Baby, it’s cold out there!  And while I love smoothies and smoothie bowls with the best of them, when the temperature dips below 50, I need something warm for breakfast.  My go-to warm breakfast is always oatmeal! Eating a bowl of oatmeal each morning is the perfect way to start your day off on the right nutritional foot.  To be clear,…

This one really surprised me how good it was!  And simple to make.  If you don’t like traditional coleslaw, I don’t blame you, I don’t either.  I find it to be pretty unbearable actually.  But this vegan cilantro coleslaw – you won’t be disappointed!  Actually, this whole meal is VEGAN but you don’t miss anything! I made HUGE plantain wraps…

If I haven’t mentioned this to you before, let me set the record straight – I love to eat AND I eat a lot! I’ve just learned to channel those activities in a more healthful way.  No more toasty french baguette with melted gorgonzola cheese and a drizzle of honey as my daily snack; hello instead to my wonderfully crisp…

A few weeks ago, on the coldest day in NYC this winter (which was the rescheduled date, the original date of the event was the day Snow Storm Jonas hit NYC!), I hosted a nutrition talk at Ode To Babel here in Brooklyn.  Due to the extremely cold temperatures turn-out was low BUT I showed up and gave it my…