Roasted Veggies, The Crazy Healthy Way
Remember my foodie friend, Angie? She changed my relationship with vegetables forever, and helped me get crazy healthy, when she taught me how to roast brussel sprouts. It was 2003. I was a new...
View ArticleWho Doesn’t Love A Chocolate Covered Strawberry?
Last month, I posted some crazy healthy ideas for satisfying a sweet tooth. The one I neglected to mention is my absolute favorite: chocolate covered strawberries. As much as I love them for dessert, I...
View ArticleThe Avocado Pudding Party
Instead of the usual after school snack yesterday, the girls and I had a pudding party. Not just any pudding party, but a crazy healthy avocado pudding party. And they thought it was the best thing...
View ArticleFREE Online Spring Cleanse
I met Meredith Klein three years ago, when she cooked for us at a yoga retreat with Steve Ross in Ojai, CA. I watched in awe, as she lovingly prepared ayurveda-inspired dishes throughout the weekend....
View ArticleGreen Juice, Kitchari and Aloe Shots
I’ve dabbled in Ayurveda off and on for over a decade. I first learned about this ancient practice during my 200 hour yoga teacher training program, and have been both fascinated, and intimidated by,...
View ArticleCleansing And Juicing, The Crazy Healthy Way
In January, I received an email from a wellness client named Carita, asking about cleanses. She was thinking about trying one, to help break some unhealthy habits. In my reply, I told her that I don’t...
View ArticleHow Sweet It Is: Strawberry Picking at Mercier Orchards
This is my crazy messy family: Their fingers (and clothes) are stained with strawberries, after an amazing morning of strawberry picking at Mercier Orchards in Blue Ridge, GA. We had a great time last...
View ArticleCook Without Recipes in Three Simple Steps
I used to think the crazy healthy cooking is difficult–that it takes years of training and practice to learn how to make nutritious meals. Thankfully, I was wrong. I just wish I had known then, what I...
View ArticleHow To Cook Without Recipes: Part 1
In my last post, I introduced the three simple steps that empowered me to learn to cook without recipes: 1. Learn how to prepare whole foods as close to their natural state as possible, to maximize...
View ArticleHow To Cook Without Recipes, Part 2
I was not prepared last Sunday, when my kids asked “Mom, what’s for breakfast?” We had made the long drive home from Vero Beach, FL the day before, and I completely forgot that we had taken most of the...
View ArticleHow To Cook Without Recipes: Part 3
“It’s only food”. This is my mantra, when I get anxious about what I will serve for dinner, because we are running low on groceries. When I feel like “we should probably just eat out”, because I worry...
View Article‘Tis The Season…For Green Juice!
I got a call from ZiZi this morning, asking if she could come home from school. I’m in the nurse’s office and I feel awful, Mom. My nose is running, it’s hard to breathe, my tummy aches, and my throat...
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