Adapting to a plant-based diet Some foods are slightly more difficult to adapt for plant-based eating however that has not stopped me yet from working on translating foods that I used to enjoy eating! Homemade vegan nori rolls are in my top 5 favorite foods. And when they are homemade, they are much more affordable! […]

Early Food Impressions Beet Soup with sauerkraut or “borscht” is one of my earliest solid food memories (outside of having it relayed to me that I loved chocolate ripple ice cream so much as a 2-year old that I would check the trash bin in the morning for telltale signs of consumption). Making a probiotic […]

Bitter greens with sauerkraut salad is a staple in our home. When making a new dish, I have found that it is helpful to asses the ingredients that I will be needing in conjunction with the skills that I have. Sometimes, I need to buy a new kitchen gadget (hubby has basically put the ixnay […]

Fermentation Basics for a Beginner Fermentation is amazing. Let talk more about Fermentation Basics for a Beginner 🌱 About 2-3 years ago, I realized how easy it was to make sauerkraut. As a result of this, we started making small batches to add to our meals. You can ferment virtually any vegetable. Here is how […]

Gardens as a Path to Gratitude Have you ever thought about what it takes to make an artichoke? I had not really either until I had one in my garden. Starting with a tiny plant, over time it grew and grew – until now it is a 6×6 full-scale bush. Near the top of the […]

  #TBT to when roses were in bloom in Phoenix. Just before the true heat of the summer arrived, roses began a glorious expression of color and light in Phoenix. This was the first year I had a garden and I learned to appreciate how the earth provides support for us to navigate through the […]

Blueberry… the great peacemaker in nutrition. Among all the different diets, the blueberry stands out as one of the few foods that is recommended to be eaten universally. Imagine that … something almost everyone can agree on. In Jon Kabat Zinn’s mindful eating exercise (can be found @soundstrue) one is guided to use the five […]