PEACE & NUTRITION BLOG

artichoke pesto pasta
Artichoke Pesto Pasta Salad Recipe
Us musicians have an ongoing joke.  As long as we're sporting a guitar, "You'll never have to go hungry, but you'll have to work for your dinner."  Well that's all fine if it gives me an excuse to jam out some Joplin for a bit, but when it comes to too much time in the kitchen that's a hard pass!
Plant Based Mac and Cheese
Remember that time you wasted all of your collective bargaining power arguing with a 4 year old about a piece of broccoli?  Years of debate team all summed up into one real time episode of "the biggest loser," -you.  
salad with mango dressing
Garden Greens with Tahini Mango Dressing
Somewhere in the land of virtual space there's a woman smiling ecstatically at a heap of lettuce on a fork like it just told her the funniest joke she's ever heard.   
Emergency Food Pantry Nutrition Tips
Using a food pantry can sometimes seem a bit like navigating foreign terrain. In a way, a food bank is a little like that infamous box of chocolates Forrest Gump is constantly referencing.  You never know what you're going to get.  
Sweet Tater’ Chickpea Avocado Chips
Welcome to today’s episode of “I bought one of those giant bulk bags of sweet potatoes with the fantasy of saving a couple bucks. Now there’s 10 taters 2 days short of sprouting hairs on their spuds!”
Food Exploration- Building Solid Eating Habits
I’m one of those crunchy folks. I believe in making food go further, caring for earths creatures, and recycling is my middle name. I also live in a tree house (just kidding. Sustainable was the word I was looking for).
Creamy Tahini Pasa Recipe
"I'm a little pea... I love the sky and the trees." Or so says Anthony Kimdis of legendary Red Hot Chili Peppers.  If you get my reference here- you'll know how wack that song  (titled Pea) actually is. The point of this ridiculous reference - Is that one can be small but mighty.
mango quinoa coconut cereal
Mango Quinoa Coconut Cereal
How old were you when you stopped to consider the actual definition of cereal?  Five?  Five minutes ago (I won't tell)? This quinoa coconut cereal will do more than make you salivate.  It provides answers to some of the age old questions that never seemed important until we just began discussing details. 
Garden Curry and Oregano Soup
There is nothing more reassuring to me that life is good than a bowl of soup so comforting your heart could take a nap in it. This garden curry is Thai inspired mingled with an Italian afterthought.  
fresh tacos on a plate
Cajun Vegan Fresh Taco Recipe
Is it taco Tuesday but you're a little bit too vegan?  Do you feel like you're wasting your life way waitin' on a sombrero in the corner to resume its rightful position?  A garden fresh taco is the easy solution for all your vegan blues. 
Eat For Life
Eat For Life Through Plant Based Plates
In America, we are experiencing longer lifespans than ever before.  While the longevity of our life-spans is at an all time high, quality of life cannot keep up with the pace.  People are living sicker longer, and diseases of affluence are plaguing the nation.