Chilled Green Beans with Dill
May 9, 2011
By Guest Blogger
by Brooke Melikidse -Fresh green beans -1 bunch fresh dill -4 tomatoes, seeded and chopped -5 green onions, chopped -1 tablespoon dried dill -1 teaspoon salt -1 teaspoon pepper -¼ cup vegetable oil -½ cup red wine vinegar Wash and cut green beans. Boil green beans for 10 minutes. (Try not to overcook.) Meanwhile, seed tomatoes, and chop fresh dill, tomatoes and green onions. Drain and blanch green beans. Mix all ingredients together. Chill and… Read More >
How a Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Diet Helped My Son’s ADHD
November 22, 2010
By Guest Blogger
I was elated the day my 10-year-old son, Oliver, came home and announced the five words that would warm any mother’s heart. No, not, “Mom, I ate my vegetables,” but “Mom, I am popular now!” Not that I care particularly that Oliver is popular in the captain of the football team or class president sort of way, but when you have an engaging child who loves to be around other kids and his behavior ends… Read More >
From Bodybuilder to Raw Yogi
February 4, 2010
By Guest Blogger
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Although I still have many miles to travel on my journey, I have to marvel at how far I have come. It was not long ago that I took frequent trips to the McDonalds’ drive-thru where I would order a “number two” off the menu (a two cheeseburger meal complete with a medium size fry and soda). I did not have a problem eating… Read More >
A Celiac in Seoul
January 20, 2010
By Guest Blogger
Last spring, after a wonderful turn of events, I was presented with the opportunity to move from Philadelphia, my home of six years, to Seoul, South Korea. I was thrilled by the possibility, but had concerns: As a Celiac, wasn’t it foolhardy to move to a country where the food is infused with gluten-ridden soy sauce, especially when I can’t read or speak the local language? As someone with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, wasn’t it risky to… Read More >
Diabetes, meet my green juice.
December 18, 2009
By Guest Blogger
Michelle Sorensen & Family I am a vegan mom to two daughters (aged 1 and 3). In addition I am self-employed as a therapist. I have another identity that is invisible to many people: I am a Type 1 diabetic with a couple of other autoimmune problems thrown into the mix. In the 11 years I have been diabetic, I have learned not to fight this disease but to live more peacefully with it. Type… Read More >
