While excess sugar is not great for waist lines, mood swings or maintaining high nutrient levels, in the right

One of the best ways to get healthier is to just add more vegetables to everything. They are full of vitamins,

Socca is a flatbread made from chickpea flour, aka besan or garbanzo bean flour, and is cooked in stone ovens

This is a really easy and very healthy salad to throw together with antioxidant rich ingredients. Pomegranates

Healthy lunches can be tricky.  On the go or at work, wraps are one of the easiest and fastest options. Using

An old friend avoids vegetables at all costs and he has even become a bit infamous for it, so I was shocked an

Technically there is nothing German about this salad besides the mustard, but my friend and I invented and liv

These are so cute but good and manly enough to get a stamp of approval from my pickiest brother. Eggs, yolks a

These are very rich and fill the need for any holiday fudge nostalgia.  The chocolate part is pretty satisfyi

Quinoa was originally consumed by the natives of the Andes several thousand years ago.  Although the high ele

These are incredibly soft and decadently rich.  They are about as close as you can get to homemade chocolate

The corn and cilantro in this soup keeps it summery and the bacon adds a slightly smoky flavor.  I included t

Of course everyone knows that salads are usually a healthy option, but when they are not drenched in creamy dr

Smoothies are great not just because they are fast and delicious, but also because they are easy to digest. Ge

This is a fresh but hearty warm and comforting dish hailing from North Africa, perfect for a chilly morning. Â

These are rather unattractive... but that is advantageous because they probably will not disappear too quickly

I like mini dessert items, mostly because they are more adorable, but also because just a few bites of somethi

Granola meets the Middle East through the main ingredients here with cinnamon (a natural food preserver and ef

This is one of my most beloved summer meals.  I recommend getting fresh greens, ideally from a local farm or

My favorite Chinese food take-out item has always been and probably always will be fried rice.  It is so simp

Sometimes I just want to put chocolate on everything.  These bars contain four different chocolatey elements,

It's an exciting day, I had my first round of ripe cherry tomatoes from the garden!  There weren't many yet b

One of my brothers has been complaining that the food I have been making lately is not up to his standards.  

Ayurveda is translated as the science of life and originated in India several thousand years ago, making it th

This is a very vibrant salad with lots of different vitamins and nutrients. The beans are a great source of fo

I have never been to the American south but I imagine lots of sun drenched porches scattered with people drink

The beautiful red color of this drink comes from dried hibiscus flowers.  I like it when Western science can

Once upon a time I went vegan for a few years.  During that period green vegetables made up a large component

Most commercial BBQ sauces are filled with artificial sweeteners and cheap fillers.  This is a very decadent

This is a bit of a weird combination, but it features two of my favorite foods (potatoes and lobster), and it

This is a simple and delicious one dish meal with lots of fresh vegetables.  It is easy to substitute the ing

This is by no means a complicated breakfast, and that is the beauty of it.  If you want to have a warm, relax

This is a more western version of Pad Thai, without the usual fish sauce and tamarind paste but it makes a sat

This is the closest I have come to finding green eggs that are not just not off putting, but delicious.  Dr.

Potatoes are one of my absolute favorite foods and I find this to be one of the best ways to cook them.  They

This is my idea of heaven in a glass.  Sweet, refreshing and delicious, a nice treat on a lazy summer weekend