This is the last hurrah before school starts and then the recipes start getting more serious. Throughout the summer, I've assembling more than cooking, presenting meals at irregular hours, winging it a bit. But with the first day of school looming, I know I have to get my act together and have a ...
turmeric latte recipe
My friend Alex sent me an email a few weeks ago with the subject line: "new obsession". Alex and I have very similar tastes in food and she is also not one for melodrama, so I knew this was an email I was interested in reading. She proceeded to write: " I have a new obsession. Full out obsession" ...
Bircher Muesli with Hazelnuts and Golden Raisins Recipe
I had no intention of posting this recipe today because I already have a muesli recipe on my site. But that was from so, so long ago and I know I don't even remember what I posted on this site back in the beginning so I don't expect you to! Plus this one is better and ironically I made it up on ...
Strawberry-Cucumber Smoothie Recipe
Thank heavens for the smoothie. When one of my teenage daughters oversleeps and has "no time" for breakfast, I can throw in the blender an assortment of fruits, vegetables and things that don't normally go with fruits and vegetables (like hemp seeds or almond butter) and we've got a balanced meal in ...
Overnight Refrigerator Oat and Chia Porridge Recipe
I know not all my dear readers and cooking class students have children, and therefore are not likely submerged chin-deep in back-to-school chaos right now. You lucky ducks. I have three kids in three different schools and I can't keep track of all the back-to-school nights and picture days. And ...
individual baked oatmeal cups
I'm down one child for the next six weeks since I dropped Daughter #1 off far, far away in upstate NY for a summer college program. There were some tears before I left. I know how most of you think, but no, those tears were not mine. I love my daughter to pieces, but hear me out. If you were 16 ...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Smoothie Recipe
Most of the time we just call this the Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie. Mr. Picky says it's his new favorite and he is usually the one to make it. You should see how many bananas I have to buy to keep up with the acai bowls, banana "ice cream" and the new favorite CPBBO Smoothie. Most cashiers ...
banana “ice cream” sundaes recipe
Although I recently became dairy-free, I haven't been able to eat ice cream for quite some time. It's a pretty hard-to-digest food even if you make it from scratch, and not one that has agreed with me in many years. But when I got married, I used to eat ice cream every day and for several years ...
warm coconut millet porridge recipe
I don't know what has taken me so long to share my favorite breakfast with you. Although I haven't really been holding out on you since I did snap a picture of this delectable millet porridge a few months ago and posted it on Facebook. But I know most people want a recipe, they want DETAILS. So ...
Healthful Vegan Mint Chip Smoothie Recipe
I quietly went dairy-free recently which made me a little bummed out because I love yogurt and feta and Pecorino Romano cheese. My acupuncturist was begging me for years to break up with dairy once and for all so that I might be able to stop complaining about this and that. Sure enough, without ...
Baked Berry Oatmeal Recipe
My favorite thing about the weekends and vacations is lingering over breakfast. Weekdays are (sadly) so rushed that we don't really have more than 10 minutes to sit down and enjoy our morning meal. Not only are we lacking time to relax and enjoy, but the five of us never eat breakfast together ...