All posts filed under: Gluten Free Diet

Food: Healthy Snacks I Load Up On

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Snacking is something I do more often on a stressful or a super busy day. I suppose it’s because I burn more energy. The worst is I crave sugar, and in our office, there is a bowl of mini-candies all over the place. I used ot head right to them, but now, I avoid them like the plague and bring my own snacks from this helpful list I found:  I usually pair up the almonds with an apple – or Hummus and cauliflower, which does  wonders to your tastebuds, Eggs and Avocado is my favorite and asparagus just by itself.  

Travel: Best Breakfast in San Francisco Past the Tourist Trap

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San Francisco is an easy city to explore on foot, or a bus, or Uber or any means to get past all the tourist areas and the best way to plan it, is to start out with breakfast to some of my favorite and tested spots  in my city and the rest of the list of many others I plan to explore eventually:

Food: Roasted Squash, Caramelized Figs and Feta Salad

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I normally don’t eat as much salad as I should once it’s Autumn and surely not at all once it’s Winter. But I will pass on this amazing recipe of the perfect Fall Salad I am going to surprise my family , paired with a wonderful bottle of wine of course 🙂  My choice Cabernet Sauvignon from the central coast, California Ingredients 1 kabocha or acorn squash, sliced 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup honey 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves kosher salt 16-20 fresh or dried figs, halved 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon orange zest black pepper 4 cups baby arugula 4 ounces feta cheese crumbles arils from 1 pomegranate  

Food: Dinner Tonight – Poblano Corn Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Although we are in the middle of our Indian Summer in San Francisco, I have been craving soup – not a creamy one but a light, broth and just the right amount of flavors, kind of like this one: Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 sweet onion, chopped kosher salt and pepper 4 tomatillos, skin removed and diced 2 carrots, chopped 2 poblano peppers, sliced 3 cups homemade or store-bought red enchilada sauce 3-4 cups low-sodium chicken broth 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts 2 cups fresh corn kernels 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped tortilla chips, avocado, and cheddar for serving lime wedges

Food: Dinner Tonight with Sweet Potato, Poached Egg, Avocado

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I eat whatever I crave at any given time. Meaning to say, I don’t necessarily save an ideal breakfast meal just for breakfast. Eggs for dinner suits me just fine.  So, with that in mind, here’s a quick and a wonderful treat I plan to make for dinner tonight: INGREDIENTS 2 sweet potatoes olive oil salt + pepper for the chimichirri: 1 cup of loosely packed cilantro 1 cup of loosely packed parsley 1/3 cup of red onion 4 cloves of garlic 1/2 of a jalapeño, seeded 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons of red wine vinegar for the avocado mash: 1 avocado a squeeze of fresh lime juice (1/2 a lime) olive oil salt + pepper 2 fresh eggs (optional)

Lifestyle: How To…

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There seems to be an online manual for everything these days and that’s fine. Because once in a while we do need a little push to get things done, or even ideas to improve upon the norm, and then there are even suggestions which raise an eye brow or causes our jaws to drop open, wondering why we didn’t think of this or that. Anyway, you get the point and so here we go:     {photo source}

Food: Tomato, Zucchini, Halloumi Recipe

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I was first introduced to Halloumi cheese in England in March. I mean I knew of the cheese, but have never tried it and when I was in England, I had it almost every night. With tomatoes, and basil mostly. The consistency is amazing to cook with, and combined with a variety of vegetables, especially ones this recipe calls for – the taste is simply out of this world:

Food: Pizza with Artichoke, Lemons and Spinach

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Every week I search for new ways of making a meal from the old – if you know what I mean. I shop at Trader Joe’s every week and buy the same things –  the proteins, fresh organic veggies and fruits, and not so much starchy products. At most dutch potatoes. So I get online and search for recipes to try and I have to tell you my mouth was watering at the thought of this recipe:

Travel: Off the Beaten Paths – San Francisco Restaurants

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This time of year we get together with friends, coworkers, and even family members for dinner – in a restaurant celebrating the holiday season over good food, wine and conversation. Over the course of this week I have selected the following five restaurants to try out for my get-togethers: