I help moms suffering from years of gut issues, stress, and feeling tired to finally understand their symptoms, eat the foods they haven’t been able to eat in years, and feel as energetic as they did before having kids and busy careers
During the early fall growing up in NJ, I remember a raised garden bed at my parents’ house that was full of tall stalks dotted with bright yellow sunflowers reaching towards the sky. Later in the fall my sister and I would have a blast Read more…
Sometimes I need something quick and easy for dinner, that is a flexible enough recipe that I can just wing it without an extra trip to the store or a lengthy grocery list. Or any grocery list, for that matter. During those times, I go with Read more…
In the midst of a damp, dreary, and cold afternoon, I decided I needed a little burst of sunshine. While it has been getting cooler in TX, a freeze hasn’t yet set in, and surprisingly I still have quite a bit of basil growing outside. Read more…
Tahini is simply a paste made from sesame seeds, preferably raw. It is common in middle eastern cooking.
For me, fall signals pumpkins. But not in a “pumpkin spice” kinda way. When I think pumpkin, I think “winter squash.” I love seeing what’s available at the market this time of year. The colors always amaze me: blues, greens, yellows, oranges, browns. Butternut, acorn, Read more…
I recently made a beautiful Moroccan-inspired dish, chicken with preserved lemons and olives, for my family. However, for my vegan family member, chicken was not going to cut it. A Moroccan-themed vegan side dish was eminently needed. As was an opportunity to clear out the Read more…
Last year I had an abundance of juicy, fragrant Meyer lemons that I preserved with salt. Fermenting lemons is a traditional Moroccan practice, and I had tantalizing visions of my future full of lemony cooking projects as I pounded each lemon half with salt into Read more…
Ishavsrøye, or Arctic Char with Cabbage and Potatoes Sometimes the best meals are those that are the simplest and come together quickly. Even if you can’t pronounce them. My family recently visited Bergen, Norway and ate at a small restaurant called Bryggeloftet & Stuene. It Read more…
Free. Healthy. Make something out of nothing. My Great Depression Era grandmother would be proud. All things that come to mind when I think about my scrap bag. What’s a scrap bag? you ask. Why, it’s a magical ziplock that lives eternally in my freezer. Read more…
This recipe was inspired by both the seasonal citrus and my son’s love of fish. He was recently given the all-clear to reintroduce salmon back into his diet, and so we have been making it often these days! He’s practically begging for it. He craves Read more…