Dish | Guide to Healthy Baking

Found this great infographic on healthy baking substitutes from Greatist on Pinterest this morning and had to share! My favorite healthy substitutes are: Flours – quinoa flour, almond flour, oat flour (just throw the grains in your coffee grinder!) Sweeteners – molasses, honey, mashed bananas Fats – Greek yogurt, mashed bananas What are your favorite[…]

2013 Round Up

What I DISHED up this year. Skinny Super Bowl Dip 101 Juice Larabars DIGGING up in the garden Homegrown eggs Baby watermelons What drove us this year to be FIT! SUP around the world Beach workout, Oahu Horseback riding, Chile Yoga, Belize Inspiration Biking, Copenhagen Yoga, Lake Tahoe 2013 Destinations Costa Rica Patagonia, Chile Lago[…]

Fresh Ink in Competitor Magazine

Thank you Competitor Magazine for featuring my Almond & Quinoa Bliss Bars in your May issue.  I was honored to share pages with Cafe McClean out of Salt Lake City and No Meat Athlete from Maryland.  Make your own Bliss Bars at home with a few simple ingredients.  I always have a stash in the[…]

Lemon Thyme Whole Wheat Scones

I love scones, well all pastries for that matter.  My sister and I devoured the whole grain, buttery and flaky scones in Ireland daily last year.  But scones in the U.S. are typically super sweet and made with white bleached flour.  That is not the best way to start off a work day. So, to satisfy[…]

Someone has a sweet tooth

Lagkagehuset Bakery, Copenhagen, Denmark I admit, I love sweets.  In high school I thought a package of gummi bears was a meal.  My grandma’s nickname is Sugar, I’ve never heard my dad call her anything else.  Can a sweet tooth be hereditary?   When my sister and I visited Copenhagen earlier this year we were told[…]

Healthy Thanksgiving Options

Still don’t know what to make for the Holidays?  Some of my go-to’s and on the to-do list recipes:* Spicy Brussel Sprouts with Mint* Tempeh and Eggplant * Italian Indian Squash * Raw Egg Nog* Gluten Free Almond Cookies * Butternut Squash & Hazelnut Bouchons with Toasted Nutmeg Ice Cream* Thyme, Sage and Parmesan Biscuits  Enjoy[…]