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Filling Life Voids–[VIDEO]

Filling Life Voids–[VIDEO]

In this season of resolutions, here's something to consider: Life Voids. On a scale of 1 to 10, are you getting what you want from life? Or is there an uncomfortable void somewhere? Maybe you don't know what to do with it, so you ignore it. But is it still niggling at...

[VIDEO] Perk up meals with a new and refreshing ingredient

[VIDEO] Perk up meals with a new and refreshing ingredient

What's a good way to stay motivated on your healthy eating journey? Have fun. What's a good way to have fun? Mix things up! Try something new and different! But maybe your meal making enthusiasm is flagging? Here's a quick fix: crunchy, refreshing jicima. And here is...

Boring Food Is Dangerous! A Quick, Boredom-Beating Remedy

Boring Food Is Dangerous! A Quick, Boredom-Beating Remedy

Raise a hand if you're often bored with the food that shows up on your plate. While a little boredom here and there is fairly common and not too worrisome, a steady diet of boring meals is actually dangerous. That's because boring meals can leave us feeling "blah,"...

5 Quick Tricks to Reform Your Comfort Food Favorites

5 Quick Tricks to Reform Your Comfort Food Favorites

Who wouldn't be a healthy eater if you could have things like cheesy tacos and lasagna, creamy soups, comforting casseroles and even pizza? Dream no more! With a few recipe reform tricks, almost any dish can be "health-ified." And they won't taste like insipid diet...

Can You Really Cook without Cooking?

Can You Really Cook without Cooking?

Cook without really cooking?  Does that sound crazy? It all depends on how you define "cooking." Very often, "cooking" brings to mind the gourmet, recipe-driven version that involves lots of cutting and chopping, worrisome spicing and seasoning, specialized...

The Problem(s) with Cooking–Recognize any of these?

The Problem(s) with Cooking–Recognize any of these?

The Problem(s) with Cooking It takes too long I'm too busy with other things I never know what to make I'm always too exhausted to cook I never have the right ingredients Nobody likes what I make I don't know how to cook It’s so stressful After 30 years in the healthy...

Vegetable of the Season Recipe: Kale with Creamy Tahini Sauce

Vegetable of the Season Recipe: Kale with Creamy Tahini Sauce

Late autumn is the time for kale.  It's a "cool weather crop," which means that it tastes best when grown and harvested in cooler temps.  However, even then it will still have a little of kale's characteristically strong flavor.  That's why, no matter the season, I...

3 Steps to the Art of Throwing Together Good Meals

3 Steps to the Art of Throwing Together Good Meals

Did you know there are people "out there" who pull good meals together, day after day, no big deal.  You may be one of them, but if not, would you like to be? Take my CSA* for instance.  A couple days ago, one member posted a Facebook query about how to use the beets...

Recipe and Cooking Class Video:  Simple Chocolate-Strawberry Dessert

Recipe and Cooking Class Video: Simple Chocolate-Strawberry Dessert

I'm excitedly getting ready for this year's Summer Camp.  I pulled together class outlines last week and am deciding now what vegetable-rich recipes we'll be making. Summer Camp for Big People August 6 to 10 Morning Session, 9:00 to 1:00 (live) Afternoon Session, 5:00...

Your Recipes Are Half Missing!

Your Recipes Are Half Missing!

Ever wonder why a recipe might not taste as good as you’d hoped, even though you followed it exactly? Here’s a big reason: Recipes are usually missing half the information you need to make them turn out the way you want. Discover how you can “find” what’s missing from your recipes.

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