For the next few weeks we are in Japan on vacation! Don’t worry I have some serious deliciousness for you while we’re away…and get ready for upcoming posts on the best places in Kyoto to eat & visit! It’s been 5 years since our first trip, and one of my best memories was eating green…
Banana Stack with Fat-Free Caramel Sauce
Super indulgent-tasting caramel sauce drizzled over sweet, ripe, sliced bananas with hemp seed sprinkles…proving it is possible to have your cake and eat it too! Fat-free and made in minutes with just 3-ingredients! How is it possible that this is both so decadent and healthy? This is my go-to snack for when I’m experiencing ‘cravings’…
Ochazuke (Green Tea Over Rice) with Gomashio (Sesame Sea Salt)
Ochazuke is a Japanese home-style dish that is made by pouring hot green tea over leftover steamed rice with salty toppings for flavor. This is definitely the best thing to happen to leftover rice! You get a whole new dish that is warm and savory, perfect for winter. I grew up eating gomashio, a simple Japanese condiment of toasted sesame…
Zucchini Noodles with Avocado Pesto & Cauliflower Rawmesan
This is the most satisfying, flavorful, and light dish. Completely guilt-free homemade pasta just from vegetables. It feels like you’re eating pasta but essentially this is the best salad ever. Shhh, don’t even tell yourself this is a salad. It’s pasta. with creamy pesto. and crumbly salty ‘cheese’. Making ‘zoodles’ or zucchini noodles is super…
Citrus Sunrise Juice
Growing up in Florida you think I would have loved orange juice. However, as a kid, I couldn’t stand orange juice and avoided anything orange-flavored. I remember a family trip to the Dominican Republic where I was ‘forced’ to drink fresh-squeezed orange juice, and, of course, I made a big fuss. Luckily our taste buds change (every 10-14 days in…
Valentine’s Day Smoothie Bowls + Decorating Tips
Here we are in the middle of winter and my garden is under two feet of snow. Usually at this time of year I’m relying on frozen berries, I freeze the local harvest or buy organic frozen from the grocer. However, this week in the store I found one lone pint of fresh organic strawberries…