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gratitude and love

I received two kind emails in response to a recent post regarding the importance of herbs against inflammation with recipes this past week and I want to share them both with you here. I just wanted to drop you a note about how you have inspired me to use spices and natural ingredients to help… Read more »

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Viva Italia. The SAUCE.

There’s a pot of red sauce I’ve been cooking for a while and the smell of garlic, tomatoes and Aunt Dokie’s kitchen in old Vicksburg is pungent in the air…. Even way out here in 54 degree, rainy Newport Beach. Meatballs: 1/2 lbs of meat- grass fed bison, turkey, beef 1 tsp sea salt 1… Read more »

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Happy New Year Love Bread

Blessings from the edge of paradise. In between my strolls on the sandy beaches, gnoshing on batches of my niece’s perfect guacamole and hours of playing cards with my family, I wanted to send you one of my all time favorite recipes. LOVE bread 2 cups blanched almond flour 2 tablespoons coconut flour ¼ cup… Read more »

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Herb highlite: Cloves

I woke up around 6 this morning and my throat was a bit scratchy. The weather is changing and we have a 100% change of rain tomorrow. So, its time for a throat tonic. Coconut water, cinnamon and cloves.  Cloves are a highly prized medicinal spice that have been used for centuries in treating digestive… Read more »

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Herb highlite: Cinnamon

I had the pleasure of meditating and spending time with Lama Tenzin Choegyal~ he is a sweet soul! Lama is a Humanitarian Hall of Fame monk and his life’s work is the heroic effort of rescuing children from the Dolpo region of the Himalaya Mountains.  My life has been blessed! So, I am spending the morning… Read more »

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Recipe: Let It Glow salt scrub

It’s hard to believe that its time to start making holiday gifts for all the important people in my life. One of my go to gifts is bath salts. The most loved recipe is Let It Glow. The basic recipe is  2 cups Dead Sea salts, 2 cups brown sugar, 2 tsp coconut manna warmed, 1/2 cup… Read more »