Food Archives - The Naturista

Summertime Smoothies

When it gets hot, all my girls want are smoothies. We eat lightly during the summer, but it’s important to me to make sure they’re still eating well. Smoothies are great, because they’re just so versatile! I use a simple ratio of 1:2 milk and yogurt and customize for each girl. For K, the fruitier […]

Updates from the Garden

We’re heading into June and I want to share some pictures from our garden to give a little “almost summertime” update. K and I have been faithfully watering and harvesting green beans. They have perfect crunch when they’ve been boiled for a few minutes, but K enjoys eating them straight off the bush! Our peas […]

Homemade Yogurt

Is there anything better than yogurt? I mean the good stuff: cool, thick, just a little tart and packed with probiotics. I’m not a big fan of Greek yogurt, especially since the stuff you buy in America barely resembles what was served with breakfast when I was in Greece (served warm, it had the consistency […]

Huge News: A Wedding and a Move

I hope everyone had a wonderful Independence Day! I had a great day spent with family and food, two of my favorite things. And speaking of family… Mine is about to get bigger! J and I are getting married at the end of the month! We decided we don’t want to wait any longer to […]

Week’s Vacation

For those who missed the announcement on the storefront, I took the last week off to spend some time with my fiancé, J, and recharge my batteries. We spent a large portion of the week on or around the water, which of course made me happy beyond measure. We also were in and around Charleston, […]

Why I Went Vegan (And Why I Quit)

I went vegan as a way to cut out foods I thought were making me sick. Several years ago, it seemed like every time I ate I was ill, worse when I ate meat. Going vegan was out of desperation even more than other reasons listed below. It was an experience I am glad I […]

One-Pot Chicken Vegetable “Stoup”

It’s that time of the year. The leaves are changing, there’s a chill in the air, and the ice cream truck has mercifully stopped its 6pm shrieking. Many people (myself included) has made at least one trip to a farm or a patch for their Halloween jack-o-lanterns. Spices mingle with the scent of wood burning […]

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