Cien Chiles Sauce – The Jalapeno

Availability: On their website, CostCo, Central Market, Whole Foods What We Like: Super clean, natural ingredients and no artificial preservatives. Use of avocado oil and apple cider vinegar as the base is brilliant. The jalapeno taste is fresh and unmistakable. The sauce is so versatile you can literally use it on or with anything -Continue reading "Cien Chiles Sauce – The Jalapeno"

Fig Jalapeno Festive Salad

Whether you are feeding 2 or 20, this is an easy salad to put together. Its delicious and nutritious without being overwhelming. Here is the basic recipe along with some ideas for variations and ingredient swaps. Teach your kids to make this and they will thank you ....... at some point in life. Cooking Time:Continue reading "Fig Jalapeno Festive Salad"

If all we have is opinions, I prefer mine

The first time I heard it from a C-Suite member of a Fortune 100 company I worked for, it sounded …. umm egotistical. I was a just a rookie, feeling fortunate to be in a meeting with senior leadership. That kind of audacity and directness was new to me, but others in the room seemedContinue reading "If all we have is opinions, I prefer mine"

Chosen Mayo

Availability: On their website, Amazon, stores such as CostCo, Kroger, Walmart, Target What We Like: This mayo has clean ingredients and no preservatives. It's made with 100% avocado oil. The taste is good and texture is creamy. You wont miss regular mayo at all. Our kids love it on turkey sandwiches. Make it a meal!Continue reading "Chosen Mayo"

Jackson Sweet Potato Chips

Availability: On their website, Amazon, stores such as CostCo & Whole Foods What We Like: Only 3 ingredients. Sweet potatoes, avocado oil, sea salt. Seriously...that's it! Avocado oil is non-inflammatory and a better option for your health compared to some other oils. This is clean eating. Anytime I have a craving to eat something saltyContinue reading "Jackson Sweet Potato Chips"

Perfect Bars

Availability: On their website, Amazon, stores such as CostCo & Target What We Like: Highly flavorful and natural tasting protein bars. Contain minimally processed freshly ground nut butters, organic honey, eggs and milk. Since they don’t have chemical preservatives or overly processed ingredients, refrigeration is required to maintain freshness, consistency and flavor. Multiple flavors availableContinue reading "Perfect Bars"

Superfoods for the Brain

Balanced diets and meaningful eating are important in maintaining overall mental and physical health. In order to do this, it is important to make dietary choices, that have substantial filling and nutritious benefits for the body. Certain foods have been shown to significantly improve cognitive health: Avocados Avocados are an important food in maintaining cognitiveContinue reading "Superfoods for the Brain"

Land of the Magyars

A 3 hour train ride from Wien (Vienna) gets you to Budapest Keleti station in Hungary. Buda (hilly) and Pest (flat) are actually two different cities separated by the Danube river. Brought together in 1873, this city feels like a gateway into Eastern European sensibilities. Despite reading about its history & culture, I had noContinue reading "Land of the Magyars"

Empowerment

It appears everywhere but it’s rarely found. Everyone talks about it but very few put it into practice. Most people want it for themselves but are clueless about how to give it to others. Then there is utter confusion about employee vs women vs social vs youth empowerment. As a matter of fact, I thinkContinue reading "Empowerment"

Khandeshi Thecha

Recipe Courtesy: Pallavee Amdekar Khandeshi thecha is very famous in certain parts of central/western India. This is a little twist on my mom's traditional recipe. It can be used as spicy salsa with chips, tacos, etc. This recipe needs several different ingredients that are listed below. Green chillis - 17 or 18 Garlic cloves peeledContinue reading "Khandeshi Thecha"