Archive for the ‘Recipes’ Category

Berry Stuffed Sprouted Grain French Toast Souffle with Strawberry Sauce

Need some healthy brunch ideas?  Try this delicious sprouted grain french toast using juicy local berries.  This recipe comes from the cooking class I taught last night in Chelsea: Celebrate Summer Brunch. 
Berry Stuffed Sprouted Grain French Toast Souffle with Strawberry Sauce
Ingredients:
10- 12 pieces of sprouted grain cinnamon raisin english muffins
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups nut, rice, [...]

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Cancer fighting breakfast

Yesterday, at the union square farmers market I was intrigued by this insanely unique looking mushroom. Turns out, this beautiful mushroom also has some serious medicinal value. According to Chinese medicine, the maitake (or hen of the woods) are considered an adaptagen, which helps to balance out the body. In addition, it is believed that [...]

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Turmeric Reduces Weight Gain, Suppresses Fat

Turmeric has long been associated with good health and longevity.  Its healing properties have been known for centuries in the Eest.  Now, according to naturalnews.com new health benefits are being discovered.  Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (USDA HNRCA) have found another possible benefit of turmeric. [...]

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Boosting Metabolism Recipe: Seared Salmon with Orange Glaze + Sauteed Greens

The past couple of months have been pretty hectic with work and preparing for my sisters wedding. Now that her wedding came and went:( its time to fully get back into my regular routine. So one of things that I have put back on my to-do list is to visit the Union Square Farmers Market [...]

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What Energy Bars To Use?

Excerpt from my upcoming Peak Performance E-Book: Guide to Endurance Sports Nutrition…
I recommend using bars for training fuel and recovery – they digest well and provide quick fuel. However, I see a lot of athletes who start to use bars to replace every day whole foods. Bars alone will not provide all the nutrients [...]

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Recovery for Triathletes

With the triathlon season upon us (my first race of the year is next weekend!), I’ve noticed a lot of people asking about recovery. So I’m here to clear up the confusion around Recovery and provide a new delicious and effective smoothie recipe for you to try. Recovery is one of the most [...]

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7 Quick, Healthy Breakfast Solutions

You’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but why? Breakfast, literally means “breaking the fast”. During the 6-8 hours that we are sleeping our bodies are fasting. This means when we wake up we are starving for fuel to survive the day. If you don’t eat breakfast [...]

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Confused About What Kind Of Fish You Can Eat?

I’ve had a lot of people ask me recently about mercury in fish. What is safe? What isn’t? Cases of excess mercury have been on the rise. Symptoms of  low-level mercury poisoning include memory loss, hair loss, fatigue, depression, difficulty concentrating, tremors and headaches. Because it is hard for the body to eliminate, [...]

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Winning Brunch

Go Eagles! What a great day to be from Philadelphia. I can hardly wait for the game next weekend! To accompany the game I decided to make a delicious healthy brunch – a Green Goddess Smoothie, Individual Egg Cups and French Toast Sticks. I was glad to see that it wasn’t just me that enjoyed [...]

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SWISS CHARD AND POTATO CAKE

 
I love this new side dish inspired by Whole Food’s recipe.  Its a great way to add some greens to your meal. Serve it with some grilled chicken, mushroom soup or as a leftover with poached eggs. YUM 

Ingredients:
2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1/2 medium yellow onion, finely chopped 

5 [...]

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