It’s blueberry season.  This makes me happy.  Love bluebz.  Do you? Here’s some blueberries from one of my favorite places on earth, Tangerini’s farm. Even though we are in the midst of a heatwave, I loved plucking these fresh blueberries today to eat right away. Today I whipped up a nice refreshing salad with some […]

I can remember when I had my first child, my daughter, Chelsea Rose.  I thought 3 months ‘off from work’ was going to be like a vacation.  HA! HA!  Right?  Not so much.  I barely got in a shower! But, I always did find time to try new recipes and cook up a storm.  And […]

We took our first official vacation with our crazy but adorable chocolate lab, Lucy! Really, we planned this week’s vacation all around our dog, Lucy.   Since she is a water baby, we decided lakeside would be a good venue.  We explored lake houses that were dog-friendly.  I really should say, my 15 year old […]

I went to pick up my CSA farm share yesterday at Tangerini’s farm.  There is nothing like being on a farm.  It really is a happy place for me. 🙂  In addition to fresh lettuce, summer squash, beets, scallions and Bok choy, I went out in the fields to pick some fresh chives, thyme and […]

I been really into kale lately….trying new ways to add this superfood into my diet.   So, this weekend, I tried adding some baby kale to a simple hummus recipe…and voilà…here it is…If you have a food processor…this recipe is so simple to prepare. For my FODMAPers..no need to panic, this recipe has been modified […]

Let me introduce you to Stephanie Torres, a health coach and FODMAPer with a personal history of digestive issues.  Stephanie shares her thoughts on gastroparesis and the low FODMAP diet.  Gastroparesis  is a condition in which there is a delay in the emptying of food from the stomach. It can be quite debilitating.  The low FODMAP […]

The past 2 weeks I had the pleasure to work with Laura Fafard.  Laura is a dietetic intern at Stony Brook University, who is very interested in the low FODMAP diet.  She has developed a Vegan Menu Planning handout for those on the low FODMAP diet.  Click here for Laura’s Vegan FODMAP diet handout This […]

With all the rain we are having in the Boston area, a nice cup of warm something sounds pretty relaxing. But, ingredients in a warm cup of relaxing and soothing tea, can make a difference for those with IBS or FODMAP sensitivities! Tea, coffee and cocoa are some of the recent products tested by Monash […]

The new craze in running is color running and quite honestly this is right up my alley. I love running and well, why not make it even funner? This morning Russ and I participated in a Splash Color run….and we got messy and sweaty and we loved it! We started out nice and clean.   […]