I am feeling really uninspired to write something wonderfully amazing for you today. I'm on day 3 of a very gentle juice cleanse and I pretty much want to eat everything in sight and I keep distracting myself with Facebook and making more tea BUT I cannot let that stop me from sharing this really ... read more
Curried Coconut Squash Soup
Every year I host an extravagant dinner party for my friends. We set the dining room table up in the living room so that it’s near the warm and crackling fireplace and I ask everyone to dress up and bring their favorite bottle of wine. Last year I made a Curried Coconut Squash Soup and it was a huge ... read more
Balsamic Butternut Squash & Lentils
Balsamic Butternut Squash & Lentils Happy Meatless Monday everyone! I have a great cooking segment from San Diego Living to share with you about giving up meat once a week and how that will impact your health and the environment! Pretty cool stuff if you ask me. One interesting fact that ... read more
Perfect Roasted Potatoes
Have you ever have one of those accidents in the kitchen that actually turn out to be absolutely amazing? We did. Our neighbors, good friends and regular dining partners invited us over for dinner one night to test out their brand-new, turns food into gold, infra-red deep fryer. This fryer was ... read more
DAD’S EASY & HEALTHY GUMBO RECIPE
Gumbo with Herbed Quinoa My Dad is a good ole Southern Boy so I was lucky enough to grow up food like gumbo, fried chicken, okra and fried green tomatoes - although as a kid those green tomatoes freaked me out so I stayed away from them but everything else I was on board with! So, of course ... read more
HEALING ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP
Healing Italian Wedding Soup I mentioned the other day on San Diego Living that on average people gain 7-8 pounds during the holidays. Can you believe that?! And can you imagine how hard it is to lose that 7-8 pounds once you resolve to eat better and exercise? Don't get me wrong I love to ... read more
Healthy Foodie Entertaining on San Diego Living
Hi all! It's always such a pleasure to be a guest on San Diego Living and today was no different. We got to talk about one of my favorite subjects - entertaining the healthy foodie way. In today's segment I make a delicious goat cheese crostini with a persimmon chutney, a grapefruit, pomegranate ... read more