas
This delicious one pot meal is so easy, health promoting, and so darn tasty that it has quickly become one of my favorite weeknight meals. The ingredients are pretty easy to come by and it comes together in under 30 minutes, making it a wonderfully warming, filling meal on a winter night. Cauliflower is a […]
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Chili Lime Salad with Strawberries and Quinoa
OMG. This salad that I made last week was possibly the tastiest salad I have ever made. It was beyond! I was attempting to recreate a salad I had several years ago at a favorite Mexican restaurant but I swear, mine was even better! It uses fruits and veggies that are in season right now, […]
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Spice Up Your Health With Ginger and Turmeric
Did you know that you can level up the health benefits as well as the flavor profile in your food by using herbs and spices? More and more research shows that herbs and spices have real disease fighting compounds. Topping the charts are ginger, garlic, turmeric, cinnamon, cayenne, rosemary, mint, and basil. Not only do these herbs and […]
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5 Fun Facts about Fat + Tasty Chipotle Maple Vinaigrette
One of the most stubborn nutritional myths I still encounter over and over is that fat is bad for you. Some people still believe the nutritional theory from 30-odd years ago that fat makes you fat. Maybe you’ve heard that high fat foods like avocado are okay but refined fats like olive oil are bad for you. […]
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Fight Cancer with Berries + 3 Recipes!
Is there anything better than a soft, juicy, locally grown strawberry picked at the peak of ripeness? The difference between local varieties and the hard, grown for transport and to last in a grocery store, is huge. In the Northwest, local strawberries are at the farmer’s markets in early June. It’s a short window and you have to […]
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How to make all veggies taste good + 2 sauce recipes!
Happy March! March is National Nutrition Month so the theme this month on the blog is…drumroll…RECIPES! I know you love them. Food makes everyone happy but knowing what is healthy to eat and what is not can be confusing and make eating to fight cancer challenging. Well, follow along this month as I offer up easy recipes […]
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Healthy Lifestyle Hacks + Roasted Chicken Provençal recipe
This week I’m bringing up to the front one of my older posts that is so helpful. It speaks to the HOW to living a healthy lifestyle in a busy world. Be sure to read all the way to the end for my delicious Roasted Chicken Provençal Recipe! Following are a few lifestyle hacks that I have […]
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Cucumber, Tomato & Quinoa Salad
In the summer I like to have easy, light and refreshing salads on hand to have for lunch or as a side dish for dinner. I especially like salads that keep well in the fridge for a few days (anyone who has attempted to eat leftover leafy green salad the next day and encountered limp […]
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