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Blood Orange Salmon With Turnip Noodles

March 1, 2017/1 Comment/in Boosting Energy, Boosting Immune System, Brain Functions, Digestive Health, Managing Illnesses, Reduced Inflammation, Weight Management, Youthful Appearance fish, seafood, vegetable noodles, paleo recipe inspired by: [url href="http://www.foodiecrush.com/orange-spiced-salmon-spaghetti-squash/" target="_blank"]Foodie Crush[/url] /by Stacey Isaacs

Change up your usual salmon dinner and try this blood orange salmon with turnip noodles…

I think I’m pretty intuitive. So, the other day when I “felt” that people were craving a more substantial dinner than I’ve been providing lately, I just went with it. Haha… the looks I was getting from my non-vegan crew because I’m in a vegan phase, really could have been read my anyone — no special intuition necessary! I felt the love when I served this blood orange salmon with turnip noodles.

I always honor dinner requests. Well, almost always — but if I can, I do. It’s fun for me to create and cook dishes to satisfy whatever anyone is craving at that particular time. Lately, I’ve been on a vegan kick. Unfortunately for me, not everyone else who I’ve been feeding shares that same love of vegan food… So, when the request was …

Simple Fresh Vegetable Soup

February 20, 2017/0 Comments/in Boosting Energy, Boosting Immune System, Digestive Health, Elevated Mood, Managing Illnesses, Managing Stress, Reduced Aches & Pains, Reduced Inflammation, Weight Management, Youthful Appearance soup, paleo, whole30, vegan, vegetarian, simple American, Italian /by Stacey Isaacs

This soup has lots of garlic and scallions to keep your immune system strong!

This soup is dedicated to all of my over-40-women-friends… those of you who want all that you deserve: inner health, outer beauty, youthful insides and outsides, a healthy immune system, balanced hormones, weight loss, radiant skin… I know, it sounds like a tall order, but this soup really does have ingredients to heal you inside and out and make you feel and look younger. It’s not magic. Well, actually, it kind of is a little like magic… This simple fresh vegetable soup is the complete package for every woman over 40.

And, it’s really easy to make, so it won’t mess with your work schedule or your busy life.

And, it can be made with whatever fresh veggies you have in your fridge.

And, the base is made with packaged broth.

And, you can just put …

Paleo Lemon Cookies

February 10, 2017/0 Comments/in Boosting Energy, Boosting Immune System, Brain Functions, Digestive Health, Managing Stress, Reduced Inflammation, Youthful Appearance dessert, cookies, paleo recipe adapted from: [url href="http://www.texanerin.com/paleo-lemon-cookies/" target="_blank"]Texanerin Baking[/url] /by Stacey Isaacs

Lemon peels help detoxify your body and boost your immune system!

These cookies are what I call a “pantry dessert”. That means that I can whip it up without having to go to the store for anything. These paleo lemon cookies are made with a bunch of ingredients found in many healthy pantries and with some fresh lemons.

Everyone who knows me knows that desserts are not my forte. I oftentimes get an A for effort, but a C for taste. I was the mom who used to burn the chocolate chip cookies that you just had to slice and bake. I attribute this lack of baking ability to the fact that I like to taste as I go and I hate to measure. My daughter is constantly slapping her hand to her forehead in frustration when she watches me bake — she’s a great baker and understands the value …

Paleo Eggplant Meatballs

February 6, 2017/19 Comments/in Boosting Energy, Boosting Immune System, Digestive Health, Managing Illnesses, Reduced Aches & Pains, Reduced Inflammation, Weight Management meatballs, vegetarian, grain-free, paleo, Italian recipe adapted from: [url href="http://www.everylastbite.com/2015/10/13/eggplant-polpette/" target="_blank"]Every Last Bite[/url] /by Stacey Isaacs

Here’s a meatball that can reduce inflammation… really!

Food in “ball” form is just fun. But, then again, I think finger food and appetizers just taste better than big portions of food. It just tastes does. It’s like food on a stick — when my kids were young, I’d cut up whatever I was serving for dinner and stack ( the bites on toothpicks; it worked like a charm. Meatballs are awesome (and don’t require any sticks). These paleo eggplant meatballs have no meat in them. They taste like little bites of eggplant parmesan. But, this recipe contains no grains and no cheese. And no, they don’t taste like air or like cardboard (as I have been asked by some doubter-friends).

I served these meatless balls for dinner the other night on top of my favorite grain-free fettuccine and my favorite marinara sauce.

The next day, I ate some for …

Slow Cooker Vegan Split Pea Soup

January 29, 2017/2 Comments/in Boosting Immune System, Digestive Health, Reduced Inflammation, Weight Management slow cooker, soup, vegan, paleo, whole30, comfort food recipe adapted from: [url href="http://www.thekitchn.com/soup-recipe-slow-cooker-vegetarian-split-pea-soup-with-grilled-cheese-croutons-132464" target="_blank"]The Kitchn[/url] /by Stacey Isaacs

Green peas are good to keep you digestive system working properly… so, if hormones or menopause has been making you feel a little “sluggish”, this is a great dish for you!

I remember many years ago when all of these awesome soup spots opened up in Manhattan, and I thought it was the greatest idea ever! I used to go and get a different soup every day. Steve used to go and get the same 2 soups: split pea or black bean. There I was, ordering mulligatawny soup or borscht or spicy gumbo and I loved it, but no one was happier than Steve with his steaming bowl of split pea soup. My recipe for Slow Cooker Vegan Split Pea Soup is an homage to those quieter, gentler, less complicated days.

