I love enjoying a good muffin and cup of tea but most muffins can be loaded with bad fats, sugar, refined flours and still be tasteless. I created this healthy pumpkin bran muffin recipe to share with the Fig and Basil readers. Please head over and check Emily’s blog for healthy vegan recipes. These extremely moist and […]
One never really fully appreciates the value of a dishwasher until it breaks down. This weekend my dishwasher stopped working. Not only did it breakdown, the water pipe going to the dishwasher burst or came off, not entirely sure yet, and surrounded the area with water. The water continued under my hardwood floors and then […]
Eating healthy doesn’t have to be complicated; in fact it is quite the opposite. I suggest keeping food as simple as possible because when you eat whole foods in their natural state, it doesn’t get any simpler. Start with a salad, smoothie or a fresh pressed juice. It can be a challenge to include a […]
I am very excited to have Emily from Fig and Basil doing a guest post. I have nothing but admiration for her and her ability to create seriously delicious and creative food in a healthy way. Emily is a mom, an amazing food photographer and an incredibly talented RHN. If you have not been to […]
Through my practice as a nutritionist I have found there is a great divide between two worlds, or at least I think there is. This is the divide between the vegetarian diet and the Paleo diet. Theories on grain, dairy, unpasteurized dairy, animal protein, vegetarian protein, how is the average person to know what is […]