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10 Anti Inflammatory Recipes for Spring

by Denise Barratt | Feb 26, 2021 | Foods to Reduce Inflammation, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Local Food in Asheville, Meatless Monday, Spring, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

Anti Inflammatory Foods The days are getting longer and the weather is getting warmer so it’s time to try 10 anti inflammatory recipes for spring! Many of us are familiar with the foods that can increase inflammation in the body. These include sugar, refined...

Low Fodmap Vegetarian Taco Ideas

by Denise Barratt | May 21, 2019 | Fall, GI Friendly Recipes, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Seasonal Eating, Spring, Summer, Winter

Best Low Fodmap Taco Recipes I have put together some of my favorite low fodmap vegetarian tacos ideas that I hope that you will love! Let’s talk a little bit more about how low fodmaps may help if you have IBS. First of all, the low fodmap diet has been shown...

Exploring the Taste of Umami!

by Denise Barratt | Apr 23, 2019 | Fall, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Local Food in Asheville, Seasonal Eating, Spring, Summer, Winter

What is Umami Seasoning? Let’s talk about umami foods and some of my favorite umami recipes. You may already be familiar with the term umami but I am sure there are a few things that you didn’t know. The term a taste of umami may be mysterious for many of...

Festive Spring Brunch Menu

by Denise Barratt | Apr 18, 2019 | Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Local Food in Asheville, Meatless Monday, Seasonal Eating, Special Events, Spring

Spring Vegetarian Brunch Recipe Ideas Come April, it’s time to start celebrating longer days and warmer weather with some spring vegetarian brunch recipe ideas! And I have put together a special brunch to serve, whether its for Easter, Mother’s Day or...

The Mediterranean Diet Appalachian Style

by Denise Barratt | Mar 8, 2019 | Foods to Reduce Inflammation, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Seasonal Eating, Spring

What’s the Best Anti-Inflammatory Diet? You may have wondered what’s the best anti-inflammatory diet? And you may have heard about the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet and it’s ant-inflammation effects. In 2017, there was an article published in...

Living the Sweet Potato Life

by Denise Barratt | Oct 10, 2018 | Fall, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Local Food in Asheville, Meatless Monday, Seasonal Eating, Spring, Winter

Simple Sweet Potato Recipes This post is all about sweet potatoes! When I lived on the eastern side of North Carolina, I discovered that our state is the largest sweet potato producer in the country! There are a lot of different varieties of sweet potatoes that I did...