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Aviva’s Kitchen: Olive Oil and Cacao Granola. Are You Kidding? I’m Serious...
by Mima Romm. Granola, for all its popularity, is one of breakfast’s most controversial foods. I for one love the crunchy texture of the cereal’s nuts and grains and find it to be the perfect...
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Aviva’s Kitchen: 7 Ingredient Ultimate Butternut Squash Soup
This soup is almost sinfully delicious. And it’s fantastically nutritious. It is savory, sweet, and unbelievably simple to prepare – it has only 7 ingredients—including the water! I love it served with...
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Aviva’s Kitchen: Healthy and Hot – Millet with Apricot Breakfast Cereal
Breakfast is an important meal for me. It’s important for all of us. A solid breakfast includes some good quality protein. This keeps me humming with steady energy all the way until lunch, allows my...
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Aviva’s Kitchen: Rosemary Bean Soup
I grew up in a crowded apartment building in NYC. My mom was single, so to help out, and because they really loved us, my mom’s parents would pick my little brother and me up from school on Friday...
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Aviva’s Kitchen: Autumn Steamed Kale and Walnuts
This is a quick, easy, and delicious kale dish that green-leafy newbies and long-time kale fans alike will love and find simple to prepare. It is most tasty served warm and is a perfect accompaniment...
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Aviva’s Kitchen: Tilapia Basil Coconut Curry Tagine
This dish is incredibly easy to make, beyond fantastically flavorful, and every ingredient is good for you – from the heart healthy fish to the antioxidant, immune-boosting, cholesterol-lowering...
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Aviva’s Kitchen: Pink Prana Perfection Breakfast Smoothie
After yoga at home this morning, I was in the mood for something light and fresh, yet still nourishing for breakfast to keep that open yoga glow feeling going into my writing time, rather than...
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Aviva’s Kitchen: Vital Fire Truffles
Now here’s a truffle you can feel good about! Chocolate was recently written up in a medical publication as a 3,000 year old wonder drug! Good for your heart, your mood, and eaten in moderation,...
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Aviva’s Kitchen: Roasted Butternut Squash and Arugula Salad
Looking for a new cold-weather salad to enjoy? My daughter made this roasted butternut squash dish and it was SOOOO delicious. Here are the instructions she sent me. She said it was super easy to...
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Aviva’s Kitchen: Tuscan Kale Salad
Enjoy this delicious, low-cal, good for you kale salad. Takes only 10 minutes to prepare. Watch and learn why kale is especially beneficial for women! Ingredients/Directions 1 bunch of organic kale,...
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Aviva’s Kitchen: Most Incredible Mediterranean Quinoa Salad — EVER!
I love creating new recipes. In fact, I rarely use a cookbook – except for inspiration. Early in the summer I made up this quinoa recipe and it’s been a requested favorite since. Word of warning: Make...
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Aviva’s Kitchen: 8-Minute Mustard Green and Shitake Mushroom Saute
I purchased a bunch of fresh mustard greens and a small basket of shitake mushrooms from the farmer’s market today. It’s late autumn and both are in abundance. I prepared the following absolutely...
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Rise and Shine Wheat-Free Morning Glory Muffins
This modified recipe from Haven, a local eatery here in the Berkshires, is a sure-to-please breakfast or anytime muffin. Made a batch last night for this morning’s b-fast but with a buncha’ kids and a...
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Berry Chocolate (Antioxidant) Heaven
This is the SIMPLEST and one of the most DELICIOUS desserts EVER. Say WHAT? And Yup, it’s good for you too! Totally rich in antioxidants. That means less inflammation. And it supports natural...
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Kale Salad with Cherry Tomatoes & Olives
Kale is one of the most delicious leafy green vegetables, and a veritable treasure-trove of nutrients and action packed health properties for women. In addition to folate, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and a...
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Vegan Quinoa Tabouli & Baked Falafels with Tahini Sauce
Middle Eastern food is close cousin to Mediterranean food in terms of health benefits, including low cholesterol, heart health, and diabetes prevention. And as importantly, it is refreshing and...
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Aviva’s Kitchen: Vegan Kimchi Plain and Simple
Fermented food is good for the gut. And in my opinion, the soul, particularly when you make it at home. Why? Because in our ancestry, most of us have some tradition of eating fermented foods. My...
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Sauteed Kale with Toasted Walnuts
This recipe is a great intro to kale for greens newbies. Everyone loves it. It works whether your guests are vegan, Paleo, Macrobiotic or following a Mediterranean diet. Because we all agree on one...
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Paleo Skillet Frittata
Paleo conjures up hearty to me. And when you add in the cast iron skillet for visual effect and best cooking — well, my cave girl self just gets all excited. Seriously, though, this frittata is about...
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