Oh, the maraschino cherry…cocktail garnish, sundae topper, an American delight – stuffed with chemicals, food dyes, and frightening preservatives. I used to love those neon-red orbs, sitting oh-so-innocently at the bottom of my drink or leaving its shiny red streaks across the top of my ice cream. Then one day, I looked at the ingredients: […]
Exciting news! Yahoo Green has started publishing my health and wellness articles. Yahoo Green is one of Yahoo’s newest sites devoted to educating it’s readers (and giving tips) about protecting the environment and tips on healthy living. You may be familiar with some of them, since they started out here on the mosswellness blog as […]
I don’t know about you, but I’ve feel like I’m washing vegetables non-stop this summer. My local CSA has been delivering the most delicious lettuces in abundance, with the tastiest varieties I had never heard of or seen before: Red Deer Tongue, Speckled Trout, Forellenschluss, Cracoviensis. I’ve been making salads like a maniac! I recently […]
I wanted to congratulate (and give a shout out) to my fabulous client Ruth Gursky, who was featured GO Magazine’s “100 Women We Love” article! Over the past year, Ruth has lost almost 50 lbs, dramatically changed her diet and lifestyle, and went from a total fear of the kitchen to whipping up delicious, healthy […]
In a recent post of mine (Local Foods), I mentioned a vegetable – the cardoon – that I had picked up at my local farmer’s market. One of my clients, Janice, responded with the question, “what the heck is a cardoon?” So I’m going to share with you all what the heck it is! A […]
This year, an estimated 63.9 million Americans will be traveling during the holiday season. It’s pretty easy to eat healthy meals when you’re home and have access to your kitchen. But when you’re on the road, finding nutritious food can be a lot harder. Here are some of the strategies I developed for staying healthy […]