By now, you know our stance on indulgences. The holidays are an ideal time to relax, dig in and enjoy the pleasures of food. Appreciating balance, there are easy steps we can take to stay on point nutritionally and stave off ravenous behavior later in the day.Making a simple choice early in the morning to get our daily allotment of vitamins and minerals leaves us feeling … [Read more...]
Tamarind Paste
I just discovered tamarind paste. If you buy the hype, I’m now stronger than I was 15 minutes ago. The health benefits of tamarind have been well-studied and include the ability to reduce inflammation throughout the body, improve eye health, boost respiratory health, heal skin conditions, improve the digestive system, relieve pain, increase the strength of the immune system, … [Read more...]
Skin Deep
The post below was a collaborative effort between Stephanie, our superstar editor, and me. We discussed and debated on the phone, then quickly hammered out a draft. What you're about to read is an accurate representation of our collective view on the appearance of vegetables. Laugh at us. We deserve it.We've got to dig beyond the surface to mine true value. Don’t stress … [Read more...]
Bell Peppers
Most folks think the only difference between red, green, yellow and orange bell peppers is the color. This is preposterous. As absurd as writing a blog post on the topic? Perhaps not.I eat bell peppers like apples. Teammates and coworkers look at me strangely when I do, but I'm unashamed of the peculiarities in my eating habits. Given my familiarity with the nightshade … [Read more...]
Tom Kha Soup (sample recipe) – Stephanie St Amour [Guest Post]
My editor and partner at Kaplifestyle, Stephanie, comes on. Take it away, Steph. A few weeks ago, Gabe posted about the benefits of galangal, a rhizome I used in my Thai soup. Several requests came in for the recipe. The soup is my version of Tom Kha Gai (chicken galangal soup).As we’ve spoken about before, all my soups begin with a stock. I usually start out with a … [Read more...]