Cod and Cauli Bowl ๐Ÿฅ™

This bowl is easily thrown together and is a great way to utilize leftovers ๐Ÿฅฐ Thatโ€™s really important for us since we are always on the go, and can be tempted to grab a quick snack instead of eating a wholesome meal. While we do have lots of healthy snacks options, check out my previousContinue reading “Cod and Cauli Bowl ๐Ÿฅ™”

Umami Mushrooms ๐Ÿ„

Another yummy veggie side to go along with your favorite main course ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ™ƒ We love this with roasted salmon, duck breast or pork tenderloin for a little asian umami kick ๐Ÿฅฐ We love to use a special umami mushroom blend consisting of royal trumpet, shiitake, oyster and pearl mushrooms, but Iโ€™m sure regular button mushroomsContinue reading “Umami Mushrooms ๐Ÿ„”

Functional Friday: Liver Loveโค๏ธ

Welcome back to functional Friday ๐ŸŒˆ As a certified functional blood chemistry specialist, I want to make standard labs more accessible to you all, and help you identify possible areas of dysfunction, before they become a major concern. As always, please do not take this as medical advice, and be sure to check with yourContinue reading “Functional Friday: Liver Loveโค๏ธ”

Beef Tacos ๐ŸŒฎ

Happy Taco Tuesday ๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸŒฎ! This week we are enjoying delicious ground beef tacos with lots of avocado, MCT mayonnaise and some greens all wrapped in UnBun tortillas ๐Ÿคค I love to get my ground meat from Force of Nature or Northstar Bison. Both sell convenient pre-portioned patties that we love to scramble in the panContinue reading “Beef Tacos ๐ŸŒฎ”

Wild Boar Medallions with Chanterelles ๐Ÿ˜‹

We live in Texas where wild boar is an invasive species, and needs to be hunted to protect the land and wildlife balance ๐Ÿ˜… After learning about that, I grew curious, and was able to purchase boar medallions from my favorite supplier Broken Arrow Ranch, which is known for state of the art field harvestingContinue reading “Wild Boar Medallions with Chanterelles ๐Ÿ˜‹”

Functional Friday: Am I eating enough protein ?

Happy Functional Friday everyone ๐Ÿฅฐโค๏ธ in todays post we will be tackling the topic โ€œam I eating enough protein?โ€. If youโ€™re new to my blog, I am Helen, a certified functional blood chemistry specialist and each week I will be making standard labs more accessible to you all ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป to check out previous posts, justContinue reading “Functional Friday: Am I eating enough protein ?”

Tartar Sauce ๐Ÿ 

Happy Wednesday ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜‡ today I would love to share one of our recent creations that really enhances our favorite seafood dishes like branzino, trout and salmon ๐Ÿ˜‡ Itโ€™s also a fabulous dip for roasted veggies, on fish tacos, with fried zucchini or fritters, makes a killer fry sauce with these carrot fries and burgers ๐ŸŸContinue reading “Tartar Sauce ๐Ÿ ”

Green Beans and Bacon ๐Ÿฅ“

Looking for a nice way to spice up steamed green beans ? Look no further, bacon and fresh parsley give them a nice upgrade ๐Ÿฅฐ I always love the smell of bacon and itโ€™s really important to find an uncured sugar free one from pasture raised pigs that are need a species appropriate diet, IContinue reading “Green Beans and Bacon ๐Ÿฅ“”

Functional Friday: Is your body stressed?

Welcome to Functional Friday ๐ŸŒˆ a series I have created to help everyone decipher their lab work and gain some clues where your body may need support. As a certified functional blood chemistry specialist, I hope to explain topics so that you all can understand, if you have any topic requests, feel free to commentContinue reading “Functional Friday: Is your body stressed?”

Octopus Pasta Bowl a la Claudia ๐Ÿ™

Happy Wednesday ๐Ÿ˜‡ today Iโ€™m sharing another simple lunch pan that is thrown together in less than 20 minutes and makes a great healthy lunch ๐Ÿ˜ Actually my mom threw it together so shout out to her for getting in her healthy fats and omegas, proteins and veggies ๐ŸŒˆ I also want to point outContinue reading “Octopus Pasta Bowl a la Claudia ๐Ÿ™”