How to make healthy choices every day

Grains

Black Quinoa Corn Muffins

Sometimes it’s so easy. Writing a recipe, that is.I started meditating on cornbread months ago back in California, where I mowed down on my fair share of the golden goodness. Lucky enough to be in a place where people don’t believe in gluten, the goat…

A New Year, A New Breakfast

Happy New Year dear readers! I hope you all had a fabulous holiday and that you’ve started 2011 on the right foot. If not, I’m always here to help 😉My big goal for this year is to improve my breakfast routine. Somehow over the last…

Warming Winter Wheat Berry Salad

Whoa, is it actually this close to Christmas? Where the deuce have I been? I got a bit of a shock the other day when my dear friend Kiki asked me if I could share with her my favorite healthy holiday meal ideas. Yikes! I…

Morning Glories

Morning Glories

While cruising the aisles of my local grocery store recently, I stumbled across a serious abomination: Quaker Oat Breakfast Cookies. Now, the concept of breakfast cookies have been around for quite some time, as we have all found someway of justifying desserts to jump start…

Reader Request: Confetti Quinoa Salad

I’m back in the saddle everyone. After a very nice break and some time to think, I realized that what I really needed to do was call in the troops for some healthy reinforcement to cure my writer’s block. I want to thank all of…

It’s Miller Time

So, I’ve just discovered something amazing. You can mill flour. At home. In your blender. For years I’ve known that buying flour pre-ground in the store as opposed to making your own, is like eating frozen TV dinners instead of having your grandmother cook you…

Quinoa: your New Best Friend

For those of you who aren’t familiar with quinoa, get ready to have your mind blown. This little grain is a staple in my diet for so many reasons. Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is considered to be a “whole grain” but it is actually the seed…