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BROCCOLI NOODLE SALAD + RADISH AND GOAT CHEESE

July 18, 2016 By Alexis

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Everyone knows broccoli is healthy. It’s basically the old school poster child for “superfoods” before kale and everything else trendy came on to the scene. Vitamins, minerals, tons of fiber, yes, that’s obvious, but what else is so special about broccoli that should make you put down the kale and reach for it more often ? I recently came upon an article that addressed this. The answer is that it contains an extremely potent anticancer, and anti-neurodegenerative compound called Sulforaphane.

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Filed Under: Health + Wellness, Recipes Tagged With: Gluten-free, Grain-free, Health + Wellness, Paleo, recipe

SWEET + SAVORY CHERRY CHICKEN

July 2, 2016 By Alexis

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Man oh man, I’ve sure let time get away from me and neglected this here site! I’ve been back in New York City (from my trip to Thailand) for about 6 weeks now, and I just haven’t been able to get back into the right head space to start developing recipes, or really doing all that much cooking at all for that matter. Being in the kitchen and cooking is something relatively new in my life, and when I fall out of habit, it takes me a bit of time to jump back into creating new things. Moreover, I feel like I’m more inclined to be a fall and winter cook. There’s just too many great eating out options in NYC during the summer (especially with Restaurant Week !). And the last thing I feel like doing is testing out recipes in 90 degree heat. But let me stop my bitchin and get to what finally managed to break my blogging sabbatical!

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Tropical Fruit Smoothie Bowl

April 26, 2016 By Alexis

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Hey Everyone! a few days ago I added a photo of a tropical fruit smoothie bowl to my Instagram, something I threw together from purchases at my trip to the Thai farmers market. Now I’ve finally gotten around to the recipe!  The high cost of tropical fruit in the west is something we consider a “treat” because of paying a premium for it. But here, there’s mango trees on every damn corner.

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Paleo dining in Phuket

April 23, 2016 By Alexis

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Thai food works really well with the Paleo and gluten free belly. Yes, rice is everything to Thai’s but I find myself enjoying  meals just as much with out it while I’m here. I love love love me some authentic southern Thai eating the majority of the time, but when I saw the menu for a new fusion restaurant called Surf n Turf by Soul Kitchen which opened up last December, I knew I had to check it out immediately.

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A look into a traditional Thai farmer’s market

April 20, 2016 By Alexis

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As I mentioned in my previous post, I used to live here in Phuket Town Thailand back in 2011, for about 8 months. This was a transformative time for me because it was at that point in my life, I really started the ritual of cooking for myself on a daily basis and actually enjoying it. Read More

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CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE IN PHUKET THAILAND

April 8, 2016 By Alexis

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Here I am, back in Phuket Thailand. Those familiar with Thailand and it’s locales probably have very strong images that come to mind when they think  “Phuket”. Touristy. Mass resort-devolopments. Euro trash tourist groups. Sleazy night life. Sex workers. Endangered animals on parade. Hedonism at it’s worst. All these things are true, but make up a very small portion of this very large, very diverse island. Read More

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Going Green in Bangkok!

March 25, 2016 By Alexis

IMG_4594 Hey there folks! It’s been a while, and there’s been some big changes over here. I’m currently in Thailand, and will be until May. For those who don’t know me personally, I spent 2009-2011 traveling around South East Asia whilist spending the majority of my time living here, in this wonderful country. Why Thailand? Man oh man, how much time do you have?Read More

Filed Under: Health + Wellness, Travel Tagged With: cafe, Eating out, Health + Wellness, Thailand, travel

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I’m Alexis, a New York City gal passionate about living a healthful lifestyle filled with delicious, nutrient dense eating and plenty of exercise. Here you’ll find lots of tasty food intended to nourish and heal from within. All my recipes will focus on being grain & gluten-free, packed with glorious fresh produce, low in sugar, and high in healthy proteins & fats. Thanks for stopping by! .
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