Going Dairy-Free When it came to going dairy-free, giving up milk was no problem for me at all. Growing up, I dreaded the glass of milk I was forced to drink at dinner. Because when I was a child, it was ‘common knowledge’ that drinking milk made you taller and stronger and was good for […]

Liquid Gold in a cup I can’t believe it has taken me this long to post about Golden Milk. It’s delicious and nutritious and SO easy to make. But before I go on, I want to make it clear why I’ve been drinking it so much, what it really is and why it’s so darn good for […]

Eat Raw like a rabbit Perhaps you’ve heard of the raw food diet and the raw food recipes that cater to it. I myself have sprinkled in the term raw here on this blog: just yesterday I posted my own raw vegan carrot cake cupcakes, an unbaked and unrefined version of the classic. And I […]

Eat like a rabbit My family celebrates Easter, and I celebrate any excuse to make treats. And of course I’m always on a mission to satisfy my sweet tooth in a healthier way, using real, whole foods ingredients and as little sugar (never refined of course) as possible. So this weekend, I was back at […]

Chocolate is a superpower So as I mentioned in my recent apple pie smoothie post, I’ve been rebalancing my gut. And in order to do so, I had to stick to warm foods, meaning no traditional ice-based smoothies. BUT I figured out a hack to this breakfast obstacle: the warm smoothie. 

The Preliminary C Diagnosis: Looking Back A year ago today I received a call when I was at work. It was the director of the Lymphoma center at Columbia. I went into the bathroom to take the call. Gently but without mincing any words, he informed me that the preliminary results of my needle biopsy were […]

Getting the Gut Back on Track I’ve been working on rebalancing my gut for the past several months, because chemo and six months of antibiotics will do a serious number on gut flora. I’d already been planning on a New Year’s cleanse in January, them BAM!, gut issues hit. For the first time in my […]

The Warm Apple Pie Smoothie Project For my warm apple pie smoothie project, I wanted to find the best way to get the fresh-out of the oven warm apple pie vibe. I figured I could bake the apple, which would work just fine I’m sure. 

It’s supposed to be spring now, so even though the weather is holding out on us, I’m channeling all the spring vibes in the kitchen, because I’m way beyond ready for it! So, the other day I experimented with a raw key lime pie and it was amazing. And since then I can’t stop making […]

Soup for days This past weekend I went to the country for a little weekend retreat of my own creation. Spring renewal vibes brought me out there, but winter decided to have its last hurrah and I wound up snowed in on Friday, and it was actually perfect (fortunately I had checked the weather forecast and […]