Rebecca Katz has long been one of my favorite cookbook authors. I’ve made dozens of recipes from her first two books, One Bite at a Time and The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen, and now I’m finding inspiration within the pages of her newest tome, The Longevity Kitchen. If Rebecca and I were neighbors, I have a feeling  [Continue reading...]

I’m all about colorful food right now. Spring is sloooowwwww in coming to the Midwest, so it’s up to me to bring a little color into the kitchen with every chance I get. To beat the late winter blues, I whipped up this smoothie last week and savored every last drop! You’ll be glowing from  [Continue reading...]

I’ve been making smoothies for years with all kinds of fruits: cherries, peaches, bananas, mangoes, oranges, even grapefruit. But it didn’t dawn on me until a few weeks ago to try tossing a kiwi into the mix. A little sweet, a little tart, and the perfect complement to green smoothies, kiwis are wonderful smoothie fruits!  [Continue reading...]

It’s not often that I get cravings, but earlier this month I found myself hankering for all things chocolate. Cacao nibs and cocoa powder were going on everything! I whipped up this Dreamy & Creamy Chocolate Shake as a low-glycemic afternoon snack one day. It totally hit the spot. This time of year, I keep  [Continue reading...]

It’s smoothie time! I’ve got a delicious new one to share with you today. If you love the flavors of the tropics, you’ll go crazy for this Coconut “Kale-ada” Smoothie. It’s like a pina colada…only much, much healthier! I’ve been adding kale to my smoothies for years. One trick I’ve learned to disguise the often  [Continue reading...]

I’m sneaking in one last recipe before Christmas, and it’s a good one. I deviated a little bit from my smoothie roots here and went for something a little more on the tart side. Frozen cranberries make this smoothie bloom with a rosy pink blush, while dates provide a little sweetness to counteract the cranberries’  [Continue reading...]

I guess it’s turning out to be carrot week here, huh? If you missed my recipe from earlier this week for some grain-free and delicious Carrot Sesame Crackers, you can find it here. About a week ago, I found myself panicking that I was getting sick. Does this ever happen to you? Suddenly you find  [Continue reading...]

Is it just me or has cold and flu season started early this year? I’m hearing nonstop chatter around town about nasty coughs and sinus infections going around, which to me translates to one thing: boost that immune system, baby! As we head into the winter months, I’m trying to give my body a little  [Continue reading...]

It may be the second to last day of August, but I haven’t thrown in the towel just yet. I’m still hanging on to summer as long as I can. Last weekend someone reminded me that Labor Day was just over a week away and I thought that surely they must be wrong. (So much  [Continue reading...]

There are just a few weeks left of summer, which means that my Vita Mix and I are sprinting to the finish with lots of cool and refreshing smoothies to finish off the season strong. Even though I drink them year round, summer’s sunny skies and balmy breezes make them all the more satisfying. My  [Continue reading...]