If I had to change my name to a food that I’ve been eating a lot of lately, I might have to call myself Spicy Beans 😉 But seriously, since embarking on the 95% plant-based challenge this year, I find myself going back to the good ol’ humble legume everytime I’m looking for something satiatingRead more
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My good friend’s mom is South African and I was recently chatting with her about spices. She was sharing the most glorious stories of her childhood in South Africa – the spice markets and the curries! Then she mentioned the Durban curry that uses many spices I am familiar with but in unique combinations andRead more
Combining two of my Indian favs – lentils + spinach – into one heart and soul warming bowl One of my instagram followers sent me a message the other day asking me if I had a good recipe for daal paalak. Daal (lentils) and paalak (spinach) are two of my simple yet tasty Indian favoritesRead more
On January 1st, 2020 I launched a Whole Food Plant Based challenge to encourage us all to eat more plants and eat less meat. This is an effort to move our diets in a more plant-based direction which the research repeatedly shows us is beneficial to our long-term health. This also happens to be kindestRead more
This blog post has been written in partnership with Happy Family Organics but all opinions are my own. One of the most rewarding moments for any parent is to watch their child enthusiastically enjoy a tasty, well-balanced meal. It can be incredibly disheartening, however, when a child refuses to eat, especially if this behavior continuesRead more
When it comes to weight loss, there are unfortunately more fad diets than there are real and sustainable results to show for them. There is one diet (or lifestyle, rather) that consistently emerges victorious in the weight-loss and, super importantly, weight-loss maintenance spheres and that, my friends, is the Mediterranean diet (health and science nerds,Read more
If chana masala and saag paneer had a baby, this would be it. Let me explain. Chana masala, also called chole, is an Indian chickpea curry loved by peeps all over the world. Saag paneer is a spinach and cheese preparation on every Indian restaurant’s menu. It’s delicious but often cream-laden and heavy. Not exactlyRead more
During a recent saunter around my local farmer’s market in Brooklyn, I saw a pot of fresh lemon verbena. I had begun to plant a new herb garden on our rooftop and thought this might be a fun addition, though admittedly, I had never used it before in cooking or anything else! In a momentRead more
I’ve been MIA from blogging for a while. The birth of my daughter in January followed by an across-the-world relocation left me with a ton to be grateful for, and also a sense of complete overwhelm. As I continue to discover my new ‘normal’, I realise how challenging it can be to get dinner on theRead more
Let’s be honest. For many kids and adults, kale is, literally and figuratively, a tough one to swallow. Meanwhile, study after study shows that green vegetables are nutritional superheroes. A 2015 study linked consumption of 1-2 servings of green leafy veggies per day to substantially improved cognitive abilities. Another study demonstrated that a chemical compound,Read more
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