Hormone Balancing Breakfast Smoothie

My motto is “Eat for happy hormones,” and this smoothie fits the bill.   Don’t you automatically feel healthier just saying the word “smoothie”? It kinda makes me feel like a hip, trendy mom with my smoothie in one hand while applying hormone- balancing essential oils to my chakras with the other.  Unfortunately, many smoothies aren’t […]

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Nourishing Soup Recipe

I love soup! I know I say I love a lot of things, but my love for soup might even border on the obsessive. Especially when the weather is chilly, nothing says love like a hot bowl of soup. Today I want to share my healing soup recipe with you.  I call this my nourishing […]

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Dried Pears

Yesterday I stopped by Natural Grocer’s to pick up a few things and noticed some yummy looking produce in the quick-sell bin that caught my eye.  Don’t these pears look so pretty and fall-ish (yes, it’s a word). I had an epiphany and decided it was time to break out the ol’ dehydrator for some […]

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Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

First off, I feel like I should apologize for not getting any blogging done in over a month! Things have been super crazy busy lately (ok, I’ve said that before- excuses, excuses) But hopefully this recipe will make up for it 🙂 One reason I’ve been slacking on my blogging duties has to do with […]

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Homemade Bone Broth

Have you noticed how bone broth is the hot new superfood every one is talking about right now? I even saw an article on FB the other day about how trendy New Yorkers are giving up their Starbucks in favor of a nice cuppa broth. It’s so exciting to see real food becoming mainstream! Maybe […]

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How To: Make Coconut Milk

Since dairy products are off the table for me (literally) I’ve had to turn to other sources for any  dairy-like products to substitute with. Enter: coconut milk.  You can buy coconut milk at the store, either canned on the shelf or in a carton in the refrigerated section. However, I don’t like to buy coconut […]

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Easy Pumpkin Chai Latte

There are lots of pumpkin chai latte recipes floating around in the netherworlds of the Web. Some of them are a tad on the complicated side, and I don’t know about you, but if I can’t throw together a tea recipe in under five minutes, it’s probably not gonna happen. Before I get to the […]

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What I drink every morning

Every morning, when I get up, I make myself a nice hot cup of ginger tea with lemon. It’s warm and delicious but that’s not the only reason why I drink it. This simple drink packs a powerful healing punch that is a great way to start the day. Ginger is an herb with awesome […]

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Cilantro Cabbage Salad with Chicken

Even though it’s the dead of winter and, if you’re like me, a salad is the last thing you want to eat right now, I wanted to share this recipe because it’s absolutely one of my favorites. I mentioned it in a blog post on my AIP journey, so I thought I would do something […]

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