Lentil Stew
Lentils are one of the easiest and most versatile foods to cook. They are easier on the tummy than their cousins – beans – and they come in so many forms and colors. Just by adding different veggies or
Salmon Avocado Dip
OMG, this is soooo good. Opinionated smoked salmon meets plain but glowing avocado, then comes the world-traveled dill. Call it a party. Salmon Avocado Dip Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 4 mins Total time 14 mins
Oat Flour Pancakes (Gluten-Free)
This recipe is dedicated to all my clients who are found to have a gluten and/or egg intolerance and who thought they would never have another pancake. There is life after gluten! Try this and you will love it. It’s
Homemade Granola for Thyroid Nutrition
Homemade Granola – discover this scrumptious and nutritious thyroid food. Great for either snacking or mealtime. Making your own granola is a great way to choose only the best ingredients. The high protein and high fat content will keep you
Clams in White Wine Sauce
What a beautiful summer recipe! Simple, delicious and fast to make. No nonsense. If you are a fat-o-phobic (afraid of fat, butter, etc), you need to get over it because the French eat butter and they are healthy and skinny.
Grain-Free Almond Flour Zucchini Muffins
This Grain-Free Almond Flour Zucchini Muffins recipe really pushes baking principals to their limits. There are no eggs and no grain flours, which are the two principal ingredients that hold, form and make a muffin, right? Let me show you
Kvass – Probiotic Beetroot Tonic
Kvass in Russian means “acid.” Originally, kvass was made from stale rye bread crumbs – instead of throwing them away, the bread was kept in salted water till it developed its own specific flavor. Kvass has evolved and today’s common
Matcha Latte Drink Recipe
If you are looking at getting off caffeine (because of one of the “11 Ways Coffee Messes With Your Hormones and How to Substitute It” article, or another reason) I want to congratulate you. As with many addictive substances,
Persimmon and Pomegranate Cobbler (Fall Recipe)
Use fruit (and food) that is LOCAL and in season. It’s important. Local food means you are getting it in season (unlike mangos from 7,000 miles away). Local food also has a different bacterial profile – one that is closer
Chocolate Bomb Muffins
We love chocolate for a good reason. It is a wonderful source of magnesium. Our body knows that each time we eat chocolate, we get a hit of magnesium which helps us relax our muscles and brain, helps us
Rustic Lamb Roast
This recipe has been a hit at my dinner parties each and every time. People like rustic food that just tastes good and this is one such recipe. Rustic Lamb Roast Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time
Savory Zucchini Muffins
Wouldn’t it be great to have a muffin and not worry about all the sugar? I’ve been looking into developing sugar-free (this does not mean using artificial sugar!) muffins for a while now and this is one of my favorites.
Farmer’s Wife Sunday Breakfast
The PFF Breakfast Every Sunday, Brad and I go to our local farmers’ market – it’s our little ritual to honor the start of the week in the best way possible. We are blessed with the best farmers’ market northern
Chocolate Lavender Muffins Recipe
This recipe for Chocolate Lavender Muffins is one of those that gets your friends to go “wow.” They will first ask, “What’s that taste?” To which you will say, “Lavender.” And then you will ask them to open the muffin
The Power of Matcha Tea – the ceremonial food for hormonal balance
I have shared in the past that I in spite of loving coffee (I even did a barrister course while living in Seattle), my body does not metabolize it very well. I get moody, angry and my relationships suffer. I
Homemade Cola that Tastes Better Than the Real Thing and Can Be Used Therapeutically
Imagine making a drink at home that tastes just like Coca Cola but without the coloring, sugar (10 teaspoons in a 12oz can) or aspartame in Diet Coke and Coke Zero (proven to create neurological disorders and alter our gut flora
Creamy Lime Pudding Dessert
If you’re on a candida cleanse, try this Creamy Lime Pudding dessert recipe for a decadent treat. I learned a variation of this recipe when I was on a very strict 8-week absolutely-no-sugar protocol to deal with my chronic
Green Plantain (Grain-Free) Sunday Brunch Pancake
Green plantains are staple in South American and African cuisines, but as globalization happens for better or worse, they are pretty easily available in most stores around the United States. Whole Foods carries them and so does Walmart. I’ve also seen
Creamy Prebiotic Potato Salad
This recipe is packed with highly healing foods. To start with, cold potatoes are high in resistant starch which is a prebiotic, or food for the good bacteria. Resistant starch helps the beneficial bacteria to colonize the gut for
Eggless Mayonnaise
If you discovered after having done the Elimination Diet that you do not tolerate eggs very well, you will love this recipe. I’ve found many eggless mayo recipes on the internet, but most had too many ingredients and did not
