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• Daily Dose 6/9/11

  Mediterranean Mash: Step away from the traditional loaded mashed potatoes full of cream and other nutritional inhibitors. Purée 12oz of warm white cannellini beans (I used dry beans, soaked and cooked myself with salt), 1/4 cup EVOO, 2 heaping tablespoons of low-fat greek yogurt, and 1 1/2 tbsp raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar. In the […]

• Daily Dose 6/1/11

  Beat the Heat: I am literally melting today. 100+ degrees with humidity and the chances of preventing a headache are slim to none. More days like this to come as we are just entering summer. Maintain hydrated and enjoy the process of keeping fluids in your body… whip up this watermelon snack and nibble all day […]

• Daily Dose 4/18/11

  Herb Heaven: In an effort to eat more vegetables and sacrifice my old habits of producing lunches full of preservatives (ie deli meat), I created this vinaigrette which can be applied to roasted vegetables at dinner or as the dressing for a zesty bean salad in your lunch sack. Keeping in sync with this all natural […]

• Daily Dose 4/13/11

  Simply Delightful: Store bough pizza dough and a few savory ingredients… you’ll have more flavor than any fresh bread from your local bakery. 6 ingredients: pizza dough, olive oil, feta crumbles, sliced grape tomatoes, dried rosemary, sliced garlic 6×4 time frame: 24 minutes total – layer up the dough with the ingredients and bake for […]

• Daily Dose 3/28/11

  Romesco is the new hummus! I love fruit in its natural form… no glitz, no glam, just peeled or chopped. Contradictory to my healthy cravings, I tend to only partake in the veggie family at dinner time. Carrot sticks and celery as a stand alone snack give me as much as excitement as gearing up […]