Hi Friend,
Happy Sunday!
This was a special week in our household as I mentioned on Instagram. Our son turned 1 and I settled firmly into my mid-30s! After facing some challenges on the way to our second baby, it was pretty magical to have him arrive on my birthday last year. Now, we're creating new traditions for what a double-birthday looks like (it might be dinosaur-themed at some point...but I'm cool with that).
New recipes / blog posts:
I loved the meal we had for our celebration dinner, so I wanted to share those recipes with you. I've added Easy Homemade Pasta Sauce (slight update from the first version) and Italian Chopped Salad (vegetarian) to the blog. And the Herby Green Goddess Dressing recipe is below. |
| | This pasta sauce is always a crowd pleaser. It requires 10 mins of prep and then simmers for about an hour. Don't let the name fool you -- it's called Easy Homemade Pasta Sauce, but it's a decadent and delicious sauce that just happens to be extremely simple! Plus it's sugar free (Paleo & Keto friendly).
I served it on fresh gluten free pasta that's ready in 3 mins, but I also love it on spaghetti squash, cauliflower rice, or as the sauce on frozen cauliflower pizza crusts.
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| I paired the pasta with a really tasty Italian Chopped Salad. This version is vegetarian, healthier than what you'd get in a restaurant, and simply delicious. Though I added a bit of mozzarella cheese, you could definitely omit that and keep it entirely plant-based.
It works well as a salad with an Italian dinner, but it's hearty enough to have as a meal on it's own. I had left-overs for lunch this week and I think it would make for a great salad jar to bring to work or on an airplane (per last week's post on healthy travel tips!).
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| I haven't had a chance to add the Herby Green Goddess Dressing to the blog, but it was delicious and very easy. Use a food processor or blender to combine 3 parts olive oil, 1 part champagne vinegar, one small clove of garlic and a large handful (each) of basil leaves and parsley. Add a pinch of salt and pepper, and blend well. Taste and adjust as needed. If you don't have time for that, my go-to dressing of EVOO, some champagne vinegar, salt and pepper would also be wonderful on the Chopped Salad!
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| A podcast I liked:
Dangers of Mold Exposure & How to Protect Yourself From Mold Toxicity with Ann Shippy, MD. Ann's health was crippled by mold illness and she covers the dangers and symptoms of mold toxicity and how to address it. Ann also goes into DNA-damaging mycotoxins (very common in grains and coffee), fasting, sweating, supplements, and other natural ways to support detoxification. I hope you find it interesting! Lots of good info--and timely after we discovered mold under one of our houseplants last week (ughhhh!).
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I hope you have a great week!
Be well, Jess
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