Written by Marilee Emerson There are times in life when you make a discovery that you just can’t NOT share. This is true for me and sun-butter. Last year, my friend Janelle said two magical words and I become instantly curious: Sun. Butter. “What is sun butter?” She explained that sun butter is a sunflower seed butter that [...]
How to ask the right question
Written by Janelle Holden The alarm goes off. It’s the fifth time. Instead of getting up to turn it off again you lie there thinking, “What do I have to do today?” Your work to-do list flashes through your mind. The woman you were supposed to call back yesterday. The annoying staff meeting at 10:00. [...]
Three simple ways to cure a “boring” diet
Written by Janelle Holden “I’m just bored with what I eat,” Colleen told me. “I think if I have to have another piece of grilled chicken with broccoli I’ll scream.” Colleen and I were finishing up a BodyMind Strategy Session on the phone, and I was inwardly smiling because I knew I could help her [...]
Quick and Easy Strawberry Balsamic Dressing Recipe
Written by Janelle Holden Whether it is “natural flavor,” a grain-based vinegar or unnamed seasoning, many ingredients in bottled salad dressings and condiments may contain gluten. Even the dressings labeled gluten-free usually contain dairy or cane sugar or other ingredients that I avoid. So, I make my own salad dressings. They take very little time [...]
Curing I-can’t-eat-anything-itis
by Janelle Holden [Click here if you can't see video] Have you ever had “I-can’t-eat-anything-itis?” It’s a disease in and of itself. I had it last year when I finally gave up trying to eat rice. I’ve been completely cereal grain-free for a while now, but I remember when I was trying to keep rice [...]
How to make a gluten-free salad dressing in 3-minutes or less!
by Janelle Holden Our garden is producing enough leafy greens to keep all the Vitamix owners in town busy this year, so in honor of lettuce, spinach, arugala, and baby greens, I put together this short video to show you how to make a super simple salad dressing. All you’ll need? A good quality virgin [...]
How to make great gluten-free, vegan buckwheat pancakes
by Janelle Holden I can literally say that these pancakes gave me hope. Hope that the impossible can happen, even in my kitchen. Hope for the parallel universe of food that I live in. Hope that I have stumbled on a new baking formula even the pickiest of eaters will adore. Let me be clear. [...]
An interview with author Laura B. Russell
by Janelle Holden I think the last time I was in a Chinese restaurant was five years ago. I think. I can still taste the sweet and sour chicken, Mu Shu pork, and fried rice. I remember the crunch of the fortune cookie and scooping the leftovers out for lunch. Oh, the leftovers. Those were [...]
Gluten-Free Strawberry Balsamic Dressing
by Janelle Holden I was on spring vacation last week, perusing the contents of my father-in-law’s refrigerator to find a suitable salad dressing for dinner. “Gluten,” I muttered, squinting at a salad dressing label before picking up another. Finally, I opted for plain oil and red wine vinegar to dress my salad. Whether it is [...]
Secrets of the naturally-thin
by Janelle Holden I remember the first time I saw someone eat half a cookie. The woman calmly broke the piece off, nibbled on it for a while, and left the other half in the common area of our staff kitchen for someone else to enjoy later. I had two reactions. First, I took it [...]
