Transform your relationship with food

  • US Congress guilty of child abuse

    I thought about that title for a while before publishing this post, believe me.  But I just can’t get around how true it is…and I’ll get to my logic in a minute.  First the background: a couple weeks ago Congress changed parts of a bill that contained nutritional requirements for the National School Lunch Program.  In an effort to […]

  • Homemade Chicken Stock

    Upgrate your dinner and give your immune system a boost by preparing homemade chicken stock.  Why bother? It’s cheaper than buying chicken and stock separately It tastes way better Really does provide tons of minerals and boost your immune system Helps you avoid excess salt and junk like msg in canned stocks It’s really not […]

  • Eat away your Bad Mood

    Wow are we Americans in a bad mood!  The NIH (National Institute of Health) estimates that 21 million Americans suffer from mood disorders and about 15 million suffer from depression, and I would bet that the numbers are even higher.  But those numbers represent 7 and 5% of the US population, respectively.  The following is […]

  • No Plan Meal Plan Give-away: extended to 10/29/11

    NPMP Give-away! No Plan Meal Plan helps you eat healthy and tasty meals with less time and stress.  It includes 4 recipes per week with shopping list and weekly planner.  Because I can always use great recipe ideas, email me your favorite fast and healthy recipe and get entered to win a free 3-month subscription!  Email me […]

  • Real (Delicious) Buckwheat Pancakes

    Buckwheat pancakes are awesome.  Real ones, that is.  Most buckwheat pancakes and pancake mixes you find are about 2/3 refined white flour, so the buckwheat you’re getting is pretty minimal.  This is a shame, since buckwheat is incredibly good for you.  I have a tricky stomach, and I know for certain that buckwheat leaves me […]

  • Cancer – Control your Risk

    I didn’t know a single person with cancer until I was in high school, and 12 years later my 6th childhood/college friend was recently diagnosed.  Carcinoma, leukemia, testicular, brain, melanoma, and Hodgkin’s.   This is too many people – all in my small network and all in their mid 20s to early 30s when diagnosed – for […]

  • Farro Risotto with Goat Cheese

    This recipe knocked my socks off, it was so good.  And such simple ingredients!  For the full recipe, click here.

  • My gluten-free experiment

    Sometimes I just need to take my own advice, even if it does kind of suck.  Thus began my gluten-free experiment. I’ve suspected for a while that I’m mildly gluten-intolerant.  I tested negative for Celiac several years ago, and have never had any of the severe reactions that I’ve seen so frequently in clients (fibromyalgia, […]

  • To tuna or not to tuna

    I know that title is ridiculous, oh well.  I just spent 20 minutes in the tuna aisle at Whole Foods trying to figure out which canned tuna to use for a recipe I’m trying out for next week’s No Plan Meal Plan.  (It’s a tasty tuna and white bean salad, btw, and takes about 5 […]

  • Dinner help has arrived

    I’m super pumped, because my new dinner planning newsletter, No Plan Meal Plan has finally launched.  Check it out!  There are so many ways this can help you with your dinner-time routine; maybe you want to spend less time planning and be extra-efficient, perhaps you’re looking for fresh new dinner ideas, or maybe you’ve been […]