Food Focus: Stone Fruits

Posted on Aug 10, 2010 in Blog | 0 comments Send me to the farmers market in August, and I’ll return with more fruits than I know what to do with!! This is my favorite fruit month by far with some of the best fruits North America has to offer… peaches, nectarines, apricots, a ton of varieties of plums, cherries, late blueberries, blackberries… it’s heaven. Stone fruits take center stage though during August, and...
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Food Focus: Raw Foods

Posted on Jul 13, 2010 in Blog | 0 comments Everyone knows it’s healthy to eat fresh, uncooked fruits and vegetables every day.  Raw foodists take this way of eating to heart and base all their meals around different preparations of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. While some people debate the health merits of eating a totally raw food diet year round, it certainly it a great diet for the long, hot days of summer! Raw...
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Food Focus: Rhubarb

Posted on Jun 8, 2010 in Blog | 0 comments My favorite first “fruit” of spring, this tangy vegetable requires you to slow down and give it some love and attention before diving in. I suppose you could just eat it raw, but be warned, you’ll have the most pinched, sour face ever! Rhubarb, like fresh cranberries, are almost unbearably tart, and need to be tempered with sugar or honey before you can really enjoy it. The...
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Food Focus: Garlic

Posted on May 5, 2010 in Blog | 0 comments When speaking of mindfulness and “awareness” garlic certainly has it’s place!! Nothing like eating a nice garlic rich lunch only to be reminded of it the rest of the afternoon. But aside from adding a familiar flavor to our most loved dishes, (and the dreaded “garlic breath” after), garlic is known the world round for not only it’s versatility as a food, but...
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Food Focus: Quinoa

Posted on Mar 9, 2010 in Blog | 0 comments Nutritionally quinoa is hard to beat. Because it contains all nine essential amino acids (the building blocks of protein), it’s considered a “complete” protein, which makes it extra awesome for vegetarians and vegans who are sick of beans and tofu. Quinoa is also particularly high in the amino acid lysine, which is essential for tissue growth and repair, and is high in...
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