Year: 2012

Quinoa Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Quinoa Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

  Quinoa Banana Muffins  bursting with warm melted chocolate chips  and  just a hint of coconut oil make a decadent treat ! Who says healthy can’t be yummy ? Just take a peek at the chocolate chips bursting from my muffins and tell me that’s […]

Peppery Mulligatawny Soup With Fresh Tomatoes & Cilantro #SundaySupper

Peppery Mulligatawny Soup With Fresh Tomatoes & Cilantro #SundaySupper

    Spicy peppery mulligatawny soup made with fresh tomatoes and cilantro spiked with spices is comfort food to me ! When my Sunday Supper team decided to do a ” Dishes That Keep You Warm” theme, I knew just the dish I wanted to […]

Coconut Water Smoothies as Sport Drinks Are The New Black

Coconut Water Smoothies as Sport Drinks Are The New Black

    Cool coconut water blended with some fruit can be a great sports drink. Did you know that?  Yep! You can ditch the Gatorade and other sugary sports drink and get your hydration from all natural coconut water. Nature’s all natural sports drink ! […]

Rustic Roasted Tomato Garlic Soup Loaded With Lycopene

Rustic Roasted Tomato Garlic Soup Loaded With Lycopene

  Ripe tomatoes roasted, blended with garlic, onion and spiked with coconut oil make a warm spicy rustic tomato soup.  Perfect for that cold day when you are stuck indoors and craving comfort food. The second day of ‘Sandy’ and everyone was craving soup. Tomato […]

Breast Cancer Protective Foods

Breast Cancer Protective Foods

    October is breast cancer awareness month.  A good time to show our support for the cause by participating in activities centered around cancer.  The cause for breast cancer is dear to my heart. I have a history of cancer in my family and […]

Quinoa Banana Bread with Flax & Coconut oil

Quinoa Banana Bread with Flax & Coconut oil

  Fresh bananas mixed with oatmeal, flax-seed, quinoa, brown sugar  and just a dash of coconut oil makes a nutrient dense quinoa banana bread! Mmm delish, not to mention super healthy too ! Hurricane Sandy has us ( whole family) home today and usually that […]

White Chocolate Strawberry Ghosts #SundaySupper

White Chocolate Strawberry Ghosts #SundaySupper

Strawberries dipped in a dreamy mix of white chocolate and coconut, with just a whisper of coconut oil – these are the kind of treats that melt in your mouth and make you wonder why you haven’t been eating them every day since birth! So, […]

Light & Healthy Coconut Rice Pilaf made with @VitaCoco Coconut Water

Light & Healthy Coconut Rice Pilaf made with @VitaCoco Coconut Water

    Savory coconut rice pilaf bursting with an exotic coconut flavor will transport you right to the tropics or the Caribbean !  This coconut pilaf is bursting with coconut in so many ways. Let’s see, there’s coconut water, coconut milk,  coconut flakes and coconut […]

Gout Diet ! Eat Your Gout Out !

Gout Diet ! Eat Your Gout Out !

 What is Gout ?  The damp fall weather seems to aggravate a lot of health conditions including gout ! Characterized by swelling,  excruciating pain and tenderness in the extremities,  gout usually affects the  knees, ankles, foot joints , hands , wrist , fingers and elbows. Gout […]

Grilled Eggplant Moussaka With Flaxseed #BakeForACure #SundaySupper

Grilled Eggplant Moussaka With Flaxseed #BakeForACure #SundaySupper

    This post is dedicated to  Katy Richards, a dear friend of mine who is a breast cancer survivor and a beautiful strong woman ! I am super excited to be participating in #SundaySupper this week. We are partnering with Chantal Cookware in their “Bake […]