Pomegranate Paloma (non-alcoholic)

Pomegranate Paloma (non-alcoholic)

I think I am pretty much obsessed with creating non-alcoholic drinks I can have at dinners and parties. I am, an adult, after all! I choose to abstain from alcohol because of health reasons and I don’t really miss how I felt after a night of drinking. What I...
Pumpkin Spice Latte

Pumpkin Spice Latte

I love Fall! One of my favorite reasons is pumpkin spice lattes. One of the things I don’t like is all the sugar that normally accompanies a pumpkin spice latte. So what can I do except make it fresh at home? I like to start with two tablespoons fresh pumpkin...
Back to School Nutrition for College Students

Back to School Nutrition for College Students

It’s not just younger kids living at home that need healthy snacks when school starts. College students going back to school also need to think about nutrition and healthy food habits. It’s August and kids on the west coast have returned to school and kids...
Breakfast for kids going back to school

Breakfast for kids going back to school

It’s that time of year again when our kiddos go back to school. It’s also the time when we as parents get to think about how we can help them be successful in the classroom. One of those ways is to make sure our kids have a nourishing breakfast before they...
“Hempfu” Stir Fry

“Hempfu” Stir Fry

My recipe this week is basically an “everything-but-the-kitchen-sink” conglomerate. The one thing that makes it different is instead of using tofu (which is made out of soy), I used hempfu (a tofu-type product made out of hemp). I stopped eating soy when I...