I love Trader Joe’s.  LOVE it.  I love it so much that I have been seen waiting outside 15 minutes before they open their doors with the other crazies.  I’ve also said many times that I couldn’t live in a town where there wasn’t a Trader Joe’s.  That’s not spoiled, that’s being realistic.  However, believe […]

We’ve been getting a ton of beets from our CSA.  It’s hard to keep up.  Until I decided to grill beets, my favorite thing about them was the color. A few weeks ago I charred grilled a few beets when my friend Deb stopped over for a visit while on her road trip.  I mixed […]

Let’s just pretend summer started this week and I’m actually on top of things.  As promised, introducing the summer salad series.  Over the next few months I’m going to do my best to try out a new salad every week.   This week Pears and Peppers.  I was going to say “peppered pears” but that […]

I live in a smallish laid back beach town.  That alone makes this a great town. But… My town also has lots of opportunities for fresh local food year round. Off the top of my head I can count 3 weekly farmers markets within a 10 mile radius and that’s not counting all the farm […]

I have no problem as a health blogger admitting I like fast food.  I do.  I think a lot of it taste good.  Sorry, if that offends you. As a person who chooses to live a healthy lifestyle and make choices that I feel contribute to some changes I want to see in the world, […]

I could eat pizza everyday.  Except that I try to limit white flour products and most “whole wheat” pizza crusts at the store aren’t really whole wheat.  Not to mention in an “ideal world” I would only eat sprouted wheat but unfortunately that is not my real world.  Enter the Ezekiel tortilla.  Ezekiel bread has […]

You want to know how to make homemade sushi rolls? How about how we make homemade sushi rolls because we have no clue as to the proper way to make sushi rolls. Making sushi rolls at home is a perfect date night. It’s also fun way to spend time with friends, sort of like pizza making […]

Salmon regularly makes the different so called “superfoods” lists. (Here, here, and here.) Unlike broccoli I actually enjoy eating salmon. Especially when someone else cooks it. A few months ago Brent put together this recipe. It’s been a favorite of mine since. Salmon Patties 6 oz Can of Wild Salmon 2 pieces of Ezekiel Bread 2 […]

There are a lot of things I love about my husband.  His tender heart.  His humor.  His devotion to me and our kids.  His creativity.  His work ethic.  His sexy blue eyes.  His smile.  I could go on and on but before you gag I’ll say, “Swedish Pancakes”.  Yes, there is one more thing I […]

Let me tell you a secret.  I don’t loooveeee veggies. At least not in the same way I looooveee pizza. (I know it’s almost heretical.) But when my friend sent me this recipe from the Food Network I actually thought “here is a veggie recipe I can get excited about” or something sort of cheesy like […]