This dal is the meal that's most often repeated in our house. It's my favorite savory breakfast on cool mornings, it travels well in a thermos for work lunches, and it's a quick last-minute pantry-meal when I have little else in the fridge. Red lentils are simmered with onion, turmeric, chili powder and curry powder. Kale is added towards the end, and the soup is finished with ginger and lime.
Read MoreThis is a weeknight friendly, skillet meal with endless options for toppings and customization. Yellow squash are roasted for maximum fIavor. Then they're folded into spiced and browned ground turkey. If you want to keep this vegetarian, use a plant-based crumble. I love this Shiitake taco "meat" recipe made with Shiitake mushrooms, walnuts (I often use pecans), and spices.
Read MoreWhile the wellness diets of today are fixated on which macro nutrients to include and exclude, leading us further down the road of food paranoia and obsession, I encourage my clients to all but look the other way so they can see food through a different (kinder, yet still effective) lens. A lens that allows them to remember food serves not one, but two purposes: nourishment and satisfaction.
Read MoreThis is my farewell-to-peaches peach cobbler. My favorite stone fruit guy at the farmer's market drives several hours from the Central Valley to the Bay Area every Thursday and Sunday for our markets. He's still harvesting peaches and nectarines but plums are quickly taking over and persimmons should be arriving in a few weeks.
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