You don’t need a bunch of fancy kitchen gadgets to create a useful, streamlined kitchen, but there are a few tools will speed up your prep and cook time and make your cooking experience a whole lot more enjoyable. This list comprises the basic must-haves in my kitchen; tools I use almost daily and could […]
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Simple, Delicious Salad Dressing Because healthy store-bought dressings are hard to come by, I often make my own! It’s more cost-effective, quick and easy, and tastes better! This is my go-to, shake it up in 2 minutes, salad dressing that is good on everything. I love trying new, fun dressings, but most of the time I
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Forming new “good” habits are part of any health journey, and something I spend a lot of time on with my clients. But the more common question I get is “how do I quit doing X?” Ah, stopping a bad habit can be even harder to do than creating a new one. Bet that’s no surprise
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Most of the time, I don’t cook from a recipe for dinners. While I love trying fun new recipes, most of the time I just don’t have the time or mental capacity to plan these out and prep everything. So many of my weeknight meals are simple and nutritious – and made up on the
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Let’s talk about store-bought salad dressings. If you have a bottled salad dressing in your fridge, go check the label. What oil does it use? Canola? Soybean? Some other seed oil? These oils are ubiquitous in store-bought (and restaurant) salad dressings, and they’re highly inflammatory. Along with these oils, they also contain stabilizers/preservatives, thickening agents, and often an
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We eat chicken soup when we have a cold. And what’s the origination of this? Is it simply because it’s comforting or is there more to it? Bone broth – not to be confused with regular broth or stock – is incredibly healing on so many levels! It’s rich in gelatin and contains an abundance
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This week I had two goals for this soup: Add as many veggies as possible. Use up any veggies I had in my fridge, as I had a huge shipment I had forgotten about from Imperfect Produce and needed to use it up! This “kitchen sink” soup turned out to be delicious. What I love
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A treat using the classic combination of mint and chocolate is practically a must over the holidays. These are reminiscent of peppermint patties, but with much better quality ingredients! The coconut butter creates the perfect filling I have used both semi-sweet chocolate chips and 85% chocolate disks, and they’re delicious with both. For a nice
This chia seed pudding is the perfect dessert when you want something a bit sweet, but don’t want the richness of chocolate. Inspired by my love of Indian rice pudding, I added cardamom and raisins to give it that distinct flavor. Hands-on time: 5 minutes, Unattendted time: 30+ minutes Ingredients: 1 1/2 c. full fat
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Sugar is Evil. Well, at least that’s what we all hear, all the time. But it comes down to how we consume it, and the quantity. Sugar itself isn’t inherently evil. There are sugars in healthful foods like fruits, vegetables, and nuts! Unfortunately, this is not how we consume the majority of our sugar. These
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