If life gives you Lemons, Make Meyer Lemon Confit

March 16, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

I love trying new things. My new love outside of poaching white fish in butter, is this making confits. What does confit mean: Confit (/kɒnfi/, French pronunciation: [kɔ̃fi]) comes from the French word confire which means literally “to preserve,” a confit being any type of food that is cooked slowly over a long period of time […]

Pear and Beet Salad 5 under 30

February 8, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

I am so excited about cooking and sharing on Fox 5 Good Day Atlanta, how you can stay Fit and Fabulous for 2017, using 5 main ingredients under 30 minutes. This salad was inspired by that simple challenge. We can do it and we can do it deliciously, with hardly no effort at all, using […]

Harissa Roasted Chickpea salad with acorn squash, mint and pumpkin seeds

January 24, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

This recipe is so delicious and full of exotic flavors, well at least I think so. LOL. This salad will fill you up and give you tons of plant based vegan protein. You do not have to be a vegan to enjoy this salad. It’s important to incorporate more plant based foods in our diets, […]

Pan Seared and Poached Halibut with sweet peas in a lemon caper broth topped with Sweet Potato Chips

June 3, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

Halibut. One of my favorite fish to make. I use to be so intimidated about making fish, until I was on Food Network’s All Star Academy and my mentor, Alex Guarnaschelli had me make Arctic Char for one of the elimination challenges, her mentoring gave me the confidence to never be scared of fish again. […]

Protein Packed ~ Vegan Red Quinoa Kale Carrot Salad with Sprouted Watermelon Seeds

June 9, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Last night I was on a conference call talking about how you can transition over to a more plant based vegan protein diet. I am a kidney transplant survivor . I was born with damaged kidneys and I know how animal protein can be very harsh on the kidneys, not to mention on our environment […]

Blueberry and Lemon Zest Pancakes ~ Gluten Free and Dairy Free

June 4, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

This one is just yummy . Ingredients: 1 cup ground gluten free oatmeal flakes 1/4 cup oat groats 1 cup brown rice flour 1 tbsp chia seed 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder ¾ tsp salt 1 cup blueberries or frozen blueberries for the pancake mix (organic) 1 ¼ cups unsweetened almond milk 2 tbsps maple […]

“You are what you eat” First cooking class

September 27, 2011.Reading time 6 minutes.

I really enjoyed last night teaching my students how to eat healing foods that taste delicious and look amazing. It was a fun night with some amazing ladies. We learned so much about foods you can eat to prevent cancer and foods that help detox your liver. The menu for the evening: Organic Goat cheese […]

Set the Table with Love

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