About a year ago, Charlie started experimenting in the kitchen with gluten-free pancake mix. This lead to a new brunch tradition, a lot of extra airtime on my Instagram stories, and the inevitable title of The Pancake Man. I’ve been asked ... Continue Reading about Mean Green Matcha Pancakes with Raspberry Compote (Gluten-Free)
New Year's Day
Detox Red Beet Soup with Coconut and Lime
Anti-inflammatory beets are one of the best ingredients you can design a detox soup recipe around. This version is made ultra creamy thanks to coconut milk, and the delicious combination of fresh, cleansing lime juice can't be beat. I have a ... Continue Reading about Detox Red Beet Soup with Coconut and Lime
Homemade Caffeine-Free Chai Tea Lattes
These healthy homemade spiced chai tea lattes are made completely caffeine-free and vegan. Naturally sweetened with dates makes the recipe Whole30 and paleo too! As a borderline millennial, I grew up in the Starbucks generation. This was ... Continue Reading about Homemade Caffeine-Free Chai Tea Lattes
Gluten-Free Pumpkin White Bean Blondies
‘Tis the season for cookie swaps and traded treats. Which is why last week’s mini vice detox was that much more of a struggle. And why I have a love hate relationship with these gluten-free blondies, whose recipe I developed while not being able to ... Continue Reading about Gluten-Free Pumpkin White Bean Blondies
Pimm’s Cup Cocktail with Ginger, Lime and Tarragon + More Healthy Hedonist Summer Cocktail Ideas {Video}
I'm constantly in search of ways to have my frosé and drink it too. There's just something about summer that drives me to booze. Luckily, for the exact opposite reasons that might drive someone to hole up in the dead of winter with a mug of ... Continue Reading about Pimm’s Cup Cocktail with Ginger, Lime and Tarragon + More Healthy Hedonist Summer Cocktail Ideas {Video}
Strawberries and Cream Smoothie Bowls with Grain-Free Brazil Nut-Hemp Crunch
This strawberry smoothie bowl recipe was created in partnership with my friends at Pacific Foods. Thanks as always for supporting the brands that make all my breakfasts champion-like! For more recipe ideas, check out their Non-Dairy Made Easy ... Continue Reading about Strawberries and Cream Smoothie Bowls with Grain-Free Brazil Nut-Hemp Crunch
Sesame Avocado Toasts with Jammy Eggs + a BIG Book Wolf Gourmet Giveaway
What. A. Week. After having clogged your feeds with book hype these last few months, I expected Tuesday's launch of The Wellness Project to be anti-climactic for everyone but me. I totally underestimated the amount of love and number of ... Continue Reading about Sesame Avocado Toasts with Jammy Eggs + a BIG Book Wolf Gourmet Giveaway
The Best Homemade Gluten-Free Bread (+ Giveaway!)
Ever since I had the pleasure/misfortune of catering the Canal House Cooks Every Day book party, I’ve suffered dough PTSD. There were many sources of stress. First, I was cooking for a rarefied gaggle of high profile New York City food peeps. ... Continue Reading about The Best Homemade Gluten-Free Bread (+ Giveaway!)
Sunny Mango Immunity Smoothie Bowl with Goji Granola
I reach a point every March when the gray skies really start to get me down. It’s usually a few weeks after there’s been a sudden Spring revival. The Uggs get swapped for sockless suede slippers. I exit the house without a single item of cashmere ... Continue Reading about Sunny Mango Immunity Smoothie Bowl with Goji Granola
Toasted Coconut-Almond Crunch Chia Pudding with Maca + The FMP Facelift!
Hello world! What do you think of my virtual facelift? Is my neck shockingly taut? My crow’s feet like that of a lithe 23-year-old? Do I qualify for the new Bravo series, The Real Housewives of Dumbo?? Seriously, I’m so excited about today’s big ... Continue Reading about Toasted Coconut-Almond Crunch Chia Pudding with Maca + The FMP Facelift!
