Goodness granola is a family recipe. Like many things in our family, it has been passed down verbally and through experience rather than by a written recipe card tucked neatly into a small box nestled in a kitchen cabinet but that is changing. My mom Dorothy recalled making her first batch. “It was a chilly… Read more »
Heat 1 tsp ghee, 1/4 tsp cinnamon and 1/4 tsp tumeric in sauce pan. Add 2 cups of liquid- almond milk, clean water, coconut milk- and bring to a boil. Add 1/2 cup brown jasmine rice. Cook for 20 minutes. Add 4 chopped apricots, 2 slices fresh pineapple, 1/4 cup cashews, pumpkin seeds, pistachios, flax seeds or… Read more »
This morning, as we were going through our normal rituals, my dear five-year-old son reached for the hot branding tool I had plugged in. I am working on holiday gifts this week and wanted to personalize the bamboo cheese trays and coasters for our friends. Bless his little heart! He grabbed it before I even… Read more »
Three years ago, when I was at my sickest, I went to spend three days with an Ayurvedic doctor in Santa Monica, California. She fed me, she massaged my body, she made teas that would simultaneously warm and cool my body. At the very center of her remedies was Kitchari. The dish made primarily of mung… Read more »
I first tried black bean chocolate cake at the birthday party for a dear girlfriend’s young son. He has food sensitivities and we are always looking for ways to incorporate healthy protein sources and fresh fruits and vegetables that will also pass the taste test of our toughest critics – six kiddos under the age… Read more »