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Fast and Easy Smoked Fish Pasta
This is my go to dinner when I want a meal on the table in under 20 minutes and I don’t have a ton of ingredients on hand. While I boil the noodles, (we love Jovial brand brown rice spaghetti) I chop...
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Smoked Black Cod Salad
Last week I was dining on delicious halibut from my friend Sena at SenaSea. I cooked the fresh fish I ordered as quick as I could, but the smoked black cod, I saved for a special night. Not one of...
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Ginger Lime Halibut
I’m always trying to find ways to add more fish to my meals, and nobody makes it easier than SenaSea. My friend Sena ships out the best, fresh, fish caught by her husband, Rich in Alaska. I can relax...
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Easy Cabbage Salad
This is a super, easy, colorful salad to accompany grilled meats and fresh fish. I love to toss it together with fresh herbs and crunchy peanuts right before dinner, but the flavors are best the next...
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Beef Bolognese by Ben the Butcher
Although I offer you weekly recipes full of nutritious and delicious comfort food, I am by no means a chef. I like to think of myself as an enthusiastic cook. But this week I bring you the real deal! A...
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Strawberry Ice Cream Smoothie
I made this one afternoon after school when it was too hot for cooking and the kids were begging for ice cream. It’s a delicious treat, nutrient dense, and doesn’t contain corn syrup, sugar, or...
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Gluten Free Chocolate Cake
This was a pleasant surprise. A friend was asking for a banana bread recipe and I felt bad that my site didn’t contain one. While I was trying to come up with a gluten free and sugar free recipe, I...
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Tips for Yummy Kale Chips
Sometimes I just need something crunchy and salty to chew on. They say when you have salty, crunchy cravings, it often means you want to “chew on something” whereas those who crave sweet are often...
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Sesame Seared Tuna on Butternut Puree
This is a delicious and easy recipe for those nights when you need a healthy dish quick, but you still want to impress. I like to serve it with a big green salad and an easy vinaigrette or some steamed...
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Traditional Muesli
Traditionally soaked muesli is a great way to prepare a quick breakfast, eat whole grain oats that are more digestible, and get your dose of healthy probiotics. My daughter makes this for herself the...
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Almond Cookies Gluten Free
These are so much more healthy than those gluten-free junk food cookies at the market. Remember, just because it says gluten free does not make it health food. I only say gluten free in the heading so...
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Gluten Free Lemon Poppyseed Scones
My daughter loves lemon poppyseed anything. Grocery stores are full of options, but they’re also full of refined sugars, refined oils, and refined wheat which is wrecking the nation’s health. You may...
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Never Buy Salad Dressing Again…
Here’s a one minute video that will break down the very easy peasy process of making salad dressing. My aunt taught me the basics in salad dressing 101 and I have made this basic vinaigrette ever...
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Healthy Caramel Corn
What? Is there really such a thing as healthy carmel corn? “Can it be healthy?” is the first thing I ask myself every time I have a hankering for a childhood treat. Let’s see how we can enjoy carmel...
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Cocky-Leeky Stew
This isn’t the original Scottish stew, but I couldn’t help but call this Chicken and Leek stew by the cute name from one of my favorite children’s book, Henny Penny. Even better, this recipe is easy to...
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Stracciatella – Egg Drop Soup
I chose the worst possible weekend to visit New York City. It was January 23rd and we received 25 inches of snow by 8p. We were staying in a little apartment on the West side, we had no food, and a...
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Roasted Butternut Soup
Butternut squash make beautiful nourishing soups. Buy them in winter when they’re plentiful and affordable. Roast the squash first to caramelize the natural sugars and add a bit of curry to deepen the...
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Turmeric Tea
I love tea in the fall; warm cups of herbal tisanes, spicy mugs of chai, dark roasted flavors of pu erh and a quick pour over fresh mint leaves. I haven’t found a tea I didn’t like. This fall I have...
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Miso Salmon Soup
One of the things I enjoyed while living in Shanghai was eating soup for every meal. I love to sip soup in the fall, and even more so, I love eating healthy foods. This miso salmon soup is so easy and...
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Sofrito Minestroni Soup
Sounds fancy right? I promise, I don’t make fancy food. This is what happened when I had 30 minutes to feed the kids and get to work. I looked in the fridge and must have said at least 5 times, “I...
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