We are in the thick of the holiday season. I was at my husband’s holiday party last night and I witnessed the extra calories everywhere, from the enormous cheese platter to the desserts that were ordered with your dinner (so when your molten chocolate cake arrives after you’ve eaten dinner you won’t want to waste […]
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December arrived in a hurry this year. Tonight we’ll be trimming our tree and sipping on nog. I have created this alternative nog that is dairy free and delicious. I served it after a workshop this past Sunday to rave reviews. I hope you enjoy it! Cheers! Nogalicious Non Nog Ingredients: 1 cup cashews 1
Approaching the holidays can be daunting. We become busier than usual, consumed with more cooking, eating, socializing, gift buying. If you are someone who is dealing with food sensitivities or a special diet, the holidays can create extra stress in your life. I know this first hand. This post is intended to help you breeze
I had a wonderful visit with my parents, siblings and their families last weekend. It was good for the soul, so nourishing. When we surround ourselves with people who unconditionally love us, that is how it is. In my yoga classes this week, I taught on visiting our own “home” inside us, our sparkling light
If only it were that easy. We turned back the clocks for daylight savings time this past weekend and gained an hour. For those of us who managed to get that hour in sleep, it was delicious, a real treat. In our day-to-day lives we aspire to take good care of ourselves, but in reality
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What is it about the color orange? It is so visually stimulating, and when we start making orange-colored foods, it feels quintessentially fall-like. It’s a rainy day here in New England, so the contrast of the vibrant orange soup I just whipped up against the drab day is pretty dramatic. It’s a sweet potato and
I love it when my health coaching and yoga worlds intersect. This morning I taught a class on “satya” or “truth” which comes from yogic teachings. I spoke about finding your own truth and being a bit more accepting of where you are on your journey. This weekend I was painting (walls, not landscapes) and
To me! It was a year ago that I discovered how to nourish myself so that my inflammation, which was rampant throughout my body, manifesting as bursitis, sinusitis, allergies, rashes and more, finally subsided. It’s been a GREAT year, and I feel relieved to know how to finally care for myself so that I am
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As someone who has trouble with gluten and doesn’t eat dairy (or much of it), let’s just say being invited to a dinner party is kind of tricky. I often bring an appetizer simply because that way I can be assured that while everyone is noshing on their chips & dip and cheese & crackers
You can tell we’ve made the official transition into fall–even if it doesn’t exactly feel like it outside–when you see apple cider and bags of apples in the market everywhere. It is so much fun to dive into a crisp delicious apple; my personal favorite is to eat them sliced with a smear of almond
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