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Strawberry Ginger Kombucha Cocktail

July 19, 2016

I will be the first to admit that over the past month and a half I have been slacking when it comes to taking care of myself. I haven’t been getting more than 6 hours of sleep a night, I haven’t been exercising as much as I need to feel good about myself, and I definitely haven’t been eating healthy enough for my liking. What I HAVE been doing is working, working some more and, oh, did I mention working?

Now let me just state that I am one of those people who, when I’m feeling healthy and “on”, really enjoys being busy and thrives on being pulled in multiple directions. I will go, go, go and LOVE it until one day, seemingly out of the blue, my mind and body hit a wall and I crash. HARD.

The past few weeks have been spent fighting the fact that I need to slow down a bit, start getting 7+ hours of sleep again and perform a complete overhaul on my diet. I took a momentary step back from blogging in order to work on the slowing down and sleep part of the equation and am now moving on to phase two: my diet. That is where today’s cocktail recipe comes in.

As of yesterday I am taking five days off from drinking in order to clear my system out, but before I embarked down this dry, dry road I had to enjoy one last hurrah in the form of today’s strawberry ginger Kombucha cocktail.

Grilled Balsamic Peaches – A Savory Summer Dessert

July 5, 2016

There is something that is quintessentially summer to me about peaches. Perhaps it is because they were hard to come by the majority of the year when I was growing up in the Pacific Northwest. Once summer rolled around however, they could be found in abundance and I made the most of it.

Today I can scoop up peaches just about whenever I want, however I still find myself gravitating towards them almost exclusively during the summer. A few weeks ago I found myself with several perfectly ripe peaches just begging to be eaten. Always one to experiment, I sliced them up and threw them on the grill, drizzling them in balsamic vinegar and serving them up with a side of basil as the perfect summer dessert. One sweet and juicy bite was all it took to transport me back to barefoot summer days in Washington.

An Easy 4th of July Cocktail

June 21, 2016

With the 4th of July a little less than two weeks away, those of us in the United States have barbecues, fireworks and red, white and blue on the mind. While the extra day off work for the national holiday is great, the best part of the historical day is coming together with family and friends and dedicating an entire day to pure celebration, fun and food. If you are looking for a refreshing alternative to the gallons of beer consumed each Independence Day, I have you covered with this quick and easy 4th of July cocktail.

A Craving Satisfying BLT Salad

May 24, 2016

Going gluten free has been easy in some ways and surprisingly challenging in others. It has been amazing what foods I have found myself desperately missing and just as amazing to note what I don’t miss eating at all. Take this discovery for example; it turns out that I can live without bread and rarely give the absence of it from my life a second thought. What I can’t live without is the deliciousness that can be found between two freshly baked slices. Sometimes I just can’t help but crave the familiar and comforting taste of a classic sandwich.

In the past I would have given in to my appetite, but at this point in my gluten-free journey it isn’t worth the level of discomfort I’ll inevitably feel if I submit. That’s where this BLT salad comes into play. In this salad I get all the goodness of a classic BLT without any of the unfortunate side effects of gluten.

Dairy Free Pots de Crème

May 10, 2016

I am something of a chocoholic. I always have been and imagine that I always will be. In fact, I have distinct early memories of “helping” my mother prepare chocolate mousse prior to dinner parties when I was a tiny little thing. She always made amazingly rich mousse that my infantile palette could handle all of about two bites of. It wasn’t for the faint of heart.

Fast forward twenty-odd years and I now find myself living a dairy-free, mousse-free existence. It isn’t any fun at all. To remedy this I’ve been experimenting with various lactose-free mousse alternatives in hopes of creating something even remotely close to my mom’s amazing chocolate mousse. I’m happy to report that I finally succeeded in this dairy free pots de crème recipe.

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