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Matcha spiked Bircher Muesli with coconut and kiwi for breakfast today 😍 Working on a project for a client and the best part is: leftovers! 🙌🏻 Perfect for this 85F degree LA autumn we’re having 🤣 Happy weekend! ps: I have a very fun cooking video coming to you Monday morning...hint: it has all the colors of the Italian flag and it’s something you’ve been asking for...any guesses?🤗🙌🏻 * * * * #goop #huffposttaste #feedfeed #beautifulcuisines #todayfood #eeeeeats #realfood #sanfrancisco #foodphotographer #foodphotography #wholefoods #foodstyling #onthetable #thatsdarling #f52foods #foodwinewomen #healthyish #tastemade #qapital #buzzfeedhealth @foodandwine @thekitchn #healthyfoodshare #cleanfoodshare #iamwellandgood #realfood #eattheworld #birchermuesli #bircher #matcha
Warm Cinnamon Spiced Apple Compote with Toasted Coconut over creamy @siggisdairy yogurt. It’s getting very cozy in here this morning. 🤗 This is one of my favorite seasonal breakfasts - it only takes about 5 minutes to make and all you have to do is double or triple the recipe and then you have delicious apple compote for the whole week! 💃🏻💃🏻You can even add the compote to chia puddings, over ice cream 🤤, but today I’m enjoying it with a bowl of creamy @siggisdariy yogurt — adding more protein to my morning breakfast routine. The full recipe is below! Enjoy you guys! #siggisdaily #sponsored * - 1 apple - juice of 1 orange - splash of water - 1 tablespoon coconut oil - 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon - pinch of powdered ginger - handful of raisins/currants and toasted coconut flakes Instructions: Simply chop the apple into bite-size cubes and toss into a small saucepan, along with the coconut oil, spices and orange juice, and warm on medium-high heat for 10 minutes - with the lid half way on. Stir on your yogurt, top with coconut and enjoy! * * * #goop #huffposttaste #feedfeed #beautifulcuisines #todayfood #eeeeeats #realfood #sanfrancisco #foodphotographer #foodphotography #wholefoods #foodstyling #onthetable #thatsdarling #f52foods #foodwinewomen #healthyish #tastemade #buzzfeedhealth @foodandwine #peaches #breakfastinspo #yogurt #iamwellandgood #realfood #eattheworld #healthycuisines #yogurt #compote
Back from a little offline vacation! I took the last week off to spend time soaking up every minute I could with a few great friends who came down for a visit. Lots of hikes, yoga, eating and dancing...Felt like the west coast version of Sex and the City 🤣 Also! Just found out that @traderjoes sells flowers for $4!? I might be late to the game on this 🤣 These beauties have been blooming since last week 😍 Can’t tell you how nice it is to spruce up the apartment with fresh flowers and mini pumpkins for Halloween decorations - now LA’s feeling a little more like home ☺️❤️ * * * * #thatsdarling #mydomaine #interior #interiordesign #losangeles #sodomino #mywestelm #kitcheninspo #homedecor #beachvibes
Creamy Thai Style Coconut Soup 😍 Just got back to San Francisco, but I’m feeling a little bit under the weather today, so I’ll be making this creamy Tom Kha Soup to help bring me back to life...this and some honey-lemon tea ☺️ If you guys have any natural remedies for a sore throat I would lovvvve to know 🤗❤️ ps: this is a pretty delicious soup to make anytime of year. The recipe is linked in my bio if you want to give it a go 😘 * * * #goop #huffposttaste #feedfeed #beautifulcuisines #todayfood #eeeeeats #realfood #sanfrancisco #foodphotographer #foodphotography #wholefoods #foodstyling #onthetable #thatsdarling #f52foods #foodwinewomen #healthyish #tastemade #buzzfeedhealth @foodandwine #peaches #breakfastinspo #yogurt #iamwellandgood #realfood #eattheworld #healthycuisines #tomkha #coconutsoup
