Superfood Smoothies! Smoothies have really become popular over the last several years and for good reason. Smoothies are an excellent way to supercharge your nutrition, they are already in a broken down form and easily digested.

Here are a few of my favorite go to homemade dressings and some that I will be adding to my new and expanded second edition of My Happy Healthy Cook-up! Coming Soon! I’ll keep you posted! These dressings pack a big punch of tangy, nutty, herby, freshness that will have you gobbling up your veggies, and because they are homemade you will know exactly what you are eating.

Savory Salads (first entry) are all about flavor and texture! Here are a few of my favorite must have, how to’s, dressings and ingredients. I have a theory that if people did this method of salad making three things would happen:

1. They would LOVE it because it is so delicious!

2. They would CRAVE it and eat a lot more salad.

3. They would FEEL GOOD because they would reduce inflammation in their bodies and feel truly satiated instead of a spike/crash eating pattern.

Traditional Spanish Paella is an iconic dish loaded with seafood, chorizo, rice and seasoned with the signature crimson flower threads from the saffron crocus. These are what give it the distinctive yellow Spanish rice color!

Buttery Butternut Squash Purée with Beetroot, Apple and Onion and Curry …YUM!

Get your “feta fix” this week with a Mediterranean inspired cook-up.