Liver Love Salad
The liver is amazing – really, really amazing. And, honestly, most of us aren’t giving it the kind of love it deserves for the immense amount of work it does. Did you know that your liver performs over 500 functions, including regulating your metabolism and detoxifying harmful substances? A well-nourished liver is also essential to [...]
Crunchy Carrot Salad with Almonds, Herbs, and Baked Goat Cheese
This quarter at school I am taking Whole Foods Production (how amazing is it that a MS in Nutrition program has a whole foods-based cooking course?) The class is taught by Cynthia Lair, author of Feeding the Whole Family. I was introduced to this book 5 years ago when I was working as a masseur/personal [...]
Glorious Green Salad with Smoked Salmon and Tarragon Dressing
To myself and many others interested in nutrition and wellness, having access to foods that are sustainable, organic, local, and ethically harvested/produced is absolutely essential. It is preventative healthcare, decreasing our risk of the chronic diseases associated with the Standard American Diet (which is reliant on processed, chemical-laden foods). Examples of ideal foods include meat [...]
Vanilla Bean Banana Smoothie
This smoothie tastes just like a vanilla milkshake, except it’s actually healthy! It’s great for breakfast, post-workout, or as a treat for kids and adults alike. The ingredients are simple: milk, honey, a vanilla bean, and bananas. Bananas are the world’s most popular fruit. The cultivation of this crop is the backbone of the economy [...]
Pesto Roasted Asparagus, German Butterball Potatoes with Fresh Herbs, and a Poached Duck Egg
Earlier this week I was hiking in the Skagit Valley area (the picture is a view from the Oyster Dome Trail on Blanchard Mountain), and found myself in a small town called Edison after getting lost on the drive home. It’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it kind of place with a population of only 133. But as it happens, [...]
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Crunchy Carrot Salad with Almonds, Herbs, and Baked Goat Cheese
This quarter at school I am taking Whole Foods Production...
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Grass Fed Meatloaf with Lacto-Fermented Ketchup
Before I joined the Dark Days Challenge I had never eaten, much less made, meatloaf. It frightened me in the way that fruit cake and other questionable culinary conglomerations do. However, eating locally and maintaining nutritional diversity in January is difficult and forces one to do things they swore they’d never do. After spending the [...]
Soaked Cinnamon Spelt Waffles and Blueberry Compote
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Roast Chicken with Mashed Root Vegetables and Cider Braised Kale
My boyfriend, Seven, and I spent this past weekend in Bellingham, WA. The food scene there is great – many of the restaurants support local farmers. There are also two microbreweries in town (Boundary Bay Brewery and Chuckanut Brewery) and delicious ice cream (if you go, you have to try the avocado or yerba mate [...]
Candy Cane Beets, Goat Cheese, and Hazelnuts with Lavender Vinaigrette
I picked up some gorgeous candy cane beets in Port Townsend earlier this week. They are an excellent source of folate – 1 cup contains almost 35% of your recommended daily intake, making them an ideal food for women planning to become pregnant. Additionally, beets are a rich source of manganese, potassium, and fiber. These [...]
Creamy Apple, Fennel, and Celeriac Salad
I’ve spent the past few days travelling around the Olympic Peninsula. I hiked in the Olympic National Park, bathed in the hot springs, had the freshest coffee ever in Port Townsend, explored Port Angeles and Sequim – the lavender capitol of North America, and visited farms in Chimacum. The agri-culture on the Olympic Peninsula is [...]
Kale, Chanterelles, and Fennel with Black Truffle Vinaigrette
I’m a believer in greens. Kale, collards, mustard, dandelion, chard…I eat them all with zealousness. And I attempt to convert everyone I’ve ever cooked a meal for too. Sadly, these nourishing plant foods have all but disappeared from the American diet. Our palates have become over-saturated with sweet and salty tastes. Many of us have [...]
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