I admit, I am not a slow cooker aficionado. So, rather than experiment, this time I went the simpler …

Pineapple Protein Smoothie Bowl

January 20, 2017/2 Comments/in Boosting Energy, Boosting Immune System, Digestive Health, Elevated Mood, Managing Illnesses, Managing Stress, Reduced Aches & Pains, Reduced Inflammation, Weight Management, Youthful Appearance smoothie bowl smoothie, breakfast, summer /by Stacey Isaacs

The first time I made this pineapple protein smoothie bowl it was a bright summer day. Ah, I remember it well — shining sun, warm breeze, still daylight when it was time for dinner… Today, it’s much different. It’s cold and dreary. And raining. And it’s dark at 4:30. And everyone around me has a cold and a sore throat. I mean, there are tissues everywhere… yuk.

So, I did what I love to do — try to make everything and everyone better with food. That means making dishes with turmeric and ginger and some of my awesome Chinese and Ayurvedic supplements. But honestly, I was starting to have a hard time making the sickies eat so much soup. I figured if I went in the opposite direction, maybe it would work. I took my original recipe for this smoothie bowl and I added some magic.

And, by magic I …

Paleo Eggplant Parmesan

January 17, 2017/8 Comments/in Digestive Health, Managing Illnesses, Reduced Aches & Pains, Reduced Inflammation, Youthful Appearance casserole, paleo, vegan, dairy-free, grain-free, comfort food Italian /by Stacey Isaacs

Eggplant reduces pain and inflammation… I know that my over 40 body (okay… waaaayyyy over 40) needs that… don’t you?

Eggplant parmesan is one of my all-time favorite comfort foods. I have tried, and failed, to make a delicious, healthy, paleo, vegan, grain-free version for so long that I can’t even remember when this obsession started. But today, I can finally say: TA-DA! I did it. This paleo eggplant parmesan is perfect. For real. And not just by my ridiculously healthy standards. But by everyone’s standards.

And now I feel unstoppable. Because I am going to be making zucchini parmesan next. And who knows what will follow.

I think the artwork hanging in my kitchen helped me with this recipe. I mean, when you look at a colorful canvass of The Hulk smashing rocks, it kind of makes you feel all-powerful. Or, maybe it was the awesome paleo wine that …

Slow Cooker Dairy-Free Grain-Free Vegan Enchiladas

January 12, 2017/5 Comments/in Boosting Energy, Brain Functions, Digestive Health, Increased Athletic Performance, Managing Illnesses paleo, vegan, slow cooker, crockpot, Mexican, comfort food recipe adapted from: [url href="http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/bean-spinach-enchiladas" target="_blank"]Real Simple[/url] /by Stacey Isaacs

These slow cooker dairy-free grain-free vegan enchiladas are so simple and delicious…

I love anything in a wrap of any kind. I don’t know what it is, but things just taste better when they are rolled up. But when I started eating paleo, I sadly left my wraps behind. And I’ve so missed my burritos, tuna wraps, enchiladas, quesadillas… all of that great awesome “wrap-y” food. Enter… almond flour wraps. Yup, it’s these babies that allowed me to make this amazing recipe for slow cooker paleo vegan enchiladas…

If you are like me and find that your body just looks and feels better without any grains in your diet, you can make this recipe and do the happy dance. Yay! Wraps that can be cooked and that are grain free — this is the greatest invention since sliced bread…

I made these on Monday, so I did a really big …

Paleo Chicken Pot Pie Soup

January 3, 2017/47 Comments/in Blog Post, Digestive Health, Reduced Aches & Pains, Reduced Inflammation /by Stacey Isaacs

Potatoes can help relieve inflammation in your joints and they can help your digestion too!

Everyone always assumes that I grew up in a foodie home. Ummmmmm… not so much. I can’t even begin to tell you the amount of frozen food I ate as a child. I remember frozen chicken pot pies. The ones that were tiny little frozen rocks with a thick crust and a gummy filling. As a kid, I think I must have thought they were good. But as an adult, I can’t even imagine eating one now. But a good pot pie… well, that’s a great thing. Enter this amazing paleo chicken pot pie soup.

I found the original recipe for this soup on a great blog called My Heart Beets. It’s a great recipe. I changed it up just a bit to make it a little more healing for Steve, who has a …

Paleo Chicken Pot Pie Soup

January 3, 2017/11 Comments/in Boosting Immune System, Digestive Health, Managing Illnesses, Reduced Aches & Pains, Reduced Inflammation paleo, comfort food, soup, stew, whole30 recipe adapted from: [url href="http://my heart beets chili" target="_blank"]My Heart Beets[/url] /by Stacey Isaacs

I bet you didn’t know that potatoes can relieve some inflammation in your joints are they are good for constipation…

Everyone always assumes that I grew up in a foodie home. Ummmmmm… not so much. I can’t even begin to tell you the amount of frozen food I ate as a child. I remember frozen chicken pot pies. The ones that were tiny little frozen rocks with a thick crust and a gummy filling. As a kid, I think I must have thought they were good. But as an adult, I can’t even imagine eating one now. But a good pot pie… well, that’s a great thing. Enter this amazing paleo chicken pot pie soup.

I found the original recipe for this soup on a great blog called My Heart Beets. It’s a great recipe. I changed it up just a bit to make it a little more healing …