Today I was doing tons of blog maintenance; editing photos, updating links, answering comments, working on posts. It felt like hours when really it wasn’t even noon yet. How did I get so tired? I felt drained and ready to go back to sleep…NOT good! So I thought to myself, what’s an easy way to […]
Real Food Recipes
Astragalus Chai Tea Panna Cotta
There are few desserts in my book more comforting than panna cotta. It’s smooth, creamy, and downright decadent. It’s also very simple to make unlike its creamy cousin crème brulee. No blowtorch needed. For this dessert I decided to add some herbal immune enhancing elements to make this dish give colds and flus a run […]
Vanilla Chia Seed Pudding
One of my favorite breakfast foods has been chia seed pudding. It’s fast, simple, and super customizable, not to mention really healthy. Chia seeds have the interesting ability to gel up when mixed with liquid and become almost tapioca-like in texture, it’s really quite good actually! If you haven’t discovered the wonders of chia seeds, […]
How to Make Ruby Juice
One of my favorite things to do is play around with juice recipes (I’ve come up with 101 of them already!) during my free time. It’s fun, healthy, and keeps me feeling creative even on my most trying days because I can just throw together something yummy, sit back, and drink my fresh juice with […]
Chicken and Nettle Soup
Stinging nettle is one of the first plants I learned to identify when I began my studies as an herbalist. It was so exciting coming across it in the canyon near my house and was really the first time I ever realized just how close by real food can be in nature. I was amazed, […]
Healthy Beer Nut Recipe for the Super Bowl
Just because you’re trying to get clear skin doesn’t mean you have to give up all of your favorite tasty snacks. There is always an alternative that tastes just as good if not better than the original recipe, and today’s healthy beer nut recipe is no exception. The Super Bowl is coming up in just […]