Bananas and I have always had an on-again, off-again relationship. I probably liked them as a baby… until my sister started eating solids. From there, just the thought of bananas could trigger my gag reflex as I would associate them with my sister giving our Barbies deep-conditioning treatments with mashed bananas and cottage cheese. Ugh,…
There was a time when I thought I couldn’t go a day without dairy… especially cheese. But as I eat cleaner these days, I’ve realized that if I can cut refined sugar from my diet, I can pretty much cut anything out. All it takes is finding delicious alternatives. 🙂 This vegan cream cheese was...
Way back when I was living in Los Angeles (post-college and pre-kids), my roommate Kate and I discovered this INCREDIBLE vegan cafe down the street from our apartment (if you’re ever around NoHo, do yourself a favor and go to Sun Cafe). At the time, kale wasn’t what it is now… so I was a...
I used to be a crazy big peanut butter fan. In college, the area above the fridge in my dorm room was stocked with at least two huge jars. I would put it on pretty much anything– any type of fruit, granola bars, protein bars, pretzels… you name it, I would layer it on. And...
It probably doesn’t come has a huge shock that babies and toddlers aren’t exactly the cleanest of eaters… something that my kitchen-Type-A personality had to get over REAL fast. Since we followed the baby-led-weaning approach, I knew it was important to let my son explore foods on his own without spoon-feeding assistance. But when oatmeal...
The gently falling snowflakes… the soft melody of “White Christmas” playing in the background… and that first taste of piping hot chocolate hitting your lips… the sights and sounds, smells and tastes of Christmas are in full force. And I can’t get enough of it… especially the hot chocolate. The beauty of this recipe is...
I was never a big coffee drinker. That, of course, changed once I became a mom. After waking up six (seven? eight?) times each night for months, the smell of those ground coffee beans was the only way I could break out of my zombie haze. But coffee alone can’t get me through the morning....
A confession my health-nut, *aspiring* sugar-free self shutters to admit… I LOVE blueberry muffins. Like, a lot. If muffins are on the table at brunch, there’s a 100 percent chance at least one will be on my plate. Of course, what I don’t love so much (usually one to two hours later) is the fact...
