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Perfect Gluten Free Pancakes at Last!
Pancakes are so very simple to make, yet to very easy to screw up. Bad memories, such as brunches ruined by stubborn flapjacks, burned pancakes, undercooked pancakes, tough pancakes, and just plain...
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Happy Summer! Summer Hours?
Hey Everyone. I’m popping up for a moment to wish everyone a Happy Summer! Today is the official first day of summer. It starts at 1:16 P.M., Eastern Standard Time. I mentioned this in class this...
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Happy Fourth of July! Fluffy Summer Quinoa Salad
At my recent Yoga retreat, quinoa was on the menu, but we ended up not making it. We had so many other delicious things, so it fell out of the rotation. I didn’t miss it, because I thought I didn’t...
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Date Night – An Easy Date Syrup
I’m loathe to waste anything. Perhaps this is a Persian thing. Or perhaps not. It’s definitely a “me” thing. Recently, I lucked into a big, fresh batch of medjool dates. They’re creamy, caramel-y, and...
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Random Rainy Stuff
It took a hurricane to get me to finally update this blog. Ha! As you may have heard, we on the East Coast are fixin’ to get walloped by Hurricane Irene. For some people I know, myself included, it...
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Goodbye to Summer with Lazy Peach Butter
Peach butter’s all over the blogosphere. I’m aware of this. It makes perfect sense: peach season is winding down, and canning is the cool thing to do these days. Like all old school and retro and...
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Menu Preview: Fall Harvest Yoga Getaway
My next Yoga retreat is coming up, not this weekend, but next, October 14-16. We’re spending a weekend in a beautiful house in Upstate New York. I’m incredibly excited to spend time with my students by...
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Flavors of Fall Pumpkin Pie (Green) Smoothie
Hey Guys! I just got back Sunday night from my Upstate New York Fall Harvest Yoga Retreat. It was a lovely weekend, full of Yoga, amazing food, and time outdoors, breathing in the fresh air and taking...
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Boosting Immunity and Avoiding Germs, Part 1
Hello again. I hope you’ve all been well. Over here, it’s been a busy fall, and I’ve already dealt with one “near miss” as far as getting sick goes. It was a sore throat that could’ve taken a turn for...
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Holiday Dessert Spotlight: Nutella Cakes (Gluten Free)
My first memories of Nutella are from way back when, during my first semester at Columbia. That’s when I first tasted this hazelnut and chocolate blend of European origin. I’ve loved it ever since....
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Saffron Spiced Pecans, an Easy Holiday Gift
It’s been a minute since I’ve posted a Persianized recipe on here. Sorry about that! These saffron spiced pecans are the perfect remedy to my laziness, and they make a fabulous holiday gift. I...
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Persian Saffron Lamb, Slowcooker Style
After all the holiday sweet, I was craving savory. Meaty. Hearty. Fragrant. This is what I put together in my slow cooker, fork-tender Crockpot Persian Saffron Lamb: It’s a Persian-spiced boneless leg...
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Hibernation
Where’d January go? Is it REALLY time to pay the rent again? What the heck have I been doing all month? Honestly, just the usual. But slower. More deliberate. And admittedly, sometimes in a less...
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Happy Valentine’s Day
Lots of the people I’ve been talking to lately have very mixed feelings about Valentine’s day. A little perspective: Remember, love is all around us, and it’s in our hearts. Maybe the love is of the...
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Persian Chicken Meatballs, Slow Cooker Style
I feel like such a bootleg Persian, because I don’t grill kebab at least weekly. We did this a lot growing up. And nowadays, I love to visit the fam and eat a good grilled meal or two. Indeed, that’s a...
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Kombucha Brewing 101 and Step by Step
So I’m finally growing my own, guys. Kombucha cultures. What were you thinking? Ha! This post has seriously been years in the making, and I’m super psyched for it! I’m going to give you step-by-step...
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All or Nothing? The Tao of Laryngitis (Deep Thoughts)
Hey guys. I hope you all have had a great weekend. Mine has been a mixed bag. See, I had a cold last week. First legit cold in nearly a year, but a cold nonetheless.My immune system, fortunately, is...
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Pineapple Express Smoothie, a Throat Soother
Quite a few of my students had the recent misfortune of listening to me teach with leftover laryngitis. Yuck, that just sounds gross, doesn’t it? Luckily, one of those very students, Tim, is a teacher...
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I Couldn’t Make This Up if I Tried. . . .
Spotted this rather interesting display on a recent Sunday morning in Harlem. Looks like quite a party happened, doesn’t it?
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A Tale of 2 Shows: Bruce Springsteen and Coffee and Tea Shows
In my free time, I like to do a lot of this, to the point that I often wonder if I was one of these in a past life: Lately, I’ve been dragging myself out of my comfort zone (or, in some cases, being...
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