Meatless Monday: Coconut and Fruit Cold Oat Breakfast Salad

Coconut and Fruit Cold Oat Breakfast Salad

We had our families over to celebrate Father’s Day this weekend. It was quite the feast. Healthy, however. Lean (venison) burgers, pasta salad, grilled veggie skewers, and a fruit salad. So good. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law are also health-conscious and we tend to gravitate towards the same foods. While I offered up a quiche for… Read more →

Berry Chocolate Cancer Fighting Smoothie {Guest Post}

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Before I hand over the post, I wanted to add a personal note about breast cancer and the timeliness of this post from Natalie, who is passionate about breast cancer and nutrition. One of my employees, a breast cancer survivor, was re-diagnosed with breast cancer. Unfortunately, the cancer has metastasized to her lungs and liver;… Read more →

Baked Crab Rangoon Cups + Weekly Menu

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The weekend was a lot of bite-sized items – very common for food conferences with lots of walking, talking, and eating. That is, until brunch this morning at Moonshine in Austin, Texas where the brunch buffet was beyond tempting. Two plates of gluttony lasted me all day long. Sometimes, you’ve got to splurge. And hey,… Read more →

Cucumber Feta Rolls

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I thought I had a summer cold. Bonk. I was wrong. I have summer allergies. There’s a thin…sometimes thick…coat of yellow POLLEN on everything outdoors here. Park outside? POLLEN on your car. My outdoor furniture? Covered in POLLEN. The screens on my windows and doors…collecting POLLEN. I look outdoors and my eyes get watery and… Read more →

Meatless Monday: Parmesan Gremolata Smashed Potatoes

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I went to bed on Saturday night thinking, “I have absolutely, positively nothing that I HAVE to do tomorrow.” Needless to say, I slept soundly. And my summer cold had me snoring Mr. Prevention out of the bedroom. Poor dude. I slept like a champ, however…all the way til after 9am. It was glorious. Yesterday… Read more →