A place to find inspiration for healthy food and a healthy life
Just a few weeks ago Lori made a delicious cake for a family birthday (see pictures). While it’s made with lots of healthy and nutritious ingredients like almond flour, Asian pears, and coconut sugar, it still contains concentrated sugar, something that for us, is an off-the-list food. Nonetheless, we all […]
It is rare that the timing works out; that I can take a couple days to catch my breath just at the time when I really need to. This summer it all came together; there was a birthday to celebrate, Birthdays are a great excuse to do something that might […]
If we’ve learned anything from the Amazon/Whole Foods acquisition, it’s that avocados are now super cheap. Sort of kidding. But also, regardless of the convenience and financial changes that might come of it, it’s still incredibly important to continue educating ourselves about where our food is being produced. ENTER: Full […]
OK, I promise, this is the last zucchini recipe, of this season. Really, I promise! I know a lot of you are in zucchini recipe overload, but here on the West Coast we’re still swimming in these little buggers. Besides, zucchini is so incredibly versatile, which is a culinary lifesaver […]
I love our weekly CSA box. It’s like Christmas morning every Friday when I go to pick up the box. But like those wonderfully appreciated but fateful Christmas presents you got as a kid, you never knew what you were going to get. One of the challenges of our CSA […]
One early morning this past summer, I was driving up north on my way to a 400-acre organic farm for an interview hoping to better understand the farming philosophies of an organic farm, what it takes to run a CSA program, and the role of farmer’s markets in supporting local […]
This summer the family and I packed up and made the trek to the Sierras in Northern California. What an amazing adventure we had, hiking, boating, fishing, and oh so much swimming. And, of course, lots of great food. For as glorious of a time as the hubby and I […]
My disease has yet again forced its way into the forefront of my day-to-day. While Multiple Sclerosis impacts nearly every aspect of my life, I do all I can to live as if I don’t have it. I am happiest when life is cruising along with little to no reminder […]
I have been always been aware of the importance of health, of eating healthy foods, and of exercise. I would read the latest health news; that fat is bad, that fat is good, that we should all get more whole grains, that pasta is a no no, and on and […]
This is a staple in our house. We use it every morning as the base for our Vegetable Breakfast Soup and for any recipe that needs broth or stock. For bone broth, there are many recipes out there, with many different techniques; you can bake the bones first, you can […]
I love food! I love discovering new ingredients, I love preparing food, and I love eating food! When I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease (Multiple Sclerosis) it became clear to me that the most effective way to treat my symptoms was choosing to eat healthfully. So I mixed my love of food with my creative spirit, and cooked up GreenLeaf Kitchen