Delectable low FODMAP chocolate and peanut butter lava cake.

One of our family favorite breakfast cereals is Nature’s Path Gorilla Munch!  This slightly sweet little ball of corn is so tasty.  And my clients love it too!  I have used this cereal in a variety of recipes….today’s featured recipe is a Gorilla Munch Trail Mix!In my recently launched balanced box for a digestive peace […]

So I was meeting with a client this morning that mentioned she made some oat bran peanut butter cookies that tasted really great.  Hmmmm…oat bran is a great source of soluble fiber which is helpful in lowing blood cholesterol and anything with peanut butter has my name on it…so… since I had about and hour […]

So far, so good.  I have yet to find a recipe on Pinterest that I don’t absolutely love! Last night’s experiment, Smashed Potatoes. Want the recipe?  Well, then….It is not my own, so…..Check out the recipe here! Serious yum! My husband, Russ was all over these potatoes.  He loved ’em.  And when Russ is happy, […]

I do love zucchini, do you? I love the name, it has a bit of an Italian ring to it? Well that’s because, zucchini comes from the Italian word “Zucca” that means squash…and ‘ini’ at the end  means small….so zucchini means small squash. My father in law, Tony used to grow zucchini but these were […]

How about a refreshing summertime treat? Check out my soft serve treat made with coconut milk! This is a great option for people with lactose intolerance (me being one of them!) I’ve been sampling some of the alternatives to cow’s milk and have been pleasantly surprised. I tried almond milk which definitely had a hint […]

I hope all my US friends enjoyed America’s birthday!  We had a blast!  The Scarlata clan headed into Boston to check out the Tall Ships and enjoy all of the festivities on July 3rd and then spent an overnight to enjoy even more of the city the next day. What a great family day and […]

Back in my college days at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, I used to visit a great farmer’s market that had yummy farmer cheese.  It was slightly sweet with a hint of cinnamon and raisins.  Recently shopping at the grocery store I stumbled upon plain farmer cheese and thought I would have to re-create this […]

Russ and I visited Montréal this past weekend to celebrate our wedding anniversary of 22 years. YIKES…time sure does fly. What a fantastic city…I felt like we were in France and for us, it was just a 6 hour drive.   The weather was BEAUTIFUL.  And we really relaxed!….even dipped our toes in the fountain. When […]