3 Day Gentle Spring Detox

3-Day Gentle Spring Detox After a brutal winter, I can feel the weight of constant snow shoveling and carefully walking icy paths, lifting from my shoulders as a balmy breeze blows across the water, the winds die down, and the squish of my boots in mud fills my ears. During the cold winter months, I…

Snacks and Yoga for your Spring Road Trip

Road trips are tons of fun and a great way to connect with a partner, friend or family member. Road trips also offer hurdles and stumbling blocks on your path to good health and eating. You may be heading out on an Easter holiday or Spring Break road trip soon and I have some tools…

St. Patrick’s Day Slow-Cooker Corned Beef Dinner

It’s St. Patty’s Day and whether you have a dash or a giant dose of Irish in your genes or not, it is hard to resist celebrating this fun and festive day. For me St. Patrick’s Day is not just about swilling beer and getting black-out drunk (which seems to be the way of most),…

PI day PIE

In honor of PI day, I am making PIE from some of the peaches that I froze this past summer. Yogurt Peach Pie 1 cup Maple Greek Yogurt, Milk House brand if you can get it 2 Free-range eggs, lightly beaten 1/4 cup maple syrup 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. vanilla 3-4 cups peaches, thawed,…

Date Sweetened Cake

In the March Issue of Yoga Journal, Kerri-Ann Jennings had several intriguing recipes that use fruit to sweeten instead of pure sugar. Living on Monhegan Island, of course I did not have every ingredient on hand that Kerri-Ann used, so I came up with this play on her Hazelnut Fig Crisps. This happens to me all…

Small Doses Have a Big Impact

Dramatic overhauls of diet and lifestyle is both impractical and difficult. Small changes over time makes so much more sense given your busy schedule and full-life. Small doses of change, small doses of good for you foods, small doses of activity. The small doses philosophy can be attributed to all facets of your life. In…

Non-Wheat Flours Compared

I do not promote a gluten-free diet. I do promote eating a variety of foods as locally sourced as possible and foods that promote gut-health. Non-wheat flours are important for Celiac disease and gluten-sensitive people. If you believe you have Celiac or gluten-sensitivity, you should consult with a professional. For all others using a variety…