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Rule Breaking: Finding connection through soap suds and brooms
Along my autoimmune healing journey I have created a lot of safety rules to protect my body. These rules keep me strong so I can crush all of life’s demands. In truth though, sometimes the rules need to be broken. Sometimes it is more important to show up for people. Usually on Sunday afternoons and evenings…
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Chicken Bone Broth
Bone broth is a new craze in the U.S. with restaurants selling it by the mug and grocery stores selling it on shelves. While I’m glad people are realizing the benefits of this broth, I believe making it from scratch is healthier than processed bone broth with a long shelf life. Its certainly a process…
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Ratatouille
This summer has been filled with beautiful vegetables. I’ve been searching for ways to use the abundance of squash, peppers, and herbs. Ratatouille came to mind this week so now I am delivering it to my Green Gurney friends. Ratatouille can be as complicated or as simple as you like. I cut the veggies in…
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Pickled Purple Onions
Onion Regret: [Verb] An emotional state after a person has consumed raw onions because onions are delicious, only to realize hours and sometimes days later that the onions linger in taste and smell. I know I am not the only one who has experienced onion regret! Can I get a witness? Salads are a huge…
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Italian Zucchini Boats
Friends I love how fresh herbs connect to the senses and make food come alive. Basil especially excites me. Since my food is free of preservatives, dairy or sugar, I have to rely on herbs and spices to wake up my taste buds. This was my first time trying purple basil and now I’m officially…
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Lamb Medallions with Greek Salad
Ingredients 1 lb ground lamb 3-4 sprigs fresh oregano chopped 2 sprigs flat leaf parsley chopped 4 tbsp avocado or grapeseed oil 1/4 sweet onion finely chopped 1/2 tsp Himalayan pink salt 1/4 tsp white pepper olives – the cleanest you can find greens – spinach is my favorite in this recipe pickled purple onions…
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Fridge Pickles
My brother-in-law is the kind of guy who is generous without being flashy. He loves to take care of our family without making a big deal of it. Each time I visit their home, he hands me bags full of veggies from their suburban garden. I always walk away with yummy tomatoes, but recently he…
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Italian Salsa
Yesterday was busy but full of grand adventure and beautiful people. We had a family day at Alum Creek, one of our local water playgrounds around Columbus. I’ve been dreaming of paddle boarding for a few years, and I finally tried it. Friends, I’m telling you it’s pure magic! Paddle boarding gives you this power…
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Lettuce Wrap Chicken Tacos with Green Apple Slaw
The Gurneys celebrated Jonathan’s birthday yesterday with this fresh but filling version of a taco. Over the years, we have learned the difference between a food cravings, and the signals from our body, telling us what it needs. For his birthday, Jonathan requested something that would taste fresh and make him feel powerful. We both…
