Recipe: Asian Broccoli Soup with pickled Ginger and Black Sesame

The winter months are days full of desiring real comfort food. Its cold outside so one wants to eat a filling warm meal. It doesn’t help that farmer’s markets are scarce and the colorful produce that existed during the summer is now limited or in many cases nonexistent. I still want to eat clean, organic,

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Pumpkin Soup

Final photo of Soup made last night. Read the full post at http://sweatdaily.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/829

Breastfeeding + Marathon Training

(Disclaimer: I AM NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL NOR AM I A LACTATION CONSULTANT. ALL OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS POST IS BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE AND WHAT I FOUND TO BE TRUE.) Eight months of breastfeeding my little Miss Ava, hoping to make it one year, but no exact end plan in sight. I’m still

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Got leftover Turkey? Make Stock!

Another wonderful Thanksgiving came and went. The feast was amazing full of my favorite fall flavors.  However, just like everyone else, my fridge is over packed with tons of leftovers. Well if you are like me, with a stuffed fridge, questioning what to do with all of those leftovers, you’ve come to the right blog.

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Turkey Trots and Cheesecake

Last year I wrote about Turkey Trots and Pies. This year it was all about the Cheesecake! I made a Sweet Potato Cheesecake earlier in November as a test run, so I would be prepared for Thanksgiving. I brought it into the salon and it was gone in 5 minutes. Guess it was good. On

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Butternut Bisque with Coconut Swirl

Besides running and cheering on the marathoners. I have been cooking and eating. It is my all time favorite season. The leaves are changing. The air is comfortably breezy and crisp. Lucky us!  We have been having some absolutely beautiful FALL days here in Washington, DC. And although it hasn’t been too cold yet, I

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Hello Fall…

Fall has arrived. It is my absolute favorite season. The air is crisp and it’s time to get cozy. The things I am most excited about are… I love the touch of soft warm colorful hand-dyed yarns that are later handmade into chunky knits. (I’m a knitter.) I love the feeling of a hot and steamy Bikram

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Roasted Chickpeas

This photo got a ton of attention when I posted it to Facebook and Instagram last night. People requested the recipe and wanted to know all the details from what kind of seasoning I use to if they get crunchy. Why I decided to make these… On Saturday, when I was at DC VegFest, they handed

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