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The Beyonce – a smoothie bowl for Queens
Last month The Juice Truck asked me to write a blog for them about superfoods for pregnancy. We all now how I feel about super foods for pregnancy, right?! (Shazam!!). I wanted to post the recipe for the smoothie bowl because I think it is so great! Be sure to check out the blog post…
How To Stop Doing “All The Things” – Top 5 Daily Restful Practices For Women
Doing All The Things I am a recovering overachiever, or a perfectionist in remission. Essentially I used to find it hard to stop until it was almost too late and total, unglamorous death by “doing” had set in. The female body is an intricate tapestry of beautiful threads that, when all woven together in good…
The Power Of Your Out-Loud Voice – top 10 “I AM” mantras to shout in the shower
I was 32 years old with an 8-month old baby, and newly sober. Although I had stopped drinking and drugs, the drive to think was rampant. My mind was busy creating judgmental stories about myself. Busy inventing arguments with people about situations that hadn’t happened. Busy telling me that I was a bad mother, wife,…
Ten Karat Granola
If you love granola the way I love granola you understand the perils of buying it off the shelf: 29 grams of sugar per serving-this is not okay. So to avoid sugar diabetes before noon, I have created the ultimate granola recipe and because I am travelling it’s really simple to make and easy to…
Artichoke And Vegan Butter Not Butter
Artichoke. 2 artichokes steamed for 15 minutes preferably in a steamer basket and not submerged in water. 2 tbl spoons coconut oil 1 tbl spoon nutritional yeast The juice and zest of one organic lemon Liberal amounts of pink salt 1 tsp siraracha Melt the coconut oil and then add remaining ingredients and oil in…
Magic Remedy For The Stu**d Flu
About once every two years I get the flu or some nuisance of a cold [my bodies plea to slow down]. So here I am today and yesterday, in bed, fresh sheets, sleep and an elixir that will harness this beast. Turmeric, Ginger, Honey, Echinacea & Rishi Mushroom Tonic 1tsp turmeric 1thumb size ginger root…
Love & chocolate bananas
I like chocolate a lot. I’m a woman and I like chocolate; not a declaration that elicits great big “shocking, crazy, what a strange and wonderous statement.” NO, I am going to venture to say that most women have respect for chocolate, if even a little and only on Wednesdays. I however fall maddly in…
Keffir Basil Vinaigrette
Lunch is usually a two part meal for me; somewhere around 11am I need a pre-lunch situation, then around 2pm I need more foods. This is pre-lunch today. Creamy Basil Keffir Dressing: 1/2 cup plain goat yogurt Handful of fresh basil (about ten leaves) 1tsp apple cider vin Pink salt to taste A little sriracha…
Raw Strawberry Breakfast Fudge
Potentially dangerous because you won’t b able to just eat one piece, but then it’s all whole food, so eat it for breakfast, is ay. 2 cups organic, locally sourced strawberries ½ cup cacao butter 2 tbl spoons coconut oil ½ tsp pink salt ¼ cup raw honey ¼ cup chopped raw walnuts On medium…