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Apples and Peanut Butter

Apples and Peanut Butter

Regardless of how my day is going, I can count on one thing. Come 3 p.m., my stomach will begin to growl and grimace at the idea of dinner being hours away. It is as certain as the sun coming up in the morning and the night darkening the sky each evening. I would be [...]

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Dear Fast Food Chain Restaurant

Dear Fast Food Chain Restaurant

  I am not here to talk about the obesity epidemic. I am sure you have heard enough about it. You have been crucified for your Quarter Pounders and your Nuggets. You have had movies made about how unhealthy your food is and I have seen the You Tube video where your food looked the [...]

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How Your Friends Can Help You Get Fit

How Your Friends Can Help You Get Fit

Jamie Walker is quite a powerhouse for good change in the Bay Area. As one of the co-founders of Fit Approach, an online healthy living community, she advocates healthy change that’s also fun. We are excited to support their upcoming event, Together We Yoga. Come  join us for sun salutations! Don’t blame the TV, the [...]

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Graham Cracker Raisin Muffins

Graham Cracker Raisin Muffins

Who doesn’t love a great, filling muffin? Sadly, some muffins are so full of fattening, unhealthy ingredients that some muffins you buy in coffee shops or even make yourself might as well be cookies rather than something you can feel good about eating or serving to your family. Enter my family-tested, kid-approved Graham Cracker Raisin [...]

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Crusted Tofu Cakes with Mango Lime Salsa and The Dairy-Free and Gluten-Free Kitchen Cookbook Giveaway

Crusted Tofu Cakes with Mango Lime Salsa and The Dairy-Free and Gluten-Free Kitchen Cookbook Giveaway

When conversations start by talking about cooking dairy-free and gluten-free, that’s a pretty good sign and that’s exactly how Denise Jardine and I met. In her cookbook “The Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free Kitchen,” she shares her personal master recipes (like her gluten free flour mix or dairy-free milk alternative) along with inventive recipes to make gluten-free [...]

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