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Truth and Nourishment

Welcome!

 

I’m so honored and excited to have you in my community where intuitive cooking meets nourishment of the spirit. Together we empower each other to live more delicious lives, integrated with the truths of our deeper personal purpose. We are connected to each other and our inspiring planet. We seek out la dolce vita, the sweet life, with consciousness. 

This is where I will be sharing all of my best recipes and life-gathered wisdom, upcoming events and gatherings, my favorite curated products, travel inspiration, a new podcast and more.

 
 
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Meal and a Spiel has launched for international distribution!

Become an intuitive cook with 110 healthy Italian recipes from L.A.’s most entertaining chef and cooking teacher

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Body Bliss Pot Brownies with Peanut Butter and Sea Salt
Recipe
Body Bliss Pot Brownies with Peanut Butter and Sea Salt
Recipe

With a healthy dose of CBD, these brownies are all about getting you into body bliss.

Recipe
Poached Pears with Pomegranate Syrup
Recipe
Poached Pears with Pomegranate Syrup
Recipe

A dollop of mascarpone takes these pears over to the creamy edge of heaven.

Recipe
How to Make the Easiest and Juiciest Fish Ever
Cooking Tips
How to Make the Easiest and Juiciest Fish Ever
Cooking Tips

Nothing says “let’s cook” like recipes that require little effort and still deliver the utmost deliciousness.

Cooking Tips
To Kvetch or Not to Kvetch: A Mental Sanity Update
Musings
To Kvetch or Not to Kvetch: A Mental Sanity Update
Musings

I’ll admit, I started out this quarantine with a bang

Musings
Can You Remember What Makes You Strong?
Musings
Can You Remember What Makes You Strong?
Musings

Is there a time in your younger life that you remember doing something that still reminds you now how strong you truly are?

Musings
Tight Chest? Do This!
Wellness
Tight Chest? Do This!
Wellness

It's a fair guess that some of you have some concerns at this time.

Wellness
Elana's 5 Tips For Cooking During Quarantine
Cooking Tips
Elana's 5 Tips For Cooking During Quarantine
Cooking Tips

No reason a quarantine can’t be delicious!

Cooking Tips
Den of the Goddess Playlist
Music, Healing, Playlist, Goddess, Self-Care
Den of the Goddess Playlist
Music, Healing, Playlist, Goddess, Self-Care

The space of healing and love can be created so easily by just having the right music.

Music, Healing, Playlist, Goddess, Self-Care

Dip into the
Dolce Vita with Me!

 

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Missing the FRESH AIR and hikes with this young sister and wise old soul. @jaydesilbernagel #naturegirls #womeninspiringwomen #newfriends #oregontrails #sistersoregon #prayforrain #climatechangeisreal #oxygen #thegreatoutdoors
Tonight a portal opens - it’s Shabbat and Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s soul has chosen to ascend into the portal, I believe, to help all of us from the other side, though goddamn I wish she were still helping
Unfiltered Truth. I know the “happy” posts do best on Instagram, but whether it’s about how to make your pasta taste like Tuscany or confronting the world at large, I have promised you TRUTH.  This is what westen United States loo
Summer = tomato and basil sauce + barefoot in the kitchen. Hoping everyone is staying safe and healthy from the fires. Sending love love to the entire west coast. ❤️ what did you cook tonight? ❤️#seasonalcooking #localfood #cherrytomatoes #basil #pas
How to be a gracious guest? Walk (through apocalyptic smoke) to the local “honor system” farm stand and make your hosts dinner. Nothing says thank you and I love you like Armenian cucumber in a farm fresh salad and a juicy local rib eye
Forest feasting. There’s never a moment when food shouldn’t be made with love. I’m not normally a breakfast person, but cooking with and for others always inspires me. 🌲 #oregon #retreatyourself #rainforestsanctuary #picaflores #he
En route to Oregon. Time for an evening swim at Mt.Shasta #lakesiskiyou #skinnydipping #mtshasta #californiagirl #hippieatheart #lakelife #smile
Super proud to say “my market” is 46 years old, non-corporate and customer-owned, fully organic, loving, kind and old-school. Happy Birthday @coopportunitymarket !! I’m grateful for your existence. 💖🙏🍓🥑🍑💖 #santamonica #organic
Everything that truly matters in the world is free. ❤️ #nature #love #friendship #soul #integrity #sunsets #hikingtrails
Here’s a topic I never thought I’d be “an expert” on!!  I figured out my AM groove during the pandemic.  It involves delicious Mayan @legacycacao, binaural beats on Ananda app, meditation with a stone in each hand, a cand
Breakfast for late lunch. Olive oil scrambled eggs with spring onion and radicchio, topped with charred broiled salt and pepper asparagus, avocado and cilantro. A masterpiece, if I may say so. 😜 #eggsofinstagram #plantforward #grainfree #glutenfre