Carrot cake screams springtime to me. Maybe it’s because all I see around my neighborhood is an overabundance of bunnies. Regrettably a few of the “cute” bunnies ate the tops…
Edmonds Healthy Eating
Edmonds Healthy Eating: It’s strawberry season — just in time to celebrate July 4th
I absolutely love it when local fresh strawberries are in season. It means summer is really here (even if the weather feels like “Juneary”). Strawberries mean the 4th of July…
Edmonds Healthy Eating: Little Free Pantries — helping neighbors in time of need
About 10 years ago, my husband and I installed a Little Free Library (LFL) in our front yard in the Maplewood neighborhood of Edmonds. We were early adopters of the…
Edmonds Healthy Eating: Delicious recipes for nutrient-rich pumpkin
Far too often relegated to Halloween doorstep décor and overused as a coffee drink marketing device (think Pumpkin Spice Latte), pumpkin and all its health benefits deserve so much more….
Healthy eating: How to combat food cravings
Have you ever stared at a pile of cookie crumbs or a nearly empty potato chip bag, with a belly full of shame, and wondered, “How did I let this…
Healthy eating: Look to your garden for healthier meals
For me, healthy eating involves gardening. I am grateful that I have a yard where I can have a small vegetable garden. We are still eating berries, kale, squash, plums…
Healthy eating: Snow or not, delicious ways to use kale
“Snowmaggedon” or “Snowpocalypse” came into our area with a roar. If you were like me, you were housebound for several days due to the condition of our local roads. We…
Healthy Eating: Magic Mineral Broth — recovery in a bowl
I recently had surgery. I had my initial consult with the surgeon back in October 2018. I needed the surgery, but kept putting other things and other people in front…
Healthy Eating: Eat better in 2019, one day at a time
The new year is just days away. This is the time when people hurry up and get things accomplished before the end of the year and start to think about…
Healthy Eating: Savory or sweet, these treats are just right for holiday season
This is the time of year when our eating and drinking habits can get out of control easily. During the holiday season, overeating can be a serious problem, leaving us…
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Healthy Eating: Enjoy soup season with butternut squash
We have entered the season of soup. Halloween arrives. The rains begin. The leaves fall from the trees. Daylight savings time comes. Definitely “soup season.” I love it! One of…
Edmonds Healthy Eating: Treat yourself to a whole-grain cookie
We just celebrated the Fall Equinox and it’s apparent that the days are getting shorter. For many of us, our children are back in school. The rhythm of my days…
Edmonds Healthy Eating: Recipes make good use of nutritious kale and plums
Plums and kale are abundant in my garden right now. Almost makes me giddy. Really. I adore eating plums right off of the tree and my kale crop has been…
Edmonds Healthy Eating: Anytime is waffle time
I love this time of year when I have lots of fresh fruits and veggies from the market and from my garden. The bounty is overwhelming and I enjoy sharing…
Edmonds Healthy Eating: Try a Sun Burger on backyard barbecue
I have been a yoga teacher since 1987. Yes, that is a long time. Thirty-one years, to be exact. I was taking yoga classes before it was trendy. In fact,…
Edmonds Healthy Eating: Strawberry-rhubarb crumb cake
Although summer does not officially start until June 21, many people think of Memorial Day as the beginning of our summer season. For me, it’s when I pick my first…
Edmonds Healthy Eating: The joy of growing your own food
We are starting to see lots of new sprouts emerging from the ground in our garden. The raspberries are leafing out and the strawberries are waking up. I just used…
Edmonds Healthy Eating: Savory zucchini pancakes
What an amazing start to spring we have had. Just this past week we had all four seasons in one day: rain, hail, snow and sunshine. I am in the…
Edmonds Healthy Eating: Pumpkin banana bread a nutritious after-school snack
The seed catalogs are starting to arrive in my mailbox and the Seattle Flower & Garden Show just ended…this definitely means that I need to start planning my vegetable garden….
Edmonds Healthy Eating: The connection between good health and community
January is almost gone and we have two more months of winter. When all we seem to be getting is rain, rain and more rain, then comfort foods beckon, right?…
Edmonds Healthy Eating: Baked latkes for Chanukah
I was raised in the Midwest in a reform Jewish household. The cultural aspects of growing up Jewish continue to be important to me and part of that legacy involves…
Edmonds Healthy Eating: Festive muffins for a healthier holiday
Thanksgiving is the biggest food holiday of the season — bigger than Christmas and New Year’s put together. In fact, Thanksgiving kicks off six weeks of celebration: Office parties, family…
Edmonds Healthy Eating: Butternut squash casserole a fall favorite
There is nothing more quintessential in seasonal cooking than butternut squash for autumn. Just like the first corn on the cob of the season in the summer, I look forward…
Edmonds Healthy Eating: Welcome fall with lentil and squash soup
When asked what my favorite season of the culinary year is, I usually say it’s the one we’re in. I am especially fond of the fall because pumpkins, squash, kales,…
Edmonds Healthy Eating: Make-your-own pizza a family meal
School has already started for some families, and others will send their kids off after the Labor Day weekend. Here’s a simple, nutritious family meal that brings everyone together: pizza….