mushrooms

Last month was my bridal shower. Since a few of my friends were coming in from out of town, we had it the Saturday before the wedding and went from bridal shower to bachelorette party. My friends know I don’t eat gluten and am more or less obsessed with food, so I’m pretty sure they expected it to be gluten-free. I actually got rave reviews on the food. I made almost all of the food myself. Here’s the menu: caprese salad Greek pasta salad chips and salsa chocolate cupcakes vanilla cupcakes potato chips antipasto platter from Whole Foods (SO good – prosciutto, salami, cheese, marinated mushrooms and tomatoes, etc.) spicy smoked mozzarella pasta salad (this is the pasta salad I always get compliments on) homemade chicken salad This was enough to feed about 20 women. The bread you see is Against All Grain’s loaf, which is one of my favorites.…

First, let me say that I don’t believe in diets. But in its simplest form, a diet is just the basis of what you eat. So while I say diet to simplify things, I mean lifestyle. Diets are temporary and usually involve counting, restricting and guilt. I do not endorse diets in my practice or my life. It’s all about a healthy lifestyle, which is why I’m releasing my e-book next month on how to eat like your ancestors for glowing skin, beautiful hair and radiant health. Make sure you’re signed up for my newsletter for the details! Yesterday it dawned on me that my wedding is a short three months away. My diet is already pretty clean and my workout routine is pretty basic, but some days I just skip it altogether. But because I want to be in the best shape possible for my wedding, with glowing skin…

I recently had a discussion with a coworker about the nutrient density of oatmeal versus eggs. According to her, oatmeal was filling, healthy, low in fat and much healthier than eggs. A lot of people think this. I was watching Parks and Rec the other day, and Anne ordered oatmeal and fruit instead of eggs because her character is so health conscious. As an aside, if you don’t want that show, you should probably start because it’s awesome. I decided to buy oatmeal (gluten-free of course) to perform an experiment. I rarely eat grains, and when I do it’s simple and easily digestible white rice. Then I soaked the oats overnight in raw milk and coconut milk, and I did this in a mini mason jar (which equated to about 1 cup of oats). I ate half for a morning snack and finished the rest the next day as an…

On Friday night Scott and I had our friends Nick and Tasha over for dinner. I made brushetta with grain-free bread, asparagus, stuffed mushrooms, mashed potatoes and salmon. I made sure to make extra salmon and mashed potatoes because I knew we would eat it throughout the next week (aka this week). On Saturday we went tubing with friends and had a cookout afterward. For the cookout I made potato salad and pasta salad (using rice pasta). I did the same thing, I made a ton of it so we’d have leftovers to eat throughout the week. Salad ingredients. Last week I saw three small heads of romaine for $4.99 versus the normal $3 I spend on one. I then realized that three small heads, while it may look like a deal, produced a lot less lettuce than my one giant head. I stuck with the giant head this week. Mashed…