
2020 Reflection: Journal Prompts
Have you seen all of the "new year, new you" claims floating around? The push for your identity, actions, and entire being to change in the blink of an eye overnight? I sure have and it's been driving me mad! There are two things that stand out to me with this statement…

Election Week: Make A Plan
Due to the weight of this election and the delay in official results, it is important to have a plan to support ourselves. Stress has a great impact on mental well-being, physical health, relationships, emotional & physical capacity, and immune function. Knowing that we are in an already stressful time with potential for added stress during a period of unknowns, let’s prepare our bodies in the best way possible. This is not only for the well-being of yourself and your family but rather for the greater community as a whole.

5 Ways To Reduce Decisions In the Kitchen
How many times this week have you stared into your refrigerator asking yourself what you should eat? Only to feel that tinge of stress or anxiety in the gut because you’re already hungry but you just don’t have the energy to decide what to make and then follow through with actually making it.
Here are 5 tips to reduce the daily kitchen decisions.

Ratatouille Toast
Enjoy this delicious, veggie-filled toast that is bursting with flavors of late summer. It involves the simple skills of chopping and roasting, yet looks and tastes like you did so much more. I have no doubt that you will make audible sounds of pleasure when you bite into this goodness.

How An Integrative Health Coach Supports Her Immune Function
Here are some practices that I follow to support my immune function on an on-going basis. While supporting one’s immune function may not guarantee that one won’t get sick from time to time, it can mean that one can move through times of sickness with a bit more ease and speed.

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cookies
Enjoy these quick, simple 6-ingredient Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cookies. There really is nothing like the combination of peanut butter and chocolate with the added bonus of not turning on the oven.

Should I Accommodate for Others' Food Allergies? How?
With food allergy rates on the rise, more spaces are becoming allergen-free zones. This can cause confusion about what you can bring to work to safely eat, as well as, what kids can take to school if their classroom is a designated allergy-free zone. Here is some information to grow your knowledge about food allergies, reading labels, and some snack options to set yourself (and those around you) up for success.

3 Common Breakfast Practices to Avoid
Avoid these common breakfast mistakes to ensure that you have a successful day and you’re fueling your body for long-term success.

Lemon Poppyseed Cupcakes
Everyone deserves a tasty treat on their birthday! Scratch that. Treats shouldn’t just be reserved for birthdays. How about a nice lemony cupcake on a Tuesday for no other reason than you just felt like it?! This recipe contains real food ingredients that make this treat behave a touch kinder in your body, so that you can enjoy without any bloat or discomfort.
Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
I enjoy living the gluten-free life. There are very few times that I find myself longing for a better alternative recipe because I just haven’t found the right gluten-free replacement yet. Chocolate Chip Cookies are one of those few exceptions. I’m glad that I’ve cracked the code on the chew chip version!

Vegetable Noodle Bowl with Peanut Sauce
This dish is a great way to enjoy loads of fresh vegetables coupled with the ooey-gooey goodness of peanut butter and crunchy peanuts. YUM!

2 Years, 3 Months, and 1 Day.
2 yrs, 3 months, and 1 day.
That’s how long it’s been since I walked into a grocery store. That’s how long it’s been since I’ve felt the freedom to peruse and purchase groceries for myself. Holy hell that’s a long time!

A Love Letter To My Hair
There are some things in life that we just assume will always be there. Things that we don’t think twice about. For me, one of those things is my hair. My hair, eyelashes, eyebrows, etc. I’ve thought about all of the ways that I would change them if I could but until now, I hadn’t taken pause to appreciate them and realize just how much they offer me. For me, I didn’t think about this until I began facing the prospect of losing my hair due to medical treatments. This is the very reason that I sat down one night, in an effort to process what is to come and wrote a love letter to my hair.

Burst Tomato & Arugula Tartine
Tartine. It’s a fancy (French) way of saying a slice of bread with savory or sweet toppings. Since I like to keep things classy over here, we’re calling this recipe a tartine but you’re welcome to call it bread or toast if you prefer. I won’t judge you.
This simple, seasonal recipe can be enjoyed as a light main or as a starter. It’s a stunning option for any late summer setting and is an easy way to appeal to a diverse table of dietary desires. It can easily be made with gluten-full or gluten-free bread of choice and the spread can contain dairy (goat cheese, feta, or ricotta) or you can opt for the cashew-based cheese spread recipe included. You do you!

Butternut Mac & Spicy Kale
Whether you long for the days of a simple mac and cheese, but no longer lead the dairy-full lifestyle or you’re just a fan of butternut squash, this meal will be for you.

Spicy Kale
This is a great way to add a little kick to an otherwise love or hate leafy green. Kale can be quite divisive in the food world. I find this to be a great way to consume this nutrient-rich green without any adverse textures or flavor.

8 Reasons to Start Your Year with a Reboot
Consider these 8 reasons to start your year with a Real Food Reboot, as you set your intentions for eating quality, real food this year.

5 Simple Steps to Encourage Healthy Choices This Holiday Season
Ever feel like you enter the holiday season with good intentions and then, contrary to your intentions, enter the New Year with a sugar hangover?
Use these tips and recipe book to add these simple steps into your routine, as the holidays ramp up.

Pumpkin Pie
A gluten free, vegan pumpkin pie that can adorn your dessert plates this holiday season and no one will ever be the wiser about what typical ingredients are missing. The flavor and texture are spot on and the nutritions, real food ingredients allow for many a dietary lifestyle to partake in the party.

Carrot Muffins That Believed in Themselves
Muffins or cupcakes? You get to decide with this recipe. Either way, you win with the warming spices and fresh autumn produce.