At the end of a cold, snowy day like today, there’s not much better than a merry cup of hot cocoa. For years, I skipped all opportunities for drinking hot cocoa because it is traditionally made with milk, which gives hot cocoa its creamy goodness. Dry hot chocolate mixes contain dried milk, which is why [...]
Yesterday, I was interviewed by best-selling author and nutritional researcher Brad King on his fantastic show, “Transforming Health,” on Voice America. Brad brought his extensive knowledge of holistic health into our conversation about how unidentified food and chemical sensitivities can cause problems ranging from migraines, IBS, and fibromyalgia to autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis. Listen [...]
To say goodbye to the last of the Thanksgiving turkey, I usually try to get creative. Turkey enchiladas and Friday turkey soup have been past hits. This year I decided to go with turkey pizza and it turned out to be more than good enough to get the family excited about having turkey yet another [...]
Recently, the Rocky Mountain MS Center included a few of my quick and easy summer slaw recipes in their e-newsletter (scroll down to check out these delicious recipes!). Shortly after the newsletter went out, I received this feedback from a reader: I noticed your Ramen coleslaw recipe uses the Ramen noodle spice package as an [...]
When I opened my second-grader’s backpack to insert his lunchbox on Monday morning, I noticed a flyer requesting home-baked goods for the bake sale Thursday night. A-ha! An opportunity to try out one of Elana Amsterdam’s recipes from her brand new cookbook, Gluten-Free Cupcakes: 50 Irresistable Recipes Made with Almond and Coconut Flour! I spied [...]
A few weeks ago I posted a simple recipe for pizza crust made from garbanzo bean flour, salt, oil, and water that I learned from Sandy Gluck on Martha Stewart Radio’s “Everyday Food.” I was intrigued by the idea, so we tried it… and the whole family loved it (see the results and recipe here). [...]
Take your Easter tradition natural with these quick and easy natural dyes to make your Easter eggs festive without making them toxic with petroleum-based food dyes. Orange dye: 2 cups water, 2 tbsp distilled vinegar, 2 tbsp paprika Blue dye: 2 cups water, 2 tbsp distilled vinegar, 1 cup blueberries Pink dye: 2 cups water, [...]
I was listening to Everyday Food with Sandy Gluck on Martha Stewart Living Radio before my recent interview about veggie burgers, when Sandy described a chickpea flour pizza she had made out of chickpea flour, water, salt, oil, and some rosemary. She topped it with broccoli rabe and gouda cheese and and served it like [...]
