Golden Milk Latte

Last weekend, I co-hosted a health event with a fellow yoga teacher. One of our speakers was an Ayurvedic doctor and she gave us a brief intro to Ayurveda and it’s teachings. A key takeaway for me was hearing that Ayurveda believes that we aren’t what we eat, like the saying tells us. Instead, we […]

Tahini Lentils

Reminder: Today is the last day to sign up for Real Food First! Come join us on a fun journey to get healthy before summer!  Working from home has its advantages and disadvantages. I like that I can work a little bit on the computer, then do some recipe testing in the kitchen, then practice […]

Vitamin C Boost Smoothie

No matter how healthy I am on vacation, there is always more alcohol, bread, dessert, and dinners out than usual. After indulging for a few days, I’m always ready to get back to my food, from my kitchen, and I’m especially excited to get back to my normal breakfast. It turns out that my normal […]

Stovetop Dulse Popcorn

Tuesday night I was in Granada, Spain with my dad and his girlfriend, drinking champagne and eating popcorn at Nito’s bar. Today I’m back in Zurich, back to work, back to recipe testing, and back to laundry…with dulse popcorn in hand, but no champagne to go with it. I figured I had to bring some […]

Minty Asparagus Salad

Along with my beloved yellow daffodils, there is one more thing that just screams “Spring!” to me. Can you guess? Probably. Considering the title and the pictures that are plastered all over. But I’ll tell you anyways… Asparagus! Asparagus has about a one-month time span in this neck of the woods, so when it comes, I […]

Slow Cooker German Pork

Growing up, many family birthday celebrations were at Grandma’s house (the German one I told you about with a stomach of steel). She had two dishes that she usually made: pork with sauerkraut or beef sauerbraten with potato pancakes. I never thought much about dinner though; I just knew there was going to be a […]