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Style Substance Soul

Another review of our Super-Charged Smoothies book is up at Style Substance Soul. After perusing our Eat Pray Love theme, we’re kind of shocked that we didn’t devote more space to eating. So, we’d like to introduce you to three of our favorite new cookbooks which are, of course, all about desserts… Smoothies are those rare treats [...]
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Two more Super-Charged Smoothies at Chronicle Books

Chronicle Books has two more recipes excerpted from our latest book up on their blog: Kombucha, Baby! and Strawberries All the Whey. Check it out: Strawberries have been outrageously good this spring due to all the crazy rainstorms that have hit some of the best growing areas. To celebrate the incredible fruit this year, check out these [...]
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Better Banana Bread

Last weekend I road-tripped to Lake Tahoe with five gal pals. It didn’t take us long to break into the homemade banana bread. (I mean, who doesn’t love good ol’ banana bread?) However, I’d brought two versions and was itching for a taste test. Hands down, they preferred our “new and improved” banana bread, made [...]
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Mo butter… Mo better!!

Rather than a recipe, we’ve got a big fat tip this week, one that will boost any number of recipes already in your rotation. While away in Aspen last weekend, we whipped up hearty bowls of cinnamon-raisin oatmeal. After the third morning of mediocre oatmeal, we had an epiphany about our problemo. Our all-time-fave [...]
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Sushi in Seconds!

Night before last, Jack and I had yet another holiday soiree on the docket, and yet another hors d’oeuvre to bring. I was at the verge of tears! At wits end with the holiday madness…..the shuttling of kids, the decorating on the home front, the shopping, the post office runs, the holiday baking and [...]
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