Recipes

Spanakorizo (Spinach and Rice)

Spanakorizo (Spinach and Rice)

I hope you enjoyed my last post on the health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet. It got me thinking how there are so many great Greek dishes that you can prepare at home easily. This week I thought I would post a favorite of mine. Spanakorizo is a very typical, healthy, and hearty Greek vegetarian dish.

Cheers! It's Bourbon Cocktail Time

Cheers! It's Bourbon Cocktail Time

While I do love to eat lots of kale and practice yoga as often as I can, I also have been known to enjoy an occasional well-made craft cocktail. One of my favorite spirits is bourbon. Back when I worked on Wall Street, I was encouraged to adopt a drink of choice that would exude confidence and not appear girly when socializing with clients.

Garlic Soup...

Garlic Soup...

If your mood is anything like mine on this blustery, cold January day you probably don't want to venture outside and would much rather curl up on the couch with a steaming bowl of soup and a good book. While I will still be braving the cold to teach yoga today, many of you likely have the day off of work and the time to cook so I thought it fitting to write about my new favorite go-to soup recipe for you to try out.

Chocolate Chip Cookies - GF, DF, Paleo

Chocolate Chip Cookies - GF, DF, Paleo

Just like many of you I am a sucker for a chewy, oven-fresh chocolate chip cookie. Since going gluten free a few years back my choices have become more limited - especially when eliminating the store-bought, overly processed variations I refuse to buy.

Beautiful Beet Bake Recipe

Beautiful Beet Bake Recipe

Here is a healthy, easy, seasonal recipe of mine that I just love. It helps quell those pesky sweet cravings - at a time of year where sugar seems to be temping us everywhere. Did you know that eating root vegetables can be calming and grounding? Give it a try and see if it works for you! Oh and the beautiful vibrant color can be quite cheery. Do be careful where you cut the beets as they do tend do stain.

Spanakopita (Spinach Pie) Salad

Spanakopita (Spinach Pie) Salad

When I was five years old, I took my very first trip to Greece with dreams of eating spanakopita three times a day and riding a pony on my grandfather’s farm. Neither dream turned out the way I expected – the pony was actually a donkey and there was no spanakopita to be found.