Healthy Living

Healthy Living

Why I Love The Nourished Kitchen Cookbook

I’ve been a big fan of the blog Nourished Kitchen for a long time and I’ve always been tremendously impressed by Jenny McGruther’s work ethic. Not only does she share

Organic Container Gardening

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Organic Choice. All opinions are 100% mine. As I mentioned in a recent post, we purchased our home because

Orange Cardamom Curd

Homemade fruit curds always surprise me. Each creamy spoonful contains so much bright, sweet flavor. Even though I have been making my own fruit curds for some years now, I

Fixing Up My Garden #SAVEITSUNDAY

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Glad in conjunction with their #SAVEITSUNDAY program. With #SAVEITSUNDAY, Glad hopes to educate the public about the consequences of food waste, and I am

Dried Mango and Toasted Coconut Muesli

Have you ever started a book and felt an immediate sense of kinship with the author? This was my experience within the first few pages of Whole-Grain Mornings: New Breakfast

Fresh Vegetable Juice

I am a really big fan of fresh juice. I don’t drink it every day or anything (nor do I engage in juice fasting), but I’m always happy when I

Napa Cabbage Kimchi

I devoted a whole chapter in my book to the health benefits of cultured foods: I love and eat all sorts of cultured foods and kimchi is one of my

Weelicious’ Fruit and Seed Bars

I’m participating in National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo) which means I’m blogging every day of November, 2013! Weelicious is a charming site dedicated to feeding kiddos run by the lovely

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20 Ways to Increase Your NEAT

Sitting a lot is associated with a host of health problems (including obesity) but unfortunately, it’s the way many of us spend much of our days. I am a pretty

Homemade Mint Extract Recipe

I’ve signed up for National Blog Posting Month which means I’m blogging every day of November, 2013. Is this crazy? Possibly, but I love a challenge. I mentioned this homemade

Strawberry Rose Lassi from www.healthygreenkitchen.com

Strawberry Rose Lassi

*Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Burt’s Bees. I am being compensated to develop a recipe and share information about the Wild For Bees Campaign with you; all opinions expressed

Lilac Honey

Lilac Honey

Did you know that lilacs are edible? They are so crazy beautiful and they smell SO good…I absolutely swoon when my bushes begin to bloom. I get a big sad

Tangerine Scrub from www.healthygreenkitchen.com

Tangerine Sugar Body Scrub

I love making homemade body products, and scrubs made with sugar (or salt) are particularly easy to put together. They are pretty inexpensive and another plus: they’re free of the

Grain-Free Thumbprint Cookies from www.healthygreenkitchen.com

Grain-Free Thumbprint Cookies

These thumbprint cookies are ridiculously easy to make. Seriously…they might be the simplest cookies ever, and they’re also really delicious. I adapted them from the Jammin’ Sugar Cookie Thumbprints recipe

Baked Endive with Herbs from Healthy Green Kitchen

Baked Endive with Anchovies and Thyme

*Disclosure: I am so pleased to be working with the wonderful folks from California Endive Farms again. I receive complementary boxes of endive and I am being compensated to develop

Candied Cara Cara Orange Peels from Healthy Green Kitchen

Candied Orange Peel

Have you ever tasted homemade candied citrus peel? It’s a far cry from any store bought version you may have tried in the past, I assure you. This recipe for

Coconut Parsnip Custard

Coconut Parsnip Custard

Deborah Madison is a legend in the cookbook world and she’s one of my favorite food writers. My parents gave me a signed copy of her book The Savory Way