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Do you cook with the blood?
You are likely wondering what the heck I am talking about. If you have seen Mozart in the Jungle, this statement will make sense to you. If you haven’t seen it, you really should check it out asap! One of my favorite actors, Gael Garcia Bernal plays Rodrigo de Souza, a very eccentric, wild and passionate conductor…
Read MoreLife Changing Magic!
Despite eating well and living a very high quality life for over 20 years, there is an area of my life that needed improvement and I didn’t know how much until I made some major changes. That is the quality and amount of “stuff” that I owned as well as the number of things I committed…
Read MoreMarvelous Muffins – GF/Paleo/Almond Flour
This is a wonderful template for a delicious and easy gluten free muffin recipe. You can experiment by adding different flavor combinations including: date walnut, lemon, poppy seed, dried cranberries, chocolate chips, cinnamon raisin, and orange dark chocolate chip. Check out my variations below. You can scale up the recipe and make as many muffins…
Read MoreGrassfed Beef Short Ribs with Horseradish Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes
Try something different for your Christmas dinner table this year with these braised short ribs. Any meat cooked on the bone instantly has tons of flavor and this recipe is no exception. Make sure to source grassfed beef. As an alternative cooking method, you may also cook the short ribs in your slow cooker all…
Read MoreNourishing Cleanse in the Sacred Valley or Peru
Hello Friends, I am so excited to announce my first international retreat ever in the Sacred Valley of Peru being held this October 2015!! Come experience The Nourishing Cleanse in this sacred place with the support of me, the amazing practitioner Ron Banuelos, and Katie Williamson of Sacred Retreats Peru. This is going to be…
Read MoreSpring Renewal + Spring Menu Plan Special
Happy Spring, My Friends! I am overjoyed to feel spring is in the air. Wild flowers are a bloomin’, trees are budding, the creeks are flowing and my garden is planted. Check it out! Wish I could take all the credit, but I definitely did not do all the work this year in my garden. I had the…
Read MoreLife, Love, Adventures
Happy Summer, Everyone! It has been a very long time since I have written. I have missed hearing from you all and am sorry for being out of touch for so very long. My life has been so full of amazing things and I have been extremely busy for months, but I am finally slowing down. A…
Read MoreThe Barefoot Angler
I have been having some great adventures this summer and I hope you have too! A couple of weeks ago I had a birthday and made one of my favorite desserts, my famous Key Lime Pie. I love this refreshing dessert and never seem to get tired of it. This dessert is so good, it…
Read MoreMy New Mexico Soul Journey
I just returned from my soul journey to New Mexico where I took a Body Talk training, an amazing healing modality I plan to incorporate into my nutrition practice. This system allows me to tune into the body, find where there are any imbalances and repair them on the spot. In addition to this course,…
Read MoreHealth is a Journey
I have been so touched by everyone that read and commented on my last post about my trip to see John of God in Brazil. I felt very vulnerable sharing and admitting that I am not perfect and that I too have issues. This trip was a reminder that I still have a lot of…
Read MoreJohn of God – Trip of a Lifetime to Brazil
I just returned from one of the most amazing trips of my life to see the miracle healer, John of God, in Abadiania, Brazil. I had heard of John of God for years but never really had a reason to go see him being that I have no major physical issues or illnesses to require…
Read MorePasture Raised Slow Cooked Pulled Pork
I served this dish last weekend at a farmer’s market demo in Austin and people went nuts. Even though it was just a demo, people were begging me to buy a plate of food. I also served this dish several years ago at the Weston Price conference. Since the meal for was 1200 people, I…
Read MoreMy last conference to cook for – Reflection from TOFGA 2012
A few weeks have come and gone since the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association annual 2012 conference. It has been a time of recovery and reflection for me. Six years ago was the first TOFGA conference I ever cooked for and the first conference I ever cooked for for that matter. As I was…
Read MoreWhy it is more important than ever to be connected to the earth now
[dc]H[/dc]ello friends,
One of the things I invite into my life this spring is being more grounded. Yes, even though my focus on health is one of the top priorities of my life, I too get ungrounded sometimes by being overwhelmed with work, travel and too much time on the computer or phone. The things that really reset me and bring me back to my body and to a calm state of mind are simply putting my bare feet on the earth. Fresh air, sunshine, long walks, yoga, swimming in natural springs, taking a sauna, drinking green veggie juices, prayer and contemplation all help too. But there is something very special and simple about putting my feet on the earth and feeling reconnected. In recent years, science has helped to explain that this simple act not only makes you feel better but is actually really therapeutic as well.