Candied walnuts are simple to make, and can be prepared in large batches, with the finished products stored in jars on the counter for easy use on top of both cooked and raw cereals, in snack mixes, and on top of almost any dessert, both for flavor, texture and as an attractive garnish. Just try
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Keeping a Clean House With a Toddler
A question I am frequently asked is, “How do you have time to eat healthy, keep up the household, and take care of a little one without a maid?” I sometimes think that Westerners living an expat lifestyle overseas have forgotten that their counterparts in their home countries do manage to take care of children,
Nutter Butter Date Snacks
Fruit and nuts are the perfect snack and deliver carbohydrates, protein and good fats to keep your little ones’ tummies (and your own!) full. These date snacks are both delicious and portable, so you can easily take them on the go to work or to school. Ingredients: Medjool dates Raw nut butter of choice (e.g.,
Cherry Smoothie
This cherry smoothie takes me back to the not-so-healthy days of my youth, when I would binge-eat all the chocolate-covered cherries from the yellow Wilton’s candy boxes. Harty enough to enjoy for breakfast, but still guaranteed to satisfy your cravings for a real treat at any time of the day, this cherry smoothie has it
Açai Superfood Bowl
‘Açai superfood bowls’ are apparently native to Brazil, where the açai berry palm thrives. However, in recent years, the açai superfood bowl phenomenon has spread to the US, and it is a popular menu item at healthy cafés. What is essentially a smoothie in a bowl is created by blending the fruit and combining it
Easy Zucchini Pasta With Cherry Tomatoes, Olives & Basil
Making pasta out of vegetables offers a low calorie alternative to traditional carbohydrate-rich pasta bases. Part salad, part entrée, this zucchini pasta is heavy enough to satisfy your hunger, yet light enough to keep you off of the couch after dinner. Ingredients: 1 shallot, peeled 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise ¼ cup black olives,
Three Fruit Spritzer
Ever end up at a holiday party and the only non-alcoholic beverages were tap water or Coke? Here’s a refreshing mocktail – my Three Fruit Spritzer – that delivers the gift of good health, along with holiday cheer. In Thailand, we are lucky enough to be able to find cold-pressed juice at markets and grocery
What Can You Do With Nut Milk Pulp?
If you’ve been making nut and seed milks (and if not, get your groove on with this base recipe!), you’ll notice that you often have quite a bit of nut ‘pulp’ – the remaining fine pieces of nuts or seeds in your nut milk bag – left over. As good quality, raw nuts and seeds
Kombucha Questions Answered (Part II)
After last month’s post on How to Make Kombucha, we received a slew of email questions regarding brewing difficulties and concerns. Here is our best attempt to address your most popular culturing issues, in hopes of helping you achieving success in your home kitchen! My kombucha still tastes like sweetened tea, AND/OR I am not
