Recipe: Creamy Spring Celery Soup

Recipe: Creamy Spring Celery Soup

What to do with a bunch of celery… that was my challenge. I had two big bunches from my CSA that were about to pass their prime. When my friend Janet suggested making celery soup, I was like “Um, come again?”. I love celery for snacking and, of course, as a vital...
The secret to staying fit and healthy

The secret to staying fit and healthy

Have you asked your body “what’s up?” lately? It speaks to you. Are you listening? Most people move through life completely out of touch with their body, their mood, their inner world. Unconscious. I’m not even talking about “consciousness” in a big, existential way....
How to be more productive by doing nothing

How to be more productive by doing nothing

Pause. That’s right. Just PAUSE. Look away from the screen. Take a deep breath. Try to empty your mind. (Or at least let go of any thoughts that float by. ‘Cause they will.) Hold the breath, just for few seconds. Annndddd… let it all out. (Go ahead. Give it a shot....
In defense of breakfast

In defense of breakfast

The “breakfast hypothesis” – i.e., the assumption that breakfast eaters are better able to manage their weight – got some bad press earlier this year. Debunked by research at Columbia University, the go-to proclamation by health coaches and nutritionists everywhere...
Recipe: Healthy Blueberry Nectarine Crumble

Recipe: Healthy Blueberry Nectarine Crumble

You don’t need much to make summer fruit shine – least of all refined, white sugar. A few weeks ago, I had a bunch of nectarines and blueberries from the farmers market about to pass their prime and a party to attend. This came together so fast and so...