Healthy Strawberry & Peach Honey Breakfast Toasts Recipe and Photo by Bee Seasonal INGREDIENTS: Two slices of whole-grain bread 4 medium strawberries 1 stone fruit 4-5 tbsp cream cheese DIRECTIONS: Toast bread, spread cream cheese on top. Slice strawberries and stone fruit and put them on top of the bread. Add some thyme on [...]
Mango Coconut Tofu Bowls Recipe and Photo by @budgetbytes INGREDIENTS: SAVORY COCONUT RICE 1.5 cups uncooked jasmine or basmati rice 1 clove garlic, minced 3/4 tsp salt 1 13.5oz. can coconut milk 1 cup water HONEY LIME GLAZE 1 lime 1/4 cup honey 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp corn starch PAN FRIED TOFU 1 14oz. package firm or extra firm tofu 1 pinch salt 2 Tbsp corn starch 2 Tbsp neutral oil for frying BOWL TOPPINGS 1 mango 1 avocado, [...]
Chocolate Date-Caramel Cups Recipe and Photo by Sarah Jampel INGREDIENTS: ¾ cup chopped raw nuts (such as pecans and/or walnuts) ¼ cup unsweetened coconut flakes 2 Tbsp. raw sesame seeds 1 cup pitted Medjool dates (about 6½ oz.) ¾ tsp. kosher salt 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate (about 1 cup), chopped 1 tsp. virgin coconut [...]
Growing Up in a Grocery Store By Dr. Mary Choi My childhood playground were the aisles of a grocery store. I am convinced my mother secretly Mr. Miyagi-ed me to sort through the hundreds of cases of blue berries to tediously select out the rotting and shrivelled ones. This task was a painful pursuit [...]
Chai Apple Smoothie Recipe and Photo by Dr. Mary Choi INGREDIENTS: presoaked - 30g almonds and 20g of sunflower seeds (aka mandelade) 1 Apple (cored and sliced) spices - cloves, cinnamon, turmeric, cardamom, nutmeg, fresh ginger 1/2 tsp vanilla 125 ml water and ice Blend all together until smooth and milky. DIRECTIONS: Blend all [...]
Gluten-Free Apple and Oat Muffins Recipe and Photo by Anna Stockwell INGREDIENTS: 4 large eggs ½ tsp. finely grated lemon zest 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice ⅔ cup plus 1 Tbsp. pure maple syrup ⅔ cup plus 1 Tbsp. virgin coconut oil, melted 1½ cups (145 g) gluten-free oat flour 1 cup (98 g) [...]
Hulk Smoothie Recipe and Photo by Dr. Mary Choi / @drmarychoi INGREDIENTS: 140g frozen mango 70g washed kale (or spinach) 20g cucumber Knob of ginger (I love it spicy so add a lot) 150 ml of water – or you can replace with another type of milk 1 tsp of cinnamon DIRECTIONS: Blend all [...]
Chicken Carnitas Recipe & Photo by Erica Winn EQUIPMENT Pressure Cooker Slow Cooker INGREDIENTS RECIPE: 4 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs (can sub chicken breasts) FOR SERVING: romaine lettuce (or sub tortillas or other sturdy lettuce) chopped cilantro sliced avocado sliced jalapenos lime wedges FOR THE CARNITAS SAUCE: 6 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed 3/4 cup fresh-squeezed orange juice (about 2 oranges) 1/4 cup fresh [...]
Citrus Shrimp & Avocado Salad Original Recipe and Photo by Heidi Larsen / @foodiecrush INGREDIENTS: 1 pound medium Pan-Seared Citrus Shrimp (I use 31/40 shrimp) 8 cups greens (such as arugula, spinach, or spring mix) Fruity or lemon-flavored extra virgin olive oil Juice of 1/2 lemon or 1/2 orange 1 avocado , sliced or [...]
Breathless By Dr. Mary Choi Athletes are often taught to pace themselves on long endurance runs to push their efforts to a point that is challenging enough but not so hard that they fall short of the finish line. How an athlete calibrates this complex balance of effort is measured by her ability to [...]
