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
Pho Bone Broth to Ward off Cooties
So it's that's time of year. You know when everyone is obsessed with pumpkin and even though it's still 90 degrees they are also obsessed with scarves and boots. I can't fault anyone for that though, yesterday I had yogurt with pumpkin and it was absolutely divine. But do you know what else happens ... 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
Breakfast, Brunch and Bellinis
A couple months back I did Mother's Day Brunch segment on San Diego Living where I made some of my favorite breakfast recipes to celebrate mom which included a Green Chile and Quinoa Frittata, Sweet Potato Hash and a Strawberry Peach Bellini. So why am I sharing it with you now...in July? We had ... read more
Coconut and Curry Hummus
If there is one thing that you make yourself instead of buying - this is it. Hummus and not just any kind of hummus, Coconut Curry Hummus. It is spicy, tangy, creamy and oh so delicious! I purchased store bought hummus for a long, long time. Probably longer than anyone who calls themselves a ... read more
Mint, Pea and Garbanzo Bean Mash
I may have lied to you a bit but I promise I did not mean too.You see, I'm advertising a Mint, Pea, and Garbanzo Bean mash but for the last three times I have made this recipe I cannot find any green garbanzo beans so I used lima beans instead. I hope you can forgive me. I keep holding out hope ... read more
Supplements 101
Supplements 101 There are quite a few questions that I get asked A LOT so I thought I would dedicate some blog space to answering them for anyone who is interested. I also thought it would be fun to name these posts so I asked my husband who is a name generator genius and together we came up ... read more