Can Yoga be a Cardio Workout?

I’m convinced. After only a week into the Yoga90 adventure with my best friend Meg, I’ve confirmed that yoga really does cover all five bases of my 5-Fold Fitness Plan. In doing yoga seven days a week, I’ve designed a yoga regimen that includes a few styles of yoga to make sure I’m covering all [...]

Cranberry Kombucha Smoothies with Festive Green Swirl

Serves 1-2 A perfectly festive holiday smoothie to keep you and your family healthy in the midst of candy canes, chocolate Santas, cheese popcorn and pumpkin pies. Frozen cranberries are blended with kombucha and warming spices to boost immunity and keep the “bad bugs” away. (This is a low-carb smoothie, less sweet than traditional smoothies.) [...]

Italian Meatballs with Kabocha Squash Sauce

Serves 2-4 (8-12 meatballs) This is a terrific rendition of basic Italian-style “red sauce” replacing the tomatoes with roasted winter squash. Herbed meatballs are the highlight. The meatballs in sauce can be served alone or atop fresh or cooked vegetables. Feel free to make a double or triple batch. Cooking Tip: To mimic the binding [...]

Pot au Feu with Leek and Parsnip Puree

Serves 6 Literally meaning “Pot on Fire”, pot au feu (poh-toh-FEUH) is a French dish of slow-simmered meats and vegetables. Traditionally, the broth is served on its own as the first course, but can be ladled over the meats with the main dish. In this version, the stewed vegetables are pureed and served as a [...]

Cooking My Way Through an Eighth of a Cow

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Listen to the Podcast: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] It was only two years ago that I started eating red meat after 20 years of abstinence. And now I go and buy a cow. Last week, my friend and colleague Lynne Eppel (Edible Front Range Magazine) and I went in together to purchase [...]

Maple and Lemon Glazed Brussels Sprouts

Serves 4 An easy sweet and sour side highlighting browned Brussels sprouts and toasted cashews. Sauteed garlic adds a pungent note. Brussels sprouts are in the cruciferae family, making them some of the best cancer- and disease-fighters on Earth. Cooking Tip: Steaming is a great way to retain nutrition and flavor to many foods. I [...]

Turkey and Left-Overs Bisque

Serves 4-6 If you’re looking for a more elegant way to use your left-overs than a turkey sandwich, this rich, creamy soup accomplishes the feat. It tastes like Thanksgiving-in-a-cup and makes a beautiful presentation for dinner the next day. Serve in shallow bowls to show off the red cranberries. BOUQUET GARNI 3 sprigs fresh thyme [...]

Ali and Alison (and the “3-C’s”)

I had the (drooling) pleasure of vicariously living Julia Child’s life in France the other night while watching the movie, Julie and Julia. I admit I was jealous (and a bit angry) that I’m not constitutionally able to go hog wild with all that French food. Heavy cream, loads of butter, flaky pasties, white flour, [...]

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