Category: DIY & Recipes

  • Bali’s Magical Peanut Sauce Recipe

    Bali’s Magical Peanut Sauce Recipe

    Do you know that peanut sauce that comes with Indonesian satay? The one that tastes so good you’d dip whatever in it? Well, after months of going to restaurants and ordering anything off the menu that comes with peanut sauce, I finally decided to sign up for a cooking class and learn how to recreate my favorite sauce…

  • An Ice-cream Body Scrub – to rock your Birthday Suit!

    An Ice-cream Body Scrub – to rock your Birthday Suit!

    It’s my birthday – I’ve just turned 38 years old! With each year, I feel more and more lucky and grateful for time, family, friends and life’s adventures So I wanted to create something really fun – a recipe to share and celebrate with you! It’s the newest scrub in the SIMPLIFY Skin range: Strawberry Ice-cream… Body Scrub. You cannot believe how delicious this thing…

  • How to Never Run out of Homemade Stock

    How to Never Run out of Homemade Stock

    When I first met my nutritionist Pooja, I was dealing with a compromised gut. It affected my energy levels, I felt tired and after every meal my stomach would grumble in protest. She immediately put me on a bone broth regiment to heal my gut and reduce inflammation – and recommended that I drink one mug of homemade bone broth daily. The first…

  • Sneaky Pizza for Picky Eaters

    Sneaky Pizza for Picky Eaters

    My youngest will eat everything on her plate – she’ll scarf down rice, pasta, eggs, even fish, but veggies are left completely untouched. If you add them in, she eats around them. Chop them teeny-tiny and she might reject the whole thing. So to prevent this child from getting scurvy – we’ve had to get creative, and this trusty…

  • What’s your Breakfast Style?

    What’s your Breakfast Style?

    Let’s talk about breakfast. Are you a quick bite, out-the-door kind of person, or are you all about the full-stack pancakes? Whatever your brekkie style might be – I’ve got a ton of simple ideas for you to enjoy your first meal and start the day right! So tell me – “What’s your breakfast style?” Are you a Breakfast Gourmet, Breakfast…

  • Which One is Better for You? Pressure Cooker vs. Slow Cooker

    Which One is Better for You? Pressure Cooker vs. Slow Cooker

    My guess is that you love home-cooked meals, but the home-cooking part gets hard to maintain throughout the week. That’s normal and expected… so what we need are a few clever tools that help make it simpler! There are two in particular which, in my opinion, every healthy kitchen should have. Both make cooking easier – especially after a…

  • Inspiration Tea – How to Climb out of an Inspiration Hole

    Inspiration Tea – How to Climb out of an Inspiration Hole

    Today’s recipe is simple, and inspired. But, first, let’s talk about inspiration… Sometimes we get ourselves stuck in this “inspiration hole”. It’s where you’re so deep in recipes, ideas, books, tips, podcasts, cleanses, routines that you must absolutely try – and managing all that mess, starts to feel… draining. Have you been there? Let me tell you a quick story about how…

  • One Mug Pancakes

    One Mug Pancakes

    I saw the bear pan, thought of my angel children – and before I knew it, I locked myself into making pancakes for breakfast for a whole month, every.single.day! The good news is that they’ve moved on to french toast. The other good news is that with all that practice, I worked out how to make the…

  • 5 Ingredient Magic “Everything Sauce”

    5 Ingredient Magic “Everything Sauce”

    The ability to come home after a long day and make dinner – every night, every week – it’s no small thing! High-five to everyone making that effort to get healthy meals on the table! Let’s talk about how to simplify dinner Because what we don’t need, after a long day – is something laborious or complex,…

  • The Healthier Drinking Guide, Go ahead and Celebrate the Holidays!

    The Healthier Drinking Guide, Go ahead and Celebrate the Holidays!

    Can we celebrate the holidays and still feel healthy? My favorite nutritionist says yes! That’s why I love her. Use this Healthier Drinking Guide to enjoy the festivities and still wake up feeling motivated the next day. I’ve been hearing a lot of people resigned to being unhealthy for the holidays: “I’ll start over again in January…” Which only sets us up…