I've got a thing for junk food makeovers, so naturally I'm a bit obsessed with pizza. Today's new love is cassava pizza, but my pizza adventures have been vast. First I found that I could make a good classic crust with a simple recipe and sprouted flour - a healthier alternative to white flour. Then I experimented with making my favorite gluten-free crust into a deep dish pizza. I had some fun with grain-free cauliflower … [Read more...] about Gluten Free Cassava Pizza Crust – Paleo & AIP Friendly
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Mexican Street Corn Salad
Late summer is one of the best times of year for recipes laden with sun-ripened fruits and veggies. This Mexican street corn salad is one of my favorite ways to eat one of my favorite foods - summer corn. When I was a kid, school never started in August, and summer most certainly didn't end then either. The last weeks of August, when summer was winding down, always held the most nostalgic feelings of the season for me. The … [Read more...] about Mexican Street Corn Salad
Grilled Peaches And Halloumi
Summertime is my favorite time of year by far, and nothing beats fresh, ripe summer fruit that tastes of the hot sunshine and earth that grew it. This recipe for grilled peaches with halloumi cheese combines some of the best things in life - summer bounty and grillable cheese. YUM. Growing up we grilled the standard hot dogs and hamburgers and served them up with ripe summer corn, sliced garden tomatoes, and watermelon for … [Read more...] about Grilled Peaches And Halloumi
Bite-Sized Chocolate Covered Bananas
I just adore special foods that remind me of my childhood, and on a hot summer day these bite-sized chocolate covered bananas hit the spot. Bananas take on a creamy consistency when frozen, and their icy sweetness contrasts with melt-in-your-mouth slightly bitter, slightly salty chocolate coating. YES. Even as a kid, I recognized this perfection. The recipe is so simple, it is hardly a recipe at all. Decadent dark … [Read more...] about Bite-Sized Chocolate Covered Bananas
How to Make a Sourdough Starter
[I'm super excited to share this post in our series about sourdough. Naomi makes learning how to make sourdough starter looks so simple, even to my baker-challenged self!] In my last post we chatted about why traditional sourdough may actually be good for you. I loved hearing stories in the comments about how sourdough bread was one of the few foods those with health issues could tolerate. I had wanted to make sourdough … [Read more...] about How to Make a Sourdough Starter
Is Sourdough Bread Healthy?
Is sourdough bread healthy? I've written about why I prefer white rice over brown, so you may or may not be surprised to read that I actually prefer white bread too. I found that real sourdough white bread is the easiest for me to digest. In this post, Naomi Huzovicova shares why sourdough is WAY better than conventional bread and may actually be good for you too. ~Emily In the last few years, bread has gotten a bit of a … [Read more...] about Is Sourdough Bread Healthy?
Party Wave Wednesday 12/04/13
Welcome to Party Wave Wednesday! Out on the water, etiquette dictates that the surfers that are in the best position for the wave take the ride (unless you're a barney or a snake). Every now and again everyone hops on at the same time - This is called a party wave. In this weekly post all of the raddest bloggers come together to share their big wave stories a.k.a. their best posts on fertility, natural health, and nutrition … [Read more...] about Party Wave Wednesday 12/04/13
Junk Free Homemade Vanilla Pudding
I'm a bit obsessed with real foodifying the junky comfort foods of my youth. Some of my favorite makeovers are nachos with homemade chips, french fries with gravy, the perfect mashed potatoes, gluten-free deep dish pizza, chocolate chip cookies, and salted caramels. Recently nostalgia called again... Remember vanilla pudding out of a box? I loved that stuff as a kid, and and now we can fall in love with homemade vanilla … [Read more...] about Junk Free Homemade Vanilla Pudding
It’s Time to Feed Your Fertility
After over many years in the making, my book Feed Your Fertility is now available! Co-authored with my dear friend and esteemed colleague, Laura Erlich, we have spent hours upon hours writing, revising, and revising again to bring you the very best information we could compile in 200+ pages based on our combined three decades of professional and personal experience in the fields of Chinese medicine, fertility, pregnancy, … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Feed Your Fertility
5 Tricks for Getting Kids to Take Supplements
When it comes to supplements my family takes and I recommend for patients, I like to take a minimal approach - using real food as the foundation of good health and filling in where the body might need a little extra help. This rule especially applies to kids. On the daily (well, ok, a few times per week), I mix up a concoction of cod liver oil and a few other supplements for my kids. Over the past eight years, I've … [Read more...] about 5 Tricks for Getting Kids to Take Supplements
Chili Colorado For Dinner Perfection
I tried to tell my husband and kids that this dish was a flop, but once they got a whiff of the delicious smell wafting out of the slow cooker, there was no way to fend them off of my precious chili colorado. Drat. Now I have to share. "Colorado" here means red, so essentially this is red chili. Online, you will find plenty of arguments for how to properly make this dish (no tomatoes! hand-ground chiles!). But for me, the … [Read more...] about Chili Colorado For Dinner Perfection
What Would Emily Do? (7/8 Edition)
Severe Morning Sickness – Stinky Backyard Chickens – Probiotics that work – Chemotherapy Side Effects – Cloves for Tooth Abscess - Spinal Surgery Healing - Alternative for Antibiotics for Wheezing I hope you're enjoying a fun and festive summer. I've been spending the past week hitting the beach and celebrating my daughter's fourth birthday with princesses and pompoms galore. But alas, even this beach girl needs some work … [Read more...] about What Would Emily Do? (7/8 Edition)