Cherry Chocolate Chia Pudding
What could be better than chocolate for breakfast? Offhand, I really can’t think of anything. Especially if it’s a breakfast as power-packed as this cherry chocolate chia pudding. Cacao and chia: its like having two super heroes come to work for you! As fall makes its inevitable drop upon us, I’ve been getting this incredible urge to substitute my normally high-fruit first meal of the day for something a little more hefty. I’ve made many a chia pudding before but this time it was a little different because I felt genuinely inspired. Not to mention the fact that I was really craving chocolate. It was actually verging on lust. The…
Almond Ginger Chia Pudding
Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia! Whenever I prepare food or smoothies with these tiny seeds, I can’t help but remember all those commercials for Chia Pets. And -let’s not forget – the famous Chia Head (scary and ridiculous)! I, myself, succumbed to the lure of the miraculous Chia Pet when I received one of the kits for my birthday. That was a long time ago. As I recall it was a hedgehog that actually looked pretty damn cute when it began to sprout green chia quills! But, never, at that time, did I ever anticipate a day that I would actually be eating those little seeds. And – even more miraculous – that I…
Orange Pomegranate Salad With Mango Chia Dressing
This colorful summer salad replete with oranges and pomegranate seeds, gets big points in my book. Not only is it delicious and refreshing on these warm days but its so damn pretty too! The pomegranate has so many health benefits, it’s ridiculous! It’s cancer fighting, a potent anti-inflammatory and its anti-oxidant levels are three times higher than they are in red wine or green tea. The list just goes on. If you’ve got a guy at home who’s having some problems in the bedroom, pomegranate is good for that too; it’s been linked to improvements with erectile dysfunction. Suffice to say: pomegranate is a fabulous fruit to include in your diet…
