I’ll admit it- I’ve got a stubborn streak in me. So, when the wonderful people at the Natural Gourmet Institute in NYC corrected my pronunciation of the grain Quinoa (Keen-wa not Kee-no-a), naturally I kept on and keep on, keepin on pronouncing it my way. I was first introduced to the grain while browsing a health market. It was late; I just endured a 10-hour marathon of greeting gym members and a 3-hour lecture on macroeconomics. Starving, I picked the grain that said 16 percent protein and 15 minutes to cook. From that first day, approximately 7 years ago, I [...]

I’m in the middle of moving mayhem. There are boxes stacked in every home I’ve resided over the last few months. My belongings are begging for some air. The three black t-shirts (Rolling Stones, Memory and Batman) are screaming to remain untouched by the washing machine; they are turning a slight grey. Now that I have truly whetted your appetite… 5 days until all my pieces- the boy, the clothes, the books and my yellow kitchenaid are in the same location. The only way to say “ta-ta” or “we are Brooklyn bound” or “I’m hungry” is through a BBQ gathering. [...]

Last winter  I splurged on a juicer. My doctor found a pre-cancerous polyp in my colon and I was a little shaken. I’ve been a vegetarian most of my life. I eat well. I exercise. I meditate. What’s the deal? My body should be dancing around a campfire singing kumbaya. Instead, 3 months later my father died of colon cancer. It was a difficult time and in my grief, I started research on what fruits and veggies were good for your colon. I found that I was not consuming all the nutrients available to me from fruits and veggies. Now, [...]