Dec 26, 2011 | Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Holiday Food and Tips, Kids and Food, Nutrient Dense, Nuts and Seeds, Raw Food, Sweet Treats and Desserts, Videos
Have the Holidays taken you down the path of sugary sweets? Is your sweet tooth in full swing? Don’t want to give up your sweets, but know you need to ease up on the amount of sugar you’re consuming? Try this recipe, it’s super sweet but...
Dec 10, 2011 | Busy Life and Travel Tips, Dairy Free, Healthy Fast Food, Healthy Yummy Kids, Kids and Food, Nutrient Dense, Recipes
My 9 year old daughter is a dancer. She’s been dancing since she was 3, and if given any spare 10 minutes anywhere, she’ll choreograph a dance. She often asks me for a theme, and then she’s off, until I hear “Mom, I’m done.” Then...
Dec 5, 2011 | Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Grains and Beans, Kids and Food, Nutrient Dense, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian
This recipe was inspired by a wonderful Chickpea of the Sea dish I ate at Kripalu last week. “Very convincing” was my daughter’s comment when she tried it. So, of course  I wanted to try to make it at home. This is the label that was next to...
Oct 16, 2011 | Kids and Food, Sweet Treats and Desserts
My mom made the very best caramel apples when I was growing up. They were the real deal. She would boil the sugar ’til it was at the hard-crackle stage, and dip the apples…it was blissful. The only hard part was getting that first bite. As a kid, it was a...
Oct 16, 2011 | Inspiration, Kids and Food, Sweet Treats and Desserts
Check me out here this week talking about how I make Halloween healthy – well…healthier anyway. I was interviewed by the infinitely savvy blogger Rachel Zimmerman from  the Commonhealth wbur (Boston’s NPR news source)  blog....
Aug 10, 2011 | Berries, Healthy Fast Food, Kids and Food, Recipes, Smoothies and Drinks
This month I wrote a tasty article for the Natural Awakenings magazine. Here’s the original post. Smoothies: Easy, Kid-Friendly and Nutritious – includes 2 recipes! Smoothies are a refreshing win-win for both parents and kids in the summer. They taste...