Plantains…they kind of look like bananas, but they taste much different. Plantains are like bananas less sweet and much starchier cousin. I love both ...
Have Your Oats…and Pancakes Too: Apple Cinnamon Oatcakes
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and I happen to agree. When I eat a big breakfast, I feel like I am set for the day. I have ...
Sun Buttercups: Sunflower Seed Chocolate Cups
It’s always hard for me to find any desserts I can eat. Not only do I avoid dairy and processed sugars, just to make things more complicates, I am ...
Garbanzo Bonanza: Roasted Chickpeas, 3 Ways
If I had to pick my top 5 most favorite foods, roasted chickpeas would definitely be among them. As someone who is allergic to nuts, they are kind of ...
On a Spring Roll: Rainbow Tofu Spring Rolls
Since my Fitness magazine career ended a few months ago, life for me has been very different. My old life consisted of work, and pretty much nothing ...
Keepin’ It Real: Chili Popcorn
You know when you go to the movies and you buy a big tub of popcorn, and before you know it you munch through most of it, and your fingers are covered ...
Waffles Gone Wild: Hash Brown Potato Waffle with Fried Egg and Smoked Salmon
I learned so many things during my ten years working at Fitness Magazine. I was always on top of the “it” workouts, newest beauty trends, hottest ...
It’s what’s on the outside that counts: Pitaya Smoothie Bowl
99.9999% of the time, I am all about inner beauty, except when it comes to smoothie bowls. Back in the day, when smoothie bowls just started to ...
Coconut Chip Magic: Maple Toasted Coconut Chips
Maple toasted coconut chips are like magic...they take five minutes to make and you end up with the most delicious treat. Seriously, anyone can make ...
Who Stole the Cookies: Oatmeal date cookies
It was totally me, because I am obsessed with these cookies! They never last more than a day in my house, and I pretty much am always the culprit. For ...
Pure food lover, yoga obsessed, Lyme disease warrior. Hope to inspire others on all things nutrition, health and wellness. 
