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...
View ArticlePrimal 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...
View ArticleChocolate-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...
View ArticleMemorial 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...
View ArticleA (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...
View ArticleHappy 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...
View ArticlePersian 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...
View ArticleSpring 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...
View ArticleBlargh
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...
View ArticleChocolate 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...
View ArticlePost-Vacation Blues + Flog, 12/30/2012
Sigh. Today marked the end of my vacation. It was such a good holiday in NJ with my family — especially since my mom also had the week off — but today I traveled back to D.C. and back to reality. The...
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