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Classic Chocolate Truffles

 Who Says Chocolate Isn’t A Health Food? Mood booster- check √ Heart healthy treat- check √ Delicious and nutritious-  check √ These truffles are literally out of this world! The combined richness in taste and creamy texture will have you closing your eyes as they melt in your mouth taking you to far away dreamy places!

Sweet Potato Salad

This roasted sweet potato dish is warming for a chilly winter night or perfect to brighten up any lunch or brunch. Sweet potatoes are loaded with antioxidant carotenoids that will help keep your skin nourished during the cold and windy conditions this season offers. 

Late Summer Harvest Soup

This recipe is shared by Live Earth Farm, Watsonville, CA- What great neighbors to have! Transform summer’s bounty into this incredibly beautiful soup with bursts of sweet peppers drifting in a pale amber broth. Be sure to pay attention to the cooking time for each vegetable and add fresh herbs

Frozen Ice Pop Favorites

Wow, who knew crafting the tastiest and most tempting ice pop would be such an eclectic art!  The flavor combos are quite endless and it’s pretty hard not to create something satisfying, especially if

Breakfast Quinoa with Nuts and Berries

Make Quick and Easy Quinoa for a Creative New Take on Breakfast Clear away the fog of what to make for breakfast by starting with a base of easy to cook quinoa. Try this delicious food to reveal a whole new world of hearty and healthy breakfast options for you and your family to enjoy.

Shepherd’s Pie, Vegetarian Style

Introducing the ultimate veggie comfort food -Veggie Shepherd’s Pie! And, not surprisingly, is both of my sons’ favorite dish. Well, we all love this dish, especially on a cold winter night when you need cozy hearty food to warm you thru and thru.

Chocolate Truffles

Why We Live for and Love Chocolate Chocolate is, has been, and will probably always be one of the most amazing foods on the planet. It is an aphrodisiac, an anti-oxidant, mood lifter and is really the only true path to forgiveness! On a recent jaunt to San Francisco, it was recommended that my husband Read more…

Dare to Go Raw On Super Bowl Sunday

Go totally raw this Super Bowl Sunday and enjoy the simplicity and tasty flavors of Nutty Raw Soft Tacos. I go to “watch the game” but  secretly, ok – no big secret, I really am there for the food, drink, and  to see my pals of course, other wise —-!! Make wrappers with a lettuce leaf, Read more…

What’s Up With Wheatgrass?

Get infused with super green foods. Wheatgrass is one of those foods that bring up images of hippies in the kitchen getting down and juicy with health foods. Well, speaking from my own personal experience, that’s exactly how I remember having my first wheatgrass elixir- with my groovy hippie friends. Like a rite of passage, it Read more…

Decongestion & Cough Relief Tea

Help is on the way for those who may be suffering with cold and flu related respiratory congestion and rattling cough or if you are plagued with dreaded seasonal allergy symptoms.