Coconut Chia Pudding topped with my favorite Pistachio-Sesame Seed Granola from my first cookbook 🤗 It’s been a slowww morning. A little coffee, a little nap, a little chia pudding for breakfast, another nap (🤣)...That’s what the weekends are for, right? 😉 Keeping with my relaxing day and taking one of @gabbybernstein books with me to the park to sit in the sun and enjoy the weekend in LA before I leave again next week for a trip to Napa ❤️ I moved to LA in February but I’m pretty sure I’m in SF more than I am here 🤣 Anyways, happy, happy weekend! * * * * #goop #huffposttaste #feedfeed #beautifulcuisines #todayfood #eeeeeats #realfood #sanfrancisco #foodphotographer #foodphotography #wholefoods #foodstyling #onthetable #thatsdarling #f52foods #foodwinewomen #healthyish #tastemade #buzzfeedhealth @foodandwine #peaches #breakfastinspo #yogurt #iamwellandgood #realfood #eattheworld #healthycuisines #chiapudding
Beans at their finest 🙌🏻 Creamy butter beans and chickpeas are stewed down with tomatoes and topped off with a little ricotta and pine nuts (recipe linked in my bio)🤤 Andddd this little number comes together in 30 mins and is super nourishing👌🏻 I’m taking this recipe and reworking it into a festive holiday meal with dollops of pesto and crispy bread crumbs. Cooking video for that cooking soon! ❤️ And if you guys have any recipe videos you’d like me to make, please do comment below. Would love to hear from you and what you want to see in this space ☺️ * * * * #goop #huffposttaste #feedfeed #beautifulcuisines #todayfood #eeeeeats #realfood #sanfrancisco #foodphotographer #foodphotography #wholefoods #foodstyling #onthetable #thatsdarling #f52foods #foodwinewomen #healthyish #tastemade #qapital #buzzfeedhealth @foodandwine @thekitchn #healthyfoodshare #cleanfoodshare #iamwellandgood #realfood #eattheworld #beans #bakedbeans #stewedbeans
Frozen bananas dipped in dark chocolate! 🤤 a.k.a the best 5 minute dessert to hit your freezer 🤣 Dessert for the last few weeks has been these guys! And it couldn’t be easier since most of you have frozen bananas in your freezer already, so why not dip them in a little chocolate?! I added a spoonful of @fourthandheart sea salt ghee to make it extra silky too. Tastes delicious and completely sates my chocolate cravings 🙌🏻 Also, the popsicle sticks are totally optional (just a fun option especially for kids), but you can make them without too ❤️ Full Recipe: 2 bananas, cut in half and frozen 1/3 cup dark chocolate, melted 1 spoonful @fourthandheart sea salt ghee Mix the ghee and chocolate together and then dip the banana in the chocolate. Since the banana is frozen the chocolate will freeze into a beautiful shell. Immediately add your favorite toppings before the chocolate freezes - here I have crushed nuts, pumpkin spiced granola, freeze dried strawberries and coconut flakes. Enjoy it pop in the freezer for later 🤗 #FourthAndHeart #FuelHappy #partner * * * * #goop #huffposttaste #beautifulcuisines #todayfood #eeeeeats #foodphotographer #foodphotography #wholefoods #onthetable #thatsdarling #f52foods #foodwinewomen #healthyish #tastemade #qapital #buzzfeedhealth @foodandwine @thekitchn #ghee #chocolatebanana
Turning leftovers into dinner! 😍 It’s been a busy week on set working on a project back in SF. So, tonight it’s all about blistered cherry tomatoes, tossed together with tender greens, pumpkin seeds and fresh, fresh herbs 🤗 Simple, but so nourishing ☺️ This recipe, along with 99 others (🤣), that I created are tucked away in the new cookbook, The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook! This was such a fun project to work on, co-authoring a cookbook that definitely shows you the ins and outs of cooking a plant-based diet...with literally 600 recipes! Yup, it’s a big one 🤣 If you’re in need of a new cookbook that will feed you for the next two years, than go ahead and check out the link in my bio 😉 Happy weekend! * * * #goop #huffposttaste #feedfeed #beautifulcuisines #todayfood #eeeeeats #realfood #sanfrancisco #foodphotographer #foodphotography #wholefoods #foodstyling #onthetable #thatsdarling #f52foods #foodwinewomen #healthyish #tastemade #buzzfeedhealth @foodandwine #peaches #breakfastinspo #yogurt #iamwellandgood #realfood #eattheworld #healthycuisines #cookbook
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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