By Suzanne ("Nana") Convincing my grandson Felix to eat green vegetables can be tricky, although my other grandson, Theo, eats just about anything we offer him. A few months back I blogged about the importance of greens and posted a recipe for a yummy kale salad. Obviously, Felix wanted no part of the salad when Maia made it, so I was challenged to find a way to get kale into him. I
Recipes & Healthy Eating
Veganism: Is Soy Better Than Dairy? (Plus My Fave Tofu Recipe)
Because I was raised on a mostly vegetarian diet, I don't like red meat or pork, although I do eat some chicken and fish. When I'm cooking, many of our meals consist of vegetables, beans, and grains, but we also eat tons of dairy (and Daylon cooks a lot of meat, too). Since Daylon, Felix, and I are all basically thin (perhaps getting less so as some of us inch further and further into our
Kale with Chocolate Sauce (Slash Kale Salad)
-By Suzanne ("Nana") Happy 2012, everyone! I have always had an interest in health, nutrition, and healing, and enjoy sharing this knowledge with my friends and family (and learning from them as well!). The kitchen has always been my medicine cabinet. Not only do I prepare food for health but I have also been known to use cabbage leaves for cuts, baked onions for earache relief, and tofu
These Delicious Brownies Just Happen to Be Gluten-Free
-By Suzanne ("Nana") What is it about cool weather and falling snow (!) that brings up cravings for warm cookies or brownies? In honor of the winter weather that's arrived in the Northeast before Halloween, I am making a batch of carob brownies…again. Since a bunch of you requested the recipe, I'll provide it below. Quinoa Instead of Wheat I'm loathe to advertise them as such, but these
Rediscovering Carob
-By Suzanne ("Nana") Ah, the joys of chocolate. I indulge more frequently now that chocolate (the dark kind, of course) has risen to health-food status. When I first discovered healthy eating (more than 35 years ago), chocolate was a major no-no, and carob was the chosen food for baking desserts. While carob and chocolate have very distinct flavors, I find that the former satisfies a craving
Sprouted Carrot Cake with Lemon Maple Icing
Felix turned two last week, and we opted for a small get-together with simple food. Daylon made lasagnas and salads, and his mom brought some appetizers and wine. My parents gave Fe an ice cream maker and whipped up some outrageous raw-milk maple vanilla ice cream. I was in charge of the cake, and played around with a few different recipes to come up with a sprouted carrot cake with lemon cream
Essential Eating in Action
-By Suzanne (AKA "Nana") Usually when I prepare for a vacation, I head to our local natural food store and stock up on good-for-you groceries that I know might be hard to find in an unfamiliar town. Okay…I also usually stop at a local brewery for a few six-packs of organic beer and the wine store for a couple of bottles of Sauvignon Blanc or Champagne. A Sober, Sprouted Vacation This year,
Muffins Without the Muffin Top
-By Suzanne (AKA "Nana") Yum! Fresh bread and butter, homemade blueberry muffins, pancakes with warm maple syrup, cookies fresh from the oven! These are just a few of my favorite things (sorry, I am a Vermonter and Trapp Family/Sound of Music enthusiast). Baked goods are especially hard for me to resist with the cooler fall weather coming. Two of my top core values are maintaining my health
The Suzannegelist, Healthy Living Expert
I have great news! My amazing mother has decided to join me in this endeavor and beef up Gimme the Good Stuff. 8 Things You Need to Know About “The Suzannegelist” Raised in central Pennsylvania, Suzanne Weaver was a soda-drinking, cigarette-smoking lover of disco music and heavy eyeliner when she met my dad, a guitar-strumming surfer from Hawaii who favored communal living and outhouses
