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Chocolate Avocado Fudge Cakes
With Valentine’s Day just a week away, love is in the air, in our hearts and in our stomachs. Here’s a rich little dessert that is grain-free, dairy-free, contains a minimal amount of sugar, and is...
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Blargh
I hurt my back tonight. And ate an entire package of salted caramel Hail Merry macaroons. Blargh. Actually I threw my back out by NOT sucking my belly in. I got overexcited practicing snatches, didn’t...
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Spring Forward
After writing this cathartic post yesterday, it seems the universe conspired to give me the fresh start I was looking for. Between completing my first CF Open WOD, dancing up a storm at a dear friend’s...
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Persian Fire Festival & a ‘Trail Mix’ Recipe
The biggest holiday in the Persian calendar — rivaling Christmas in terms of celebration, spectacle and food — is “Noruz,” the Iranian New Year, which starts on the first day of Spring. The build-up to...
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Happy Noruz
“Wherever you are, whatever you do, be in love” – Persian poet Rumi Happy Persian New Year! After four days of celebration — which included hanging with my family, sleeping 9-10 hours a night, getting...
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A (healthy) dinner party
Healthy socialization can sometimes seem like a total oxymoron. When your focus is quality food, quality sleep and quality training, going out for dinner, drinks, dancing or a night of total...
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Memorial Day ‘Murph’
Growing up in New Jersey, Memorial Day weekend always meant three things: 1) Heading down the shore to welcome summer and catch some rays (never with enough sunblock). 2) Marching in multiple parades...
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Chocolate-Pomegranate Macaroons
Three recipes in three days? This is certainly a record for me. Between the cauliflower, the frittata, and now these coconut macaroons, at least I’ve got all the primal food groups covered. Chocolate...
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Primal Strawberry-Coconut Chocolate Bark
In the spirit of summer, I thought I’d share one of my fave no-fuss primal sweet treats. This frozen strawberry-coconut chocolate bark is a lovely warm-weather dessert that is low in sugar, low on...
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My 30th
Circa 1985. I’ve always taken birthday wishes (and birthday cake) very seriously. Today I am 30. I feel like my feelings about this life event are wrong. I feel like I’m supposed to keep my age to...
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