Thank you Mother

Today is my 30th birthday, I begin my 30th year of life, and my driver's license says I am 29. I really want to thank my mother for going through 18 hours of pushing during a strenuous labor 29 years ago. I can't believe she went on to naturally birth two more babies after me!

I am a firm believer that birthdays are special, always have, always will. But I don't think I really understood the miracle that happens when a new soul enters this world until recently. So, thank you parents for giving me the gift of life on this day 29 years ago.

French Fries are just cut up and fried potatoes, right?

Tonight I learned that this is NOT true. I have many issues with McDonald's as a nutritionist and propagator of eating REAL, WHOLE foods, but now I have yet another reason to speak unfavorably towards this establishment. They flavor their fries with gluten and dairy! Ugh. As if it wasn't bad enough to fry the potatoes in trans fats, they are also adding two of the most allergenic foods in America to some of the most commonly eaten foods in America. I guess that is job security for me. This is just one example of how we have adulterated the foods we eat. Vote with your wallet and choose REAL, WHOLE foods. Bake your own potatoes at home with a light sprinkling of sea salt. Click here to read an article by MSNBC.

Relaxing rainy Saturday lunch with my husband

In a Hurry Green Curry with Bruschetta

Today I tried to whip up a healthy but yummy surprise lunch for my husband's return home from working on a Saturday. I got the yummy and healthy part right...too bad I procrastinated this morning and got home from the grocery store just as he was pulling into the driveway! No surprise lunch for him. Turns out we had fun in the kitchen cooking together for the 30 minutes it took the two of us to whip this up and do the dishes! It was soooo good! I had been craving bruschetta since going out to eat at an Italian restaurant with my husband's family and NOT able to eat the bruschetta because I was cleansing (no wheat or cheese). This lunch more than made up for it!

In a Hurry Green Curry is a recipe from 101cookbooks in which I substituted chicken for tofu.

yum :)