by Christina on February 4, 2011
If you’re amongst us living in freezing conditions this time of year, I can make a sure bet that you are constantly yearning to stuff your face with warm, belly-filling comfort foods. Casseroles, pot roast, and pasta call your name while your summer-time friend the salad has lost all of its sex appeal. Don’t you [...]
by Christina on March 23, 2010
After traveling for almost a week, I was begging for fresh, homemade food the moment I walked through my front door late Sunday night. I had faced more artificially sweetened yogurt, CAFO raised meat, and highly processed snacks than I’d encountered in a long time. It’s not that I don’t see that stuff every time [...]
by Christina on March 11, 2010
Mussels are the hidden gem of the seafood world. They’re insanely inexpensive ($4 a pound at the local farmer’s market), extremely healthy despite their high-cholesterol-stigma (they’re high in protein, very low in fat) and cook up in a flash (think 15 minutes for a meal, start to finish). Plus, they are labeled a “Best Choice” [...]
by Christina on January 22, 2010
This dessert is about as simple as it gets, about as delicious as it looks, and as healthy as it sounds. With juicy citrus bursting from farmer’s markets at the moment and dark chocolate now practically labeled a health food, this guilt-free dessert is the perfect way to end a meal on a sweet note [...]
by Christina on January 8, 2010
When I tell people that steel-cut oatmeal is my preferred morning meal, I often hear back, “but it takes FOREVER to make!” Oh no my friends, you’ve been fooled. While the directions on the box say that it takes about 45 minutes to make up a batch – far longer than any of us are [...]
by Christina on December 9, 2009
If there is one thing you can always find on me, it’s almonds. I have a stash in my purse, some in my desk at work for snacking at a moment’s notice and they are always on hand in my kitchen - to throw in my oatmeal, sprinkle on my salads, and fold into baked [...]