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Split Pea Soup – Serves 4

I was scavenging in my cupboards for something to make with what we had available and I actually came up with a pretty decent recipe…somewhat based on a general split pea soup recipe.

2 cups dried split peas, rinsed and sorted (pick out shriveled peas, stones, etc)
8 cups water
1 tsp vegetable bouillon (or 1 cube)
1 onion, quartered
2 [...]

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Menu for June 25th

So, as I said earlier, I wanted to start posting what I eat now that I’m on some pretty strict dietary restrictions. We’ve been doing a CSA (community-supported agriculture) delivery service for a few months now, and we LOVE it! Whether you get your veggies at the store, get them delivered from a CSA or you [...]

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What the heck is Quinoa?

Quinoa (pronounced keen-WHA) is an excellent gluten/wheat free grain that is high in iron and protein. It has a slightly nutty flavor, especially when lightly roasted before cooking. It’s also a great source of manganese, magnesium, copper and phosphorous, not to mention healthy dietary fiber. Next time you’re looking for a good grain other than rice, [...]

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Mmm, Breakfast!

I was talking to a very inspiring patient tonight and gave her an idea for a healthy breakfast and I thought – why not post it? If you haven’t read my blog on breakfast, and how I believe this should be the biggest and healthiest meal of the day, read it here. Enough small talk…let’s get [...]

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The Most Important Meal of the Day…

We’ve all heard it…breakfast. It’s supposed to be the most important meal, but how do you focus on that if you’re not hungry, or you’re flying out the door at 60 mph?

Well, let me start by saying why it’s so important to start the day off with a good meal – it sets up your energy [...]

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