About

Website | Instagram | TikTok What’s in the Fridge?  Welcome to my nomad kitchen! I’m a Los Angeles native who trained in France (where my hero Julia Child trained). I travel extensively using food as my excuse.I’ve been in the food industry for over 10 years now, working in restaurants, catering, healthy personal chef-ing, and teaching cooking classes.People say that I have a calming voice, and that I’m a … Continue reading About

11 gluten-free, dairy-free menus for meal prep | How to meal prep for a gluten-free, dairy-free family | Seasonal Menus | Kid-Friendly Menus

I’m a personal chef. These menus are some of my clients’ favorite weekly meals.  This was for a family of five- two adults and three kids.  If you don’t have your own personal chef, here’s a great way to get started. You can see how I organize myself to save time.  The menus include 3 dinners per week, plus 1 healthy snack and 1 healthy … Continue reading 11 gluten-free, dairy-free menus for meal prep | How to meal prep for a gluten-free, dairy-free family | Seasonal Menus | Kid-Friendly Menus

Do Nutrition Labels Actually Matter? | How to Read a Nutrition Label in 3 Easy Steps

Can reading a nutrition label actually help you eat healthier? I’ve seen a lot of people get really obsessive over counting calories and I don’t think that’s really helpful for a long-term healthy diet. Not all calories are created equal and if you just look at calories, you’re missing a lot of the other nutrients that can actually make a diet healthy. It’s been a … Continue reading Do Nutrition Labels Actually Matter? | How to Read a Nutrition Label in 3 Easy Steps

Do Nutrition Labels Actually Matter? | How to Read a Nutrition Label in 3 Easy Steps

Can reading a nutrition label actually help you eat healthier? I’ve seen a lot of people get really obsessive over counting calories and I don’t think that’s really helpful for a long-term healthy diet. Not all calories are created equal and if you just look at calories, you’re missing a lot of the other nutrients that can actually make a diet healthy. It’s been a … Continue reading Do Nutrition Labels Actually Matter? | How to Read a Nutrition Label in 3 Easy Steps

About

Website | Instagram | TikTok Media Kit What’s in the Fridge?  Welcome to my nomad kitchen! I’m a Los Angeles native who trained in France (where my hero Julia Child trained). I travel extensively using food as my excuse. I’ve been in the food industry for over 10 years now, working in restaurants, catering, healthy personal chef-ing, and teaching cooking classes.People say that I have a … Continue reading About

Beer, Bread, and Money

The love of beer transformed our civilization…  Around 3,000 B.C.E ancient Egyptians learned to domesticate wheat and barley. And this allowed for civilization to transition from living as nomads to living a fixed lifestyle. But why did the ancient Egyptians learn to harvest these crops? The arguments around this topic center around two options: beer and bread.  Large scale breweries located next to pyramids actually … Continue reading Beer, Bread, and Money

Beer, Bread, and Money

The love of beer transformed our civilization…  Around 3,000 B.C.E ancient Egyptians learned to domesticate wheat and barley. And this allowed for civilization to transition from living as nomads to living a fixed lifestyle. But why did the ancient Egyptians learn to harvest these crops? The arguments around this topic center around two options: beer and bread.  Large scale breweries located next to pyramids actually … Continue reading Beer, Bread, and Money

Why Vegan Does not Mean Healthy

I write this today because I am a little angered about an acai bowl I had for lunch today.  If you don’t know what it is, it is a Brazilian fruit-based bowl, that is kind of like a smoothie. The acai is supposedly super good for you- filled with antioxidants. You top the sorbet-acai with bananas, granola, cacao nibs, coconut or fresh fruits.  And, it’s … Continue reading Why Vegan Does not Mean Healthy

Why Vegan Does not Mean Healthy

I write this today because I am a little angered about an acai bowl I had for lunch today.  If you don’t know what it is, it is a Brazilian fruit-based bowl, that is kind of like a smoothie. The acai is supposedly super good for you- filled with antioxidants. You top the sorbet-acai with bananas, granola, cacao nibs, coconut or fresh fruits.  And, it’s … Continue reading Why Vegan Does not Mean Healthy

3 Deadly Ingredients in the American Diet

I used to think I was eating healthy. As healthy as I could at least… But, I was wrong. There are childhood favorites that I seem to magnetize to when I go to the grocery store. That’s probably why I love shopping at Trader Joe’s, because I am not victim to 20+ years of brand loyalty and kids commercials saying “eat me”.  I still indulge … Continue reading 3 Deadly Ingredients in the American Diet