Gluten-Free Dutch Baby with Vanilla and Pear
These days, “gluten-free” is one of the slyest healthy eating loopholes around. Luckily, I’ve never deluded myself into thinking that a loaf of gluten-free bread is that much healthier than regular bread. But as I discovered during my wellness ... Continue Reading about Gluten-Free Dutch Baby with Vanilla and Pear
Garlicky Avgolemono Soup with Fennel and Quinoa
The first sign of trouble was the bowl of chocolates on the dinner table. The appetizer course hadn’t arrived yet. And even though I’d hit up the raw bar multiple times, that did little to absorb the dirty martini sloshing around somewhere beneath ... Continue Reading about Garlicky Avgolemono Soup with Fennel and Quinoa
Masala-Style Baked Eggs in Purgatory
Every culture has their spin on a baked egg recipe smothered in tomato sauce. The simplest one, as often is the case, comes from the Italians. It involves the usual suspects: garlic, upon garlic—frizzled in hot oil until golden brown—and a dangerous ... Continue Reading about Masala-Style Baked Eggs in Purgatory
Acai Bowls with Coconut-Cashew Granola + More Brazilian Recipes to Get You Through the Summer Games
In keeping with the tradition of the last few weeks, I'm bringing you a quick Brazilian treat to light up your Fri-yay and get you excited for tonight's Olympic kick-off. Somehow all the mayhem in the media around this summer's games has only ... Continue Reading about Acai Bowls with Coconut-Cashew Granola + More Brazilian Recipes to Get You Through the Summer Games
Pao de Queijo a.k.a. Gluten-Free Brazilian Cheese Bread Heaven
There’s been a lot of talk and no action regarding these gluten-free Brazilian cheese breads. I know I’ve been promising a pao de queijo recipe since January, when I returned from the land of these magical cheese puffs. And you may think I’ve just ... Continue Reading about Pao de Queijo a.k.a. Gluten-Free Brazilian Cheese Bread Heaven
Green Shakshuka with Chard, Zucchini and Peas
I often muse about the distinct, wholly cringe-worthy sensation of looking back over your old work. It reminds me of one of my favorite quotes, from one of my favorite crush-worthy nerds, Ira Glass: “For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s ... Continue Reading about Green Shakshuka with Chard, Zucchini and Peas
20-Minute Stovetop Golden Milk Oatmeal
If you love my simple stovetop low FODMAP oatmeal recipe, you will love this variation with anti-inflammatory golden milk as the non-dairy base. This turmeric-rich stovetop oatmeal recipe is a healthy and nourishing breakfast with gluten-free rolled ... Continue Reading about 20-Minute Stovetop Golden Milk Oatmeal
Maple-Pecan Gluten-Free Banana Bread Recipe
My mother was the OG of crunchy health food. Before a little supermarket chain out of Austin made niche ingredients like millet mainstream, she was feeding me bowls of it in place of Easy Mac. Like all good daughters, I spent most of my childhood ... Continue Reading about Maple-Pecan Gluten-Free Banana Bread Recipe
Vegan Black Sesame Milkshakes
My sweet tooth wasn’t fully eradicated by the vice detox during the dark, sugar-free days of 2015. Yes, I’ve been better about not picking up half a dozen over-priced French macaroons on my way home from the dentist. Which thanks to my contrary ... Continue Reading about Vegan Black Sesame Milkshakes
Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Bars (Gluten-Free)
I’ve been recently shedding my self-perpetuated reputation as a non-baker. In fact, there were a few gluten-free experiments in the last few weeks that deserved some serious air fist-pumps of accomplishment—one of the best being these healthy oatmeal ... Continue Reading about Healthy Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Bars (Gluten-Free)
Easy Mexican Breakfast Pizzas with Avocado (Gluten-Free)
The last few weeks have been marked by the impending excitement and doom of my inter-borough move. On the one hand, I wanted to cook my way through my whole pantry so I would have one less box to pack. But on the other—that is, the lazy, exhausted ... Continue Reading about Easy Mexican Breakfast Pizzas with Avocado (Gluten-Free)
Healthy French Onion Dip with Leeks and Shallots
I’m aware that there are many people who do not share my love of the white stuff. Mayo, that is. And for those who think that it is, indeed, Satan’s sandwich spread, I have good news for you: this healthy French onion dip recipe doesn’t require even ... Continue Reading about Healthy French Onion Dip with Leeks and Shallots
White Cheddar Mac and Cheese Casserole
The first half of my food career I made healthy comfort food that wasn’t exactly what most people would consider "healthy." At the time though, I pretty much thought anything homemade was more or less good for you--that a mac and cheese casserole, ... Continue Reading about White Cheddar Mac and Cheese Casserole
Baked Butternut Squash Fries with Sage and Anchovy Aioli
It’s no secret that my biggest guilty pleasure (of many guilty pleasures) is a parchment paper cone of crispy French fries. I talk about it so often that several of you have actually asked whether my twitter profile occupation “competitive French fry ... Continue Reading about Baked Butternut Squash Fries with Sage and Anchovy Aioli