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Summer Watermelon Salad
Summer Watermelon Salad Vulnerability is asking for help. Vulnerability is inviting a friend into a dirty house. Vulnerability is telling someone you love them, first. Vulnerability is showing up to the first...
Green Minestrone
As promised, here is the Green Minestrone recipe. I found this beautiful recipe from The Beauty Chef by Carla Oates. Her cookbooks are so beautiful. I leave The Beauty Chef out on the counter or coffee table to feel inspired to not only cook, but eat really healthy....
Panzanella
Connection. I love cooking for people because of the connection it brings along with the nutrition. I get to have connection (yeah) but I also really enjoy watching other people connect at parties and special events. This is so important for me to write about right...
Salad Greens with Candied Nuts, Blueberries, Goat cheese and Balsamic Dressing
I have been doing an exercise class called The Class by Taryn Toomey online. Karen Eldor from Forbes described The Class as "at its core, it is a mat-based exercise program, with elements of yoga, pilates, cardio, free-style dance, expansion, and release" by Forbes....
Vegetable Orzo Salad
Allie and I had the opportunity to cater a birthday party. She and I had a lot of laughs, the food was terrific and the guests were delightful. There is nothing sweeter in my life than to have my girls share in the love I have for entertaining. Now, I know it may not...
Spanish Tortilla with Gazpacho
Whew, summer has rested her warm hands upon us. It's always every year around the 4th of July that I really feel it and think summer's almost over! Need to take advantage of the warm breeze out the car, the beads of sweat that grace our foreheads, and the blanket of...
Southern Potato Salad
I was wondering what I should write about this week. And then I remembered. It's Mother's Day this Sunday. This time of year always brings with it a great many feelings. Gratitude is one. I am so grateful for my mom and to be a mother. My poor mom had to put up...
Arugula with Walnuts, Grapefruit, Blue Cheese and Lime Dressing
Today we received some wonderful news! My dear client, Becky, that I have been working with for a year in January has gotten her lab results back from her cardiologist. Our goal was to lower her cholesterol without having to take medication. Her LDL Cholesterol...
So Delicious that it Can’t be that Healthy! Shiitake Mushrooms and Dinosaur Kale
Shiitake Mushrooms and Dinosaur Kale Ingredients 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms sliced 1 bunch dinosaur kale chopped 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cloves garlic minced 1 tablespoon miso paste Shiitake Mushrooms and Dinosaur Kale Directions In a saute pan, add kale, shiitake,...
French Poppyseed Biscuits
Well, I have gracefully done it again. As I peck away at my computer, cast around my right hand, I am feeling a little more optimistic than yesterday. I fell down a flight of stairs and broke my right hand. I cant even say I was having a wild and...
Egg White, Spinach, Mushroom and Gruyère Quiche
This month is already beaming with surprises. I love this time of year so much! There are celebrations everywhere. Graduations, outdoor festivals, weddings, and bridal showers are all on the calendar for this month and I will be sure to share them with you. ...
Savory Mushroom Bread Pudding
I love mushrooms. I love them in soups, in risotto, in salads, in pasta, in spaghetti sauce, and definitely in bread pudding. This is another one of my favorite recipes that I found from Gourmet magazine when it was around. I do miss that magazine but there are...