Amy Gelfand

After getting home from my rip-roarin’ urban ride through some of the mountains of Austin this morning (exaggeration? mmm, maybe a wee bit), I was ready to refuel. It’s really important to get in a good mix of carbohydrates and protein soon after you exercise. But when you’re soaking wet and stink to high heaven, [...]

It seems like when we really want a cookie but are committed to eating really healthy, our go-to solution is a bowl of oatmeal, rendered somewhat less virtuous (sometimes!) by decadent mix-ins. Chocolate Covered Katie has a smorgasboard of dessert-oatmeal concoctions. Kath (of KathEats.com) has a Tribute to Oatmeal. And I have a Cookie in [...]

Do you know what Umami is? It’s a delectable savoriness. It’s hard to describe. It’s in this soup, which is brimming with a medley of textures and flavors, from earthy chewy dried shitakes to the sweet crunch of bok choy. Add in soft, comforting tofu and slippery, slurpy udon noodles, and you have a dinner [...]

I love my new Vitamix. It pulverizes fruits and vegetables into liquid, so that juice contains all the good fiber that would normally be extruded and discarded. That means, after a long hiatus, juice is finally back on my menu, yay! This lovely pink concoction came from a recipe I found on the Healthy Happy [...]