Thai food is one of my favorite cuisines, but I had only tried it once before I started dating my husband (and it was not love at first taste). Perhaps I didn’t know what to order, or perhaps the restaurant wasn’t very good. All I
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I’m always looking for new ways to cook vegetables, especially the super-nutrient-dense ones like kale. It is a cruciferous vegetable related to cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower, and its dark green leaves are full of vitamin K1, carotenoids, and calcium. Kale is considered a super food because
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My latest post on the 21-Day Sugar Detox blog is all about roasting vegetables. This post was inspired by a client I’m coaching who wanted to work more vegetables into her diet. I suggested roasting vegetables, which is both time-saving and delicious! If you’re wondering how
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When I was growing up, whenever I wasn’t feeling well my mom would make me chicken noodle soup. Okay, actually she would open a can of Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup, but the thought was the same–chicken soup feeds the body and the soul, right? I
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Way back in 2013, I posted a recipe for Confetti Latkes…and if you haven’t made them already, here’s your chance! Just thinking about them stirs up wonderful memories of learning to make them with my granny–I can taste them now. I submitted this holiday-inspired recipe
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I’m excited to tell you about my latest contribution to the 21-Day Sugar Detox program! You may already know that I’m fan of the 21-Day Sugar Detox. I have lots of 21DSD-friendly recipes on this blog, I became a Certified 21-Day Sugar Detox Coach so I can
READ MORE →This is Part 3 of a 4-Part series. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. If you’ve never been to an Indian wedding, prepare yourself for a bit of a culture shock! In most American weddings, the wedding takes place sometime during the early
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Way back when I was a high school English teacher, the school I taught at performed a Caribbean-inspired musical called Once On This Island, and included in the program was a recipe for Jamaican Jerk Chicken and Caribbean Rice and Beans. Both recipes became instant favorites, especially as I tweaked
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Do you like bacon? I like bacon. My husband and kids like bacon. Bacon makes it better, right? But bacon is so time consuming and messy to make, especially when I’m cooking enough to feed five people! There must be a better way… A couple of years ago, I heard about
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How to Tell Your Kids About the Sugar Monster!
Hello all! I’ve been working with the 21-Day Sugar Detox for three years now (wow!), and one of the biggest changes that I’ve made during that time has been how I feed my kids. Since they’re growing little humans, I want to give them the best
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