Recipes: Nutrition

September is flying by in a flash and somehow here we are well into autumn! The transition is still happening around me—the weather has changed over night yet the leaves are just beginning their t...

There’s been lots of BUZZ this summer. The busy bee kind of buzz—with lots of summer plans, summer visitors and summer travel, the buzz of our Summer Cleanse, starting today, and, for me, the buzz ...

This month’s featured ingredient: Turmeric! Today is an occasion to reflect on what inspired my road to nutrition. Today is the day my husband, Isamu, was born. If he were alive today, he’d be 42 y...

Every Thursday the FxNA team (all 16 of us!) gathers on video screen for our all-team weekly meeting. We kick-off the session sharing, one-by-one, what each of us is grateful for. It’s a time to c...

“Some foods are so comforting, so nourishing of body and soul, that to eat them is to be home again after a long journey. To eat such a meal is to remember that, though the world is full of knives ...

For many years, my family focused on apple and pumpkin pies for our holiday feast. When my late husband and I eliminated highly processed sweeteners from our diet, it was difficult to think of peca...

strawberry fieldsFor years now I’ve been lobbying for my niece Maya to come spend a week with us in Portland. My wish finally came true. This past week, Maya took her first solo plane ride from SA...

Spring has truly arrived! In the fickle-weathered Pacific Northwest the Camelia and daffodils are blooming. And they’re not alone. Hope shines through people’s eyes as they begin to extend out fro...

Turning our attention to “food as medicine”Cheers! New years present the perfect opportunity to revisit the concept of food as medicine. Whether you struggle with a health challenge that affects yo...

This month’s featured ingredient: fennelIt’s cold and very wet here in Portland. This past week we had our first snow of the season ~ large flakes drifting beautifully down from the sky and melting...

This month’s featured ingredient: FigsThis week my dear friend Katy appeared with a bag of fresh green figs from her yard. Sadly, we missed the opportunity to harvest the luscious fruits from her t...

Pears are native to the Middle East, where I picked them one summer back when I was in college. During that time I got so tired of pears in all their forms and preparations – pear juice, pear jam, ...