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Recipe: Flourless Coconut and Sweet Potato Muffins with Ginger, Cinnamon and Maple Syrup

Recipe: Flourless Coconut and Sweet Potato Muffins with Ginger, Cinnamon and Maple Syrup

Just have to share this anti-inflammatory muffin recipe: INGREDIENTS 1 small organic sweet potato, roasted (1 cup, packed) 3 organic free range eggs, lightly beaten ¾ cup of organic canned coconut milk 2 tbsp of organic olive oil ½ cup of pure organic maple syrup 1 cup of organic brown rice flour ¼ cup of organic coconut flour 1 tbsp baking powder ½ tsp pink Himalayan salt 1 tbsp of ground cinnamon 1 tsp of ground ginger ⅛ tsp of ground cloves ⅛ tsp of ground nutmeg PREPARATION Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Oil a 12-hole muffin tray.…

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Recipe: Braised Sweet Corn with Chile, Cilantro, Feta and Lime

Recipe: Braised Sweet Corn with Chile, Cilantro, Feta and Lime

  Source: Conde Nast Traveler I love corn and so I could not resist sharing this recipe with you. INGREDIENTS 6 ears corn, shucked Kosher salt 3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 2 medium-hot green or red chiles, preferably Fresno, minced 1 shallot, minced 2½ oz [70 g] feta cheese, crumbled Juice of 1 lime ¼ cup [7 g] fresh cilantro leaves PREPARATION Using a knife, shave the corn kernels off the cobs into a medium bowl and set aside. Working over a small bowl, scrape the cobs with the back of the knife to extract the milk. Set aside…

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Favorite Skin Product: Savannah Bee Royal Jelly Body Butter

Favorite Skin Product: Savannah Bee Royal Jelly Body Butter

I have been obsessed with the Royal Jelly Body Butter ever since I “discovered” it at the Savannah Bee Company while walking along Broughton Street which is Savannah’s equivalent to Charleston’s King Street. The Royal Jelly Body Butter comes in three formulas – the original, tupelo honey and sensitive skin. The packaging is so pretty and I just love the smooth and velvety texture, the delicate scent, and the fact that it’s very hydrating – I highly recommend! Since my trip, I have repurchased the big container of the sensitive skin formula. My daughter occasionally gets eczema and she…

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Travel Notes: Savannah, GA

Travel Notes: Savannah, GA

“There are vaster and wealthier cities, but for architectural simplicity, for an indescribable charm about its streets and buildings, its parks and squares, there is but one Savannah.”  – Timothy Harley, a minister who visited Savannah late in the nineteenth century. It seems that I have been forever fascinated by the Low Country since my first sight of big oak trees splendidly draped in gray-green Spanish moss in hot and sultry Jekyll Island many summers ago.  This fascination led me to Charleston and now, Savannah.  I am enamored!  This place is beautiful, romantic, genteel, laid-back, and mysterious all at once.…

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Recipe: Avocado Egg Salad Cup

Recipe: Avocado Egg Salad Cup

Cooking Light INGREDIENTS 1/2 small avocado 1 hard boiled egg, chopped 1/8 teaspoon salt, divided 1 sprig dill, chopped 1/2 teaspoon Greek yogurt 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice PREPARATION In a small bowl, stir together half of the salt, dill, Greek yogurt and lemon juice. Scoop half of the avocado into a bowl, toss with chopped egg and Greek yogurt mixture. Sprinkle remaining salt over the avocado half and fill with avocado-egg salad.

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Recipe: Sweet Potato, Kale + Feta Muffins by Nicole Joy

Recipe: Sweet Potato, Kale + Feta Muffins by Nicole Joy

  Photography by Jo Anderson I was searching for nutritious lunchbox ideas and came across this vegetable and protein rich recipe by Nicole Joy on I Quit Sugar. INGREDIENTS Dry 2 cups white spelt flour 1 teaspoon fine salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup kale, stalks removed, roughly chopped 2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped Wet 3 eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 cup plain Greek yoghurt 1 cup sweet potato puree 100 g feta PREPARATION Preheat your oven to 200°C (400°F) for at least 20 minutes before baking (a hot oven…

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Recipe: Late Summer “Zoodles” with Cherry Tomatoes

Recipe: Late Summer “Zoodles” with Cherry Tomatoes

Take out your spiralizer and try this recipe from Goop: INGREDIENTS SERVES 1 1 medium zucchini 2 tablespoon olive oil 2 anchovies 2 garlic cloves pinch chili flakes 12 cherry tomatoes, cut in half salt and pepper to taste basil, for garnish PREPARATION Use a spiralizer to make zucchini “noodles.” Meanwhile, heat olive oil and anchovies in a 12-inch sauté pan over medium heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until anchovies have melted. Add garlic and chili flake and cook for 1 minute, or until garlic is fragrant but not burned. Add cherry tomatoes, turn up the heat to…

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Getting Back On Track

Getting Back On Track

With lots of good southern food eating this past week which was topped off with a generous serving of cookie dough ice cream from Philly Flavors last night, clean/ healthy/ super food eating is on my mind today. For most of us, it’s so easy to get off track with healthy eating when on the road, on vacation, or at a celebration. It’s just as easy to wallow in guilt in the aftermath of an ice cream indulgence and a headache hangover to go along with it. But enjoying and immersing one’s self in the experience – can’t and…

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Book: Eat Pretty

Book: Eat Pretty

The book Eat Pretty by Jolene Hart is a real beauty. The vintage inspired floral cover alone is so appealing and is enough inspiration for me to turn the pages to read more about her premise that nutrition is our most powerful tool for radiance, beauty, and health. The book is organized according to the seasons which is so clever and a clear nod to nature and its beautifying and transformative bounty. Since we are in mid-summer, I went straight to the corresponding chapter. Here are some lovely bits – Summer Beauty Intentions – from the author. “Summer beauty…

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