A few days ago I was really dying for pasta alfredo. I call it pasta and not fettucini alfredo because it its the garlicky white sauce I crave…the shape of the pasta is interchangeable for me. It used to be my…really splurging tonight…meal. I noticed (sought it out like a woman posessed) that there was […]
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Wednesday morning I had a doctors appointment for my baseline blood work and cholesterol screening. At home while getting ready, I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror. I had not yet done my hair or put on moisturizer when I spied myself and thought, “Is that you? You look radiant.” My face was […]
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I have been suffering from muffin phobia for some time now. This is mainly because the ones that have crossed my path have been calorie dense and nutrient barren, albeit delicious desserts disguised in a breakfast wrapper. I could eat a 1000 calorie muffin that was as big as my head and a half hour […]
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Today is the first day of our 28 day whole food, no oil eating plan. Today is also the day that we are attending an all day seminar called The Local Food Summit. There will be speakers, breakout sessions and limited access to vegan, no oil, sugar and sodium free foods unless we carry them […]
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Vegan cooking class this weekend was ridiculously fun. We had nine students and only two were already vegetarian. The rest of the class was mostly interested in learning some new veg dishes and shifting to a more veg friendly diet for their health. We were in a culinary arts classroom so the prep table had […]
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February is the month to celebrate love and affairs of the heart. No surprise it is also American Heart Month. Messages about Go Red for Women are peppered everywhere and many businesses are helping to raise awareness about the dangers of heart disease while sharing ways to eliminate those dangers all together. One of the things […]
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Last week at the screening of Forks Over Knives I had the opportunity to meet Rip Esselstyn, former Austin firefighter and author of the Engine 2 Diet (read Sandy and I made a human road block to tell him about Exploits) . Rip is the son of esteemed researcher and committed plant based diet advocate, Dr. […]
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Last night we had the most exciting opportunity to attend a preview screening of the new movie Forks Over Knives. The event included a soiree hosted by Whole Foods market and a panel discussion following the movie. The panel included Rip Esselstyn, author of the Engine 2 Diet (and son of Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, world […]
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I love cranberry sauce from a can and am not ashamed to admit it. I crave cranberries with my Tofurky and have not yet tasted a fresh sauce that I love as much as a good solid can of whole berry sauce. It is like survival food because it comes out of the can looking […]
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