Tweet Chinese New Year is coming up soon and dumplings are one of my family’s favorite foods to celebrate the new year. Dumplings symbolize good luck and can be eaten so many ways – steamed, boiled or pan-fried (my favorite, also know as guotie in Chinese or potstickers here in the US) and can be [...]
Tweet This weekend I had a chance to attend a cooking demonstration at Macy’s Home Store in Mission Valley with chef Nancy Silverton, founder of La Brea Bakery and co-owner of Osteria Mozza, Pizzeria Mozza and MOzza2G0 in Los Angeles. I dined at Pizzeria Mozza two years ago with one of my dearest friends and [...]
Tweet I’ve tried (and failed) several Paleo cookie recipes since my husband has gone grain free. Most of my mishaps are around coconut flour. We just don’t like the coconut flavor enough to eat a cookie with all that coconutty flavor. Plus, coconut flour is so dense – and by itself it makes a really [...]
Tweet I love this Paleo Trail Mix because it’s full of flavor and wholesome ingredients, yet so easy to make. This is my husband’s favorite paleo snack. He chows down on a 1-quart jar of this mix each week. And he begs me to make more, so I know it’s good. The mister can be a [...]
Tweet Happy holidays! Like many of you, today marks the start of our two-week break from school. We’ll be celebrating Christmas tomorrow and sadly will be saying goodbye to our beloved Elfy of Elf on the Shelf. The boys are so sad about it, but they want to make Elfy a present tonight to say [...]
Tweet Frozen banana with cinnamon – yum! Just stick a ripe banana in a reusable bag or container in the freezer. Wait about 6 hours, then slice up and serve with a dash of cinnamon. Delicious and healthy. I guarantee the kids will love it. I’m using frozen bananas as a substitute for ice cream [...]
Tweet As you probably already know, my husband is on a crazy diet. He’s got leaky gut syndrome, which basically means his body isn’t absorbing the nutrients it needs so his arthritis is flaring up big time. It’s due to a candida (yeast) overgrowth in his body. Yeast feeds on carbs and sugar – all [...]
Tweet Just a few months ago I had no idea that chia seeds could be used on anything other than a Chia Pet. But since I’ve found this omega-3 and protein rich seed, I’ve been looking for every opportunity to use it in food. I’ve been sprinkling chia seeds on everything from salads to pastas [...]
Tweet I’ve been going through a bit of a kale obsession these days. I’m constantly thinking about ways I can add this amazing vegetable to my family’s meals. I made this for a get-together with another family, and it turned out better than I expected. I rarely use orzo in my pasta salad but it [...]
Tweet I usually make my own baby food, but occasionally I buy pouches of organic baby food when I’m low on my homemade batches or need something on the go. I just noticed that the HappyTot brand from Dr. Sears includes a grain called salba to add Omega-3. Salba? What’s salba? Well, it’s basically chia [...]
