Bellisima Goddess

Categories: Bellisima Health and Wellness

• Tasty Thursday–From the Bellisima Cucina: Lemon Bars

  Today’s recipe is in honor of our good friend, and godfather to my girls, David. Today is his birthday, and my daughters and I are happy and excited to be here in California and able to share his special day with him.
  My daughter Alix wanted to do something for him today by baking a yummy [...]

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• Tasty Thursday–From the Bellisima Cucina: Salmon, Squash, Tomatoes & Olives

  This week, my daughter Alix, who loves cooking, created a wonderful dish, modifying a recipe we found in the September issue of Whole Living. The original recipe calls for halibut instead of salmon. It also requires cooking the dish in individual parchment pockets. Since we had no parchment in our house, she used aluminum foil. [...]

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• Tasty Thursday: Bellisima Cucina–Griddled Sesame and Garlic Tofu with Wilted Bok Choy

  Today as I write this, I have tears in my eyes. My mother has literally broken her back, with fractures in two discs and another condition related to the alignment of her discs. She has osteoporosis, and as a result of recent events–none of which involved an accident or fall–she is now unable to walk [...]

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• Tasty Thursday–Bellisima Cucina: Kale, Mushroom and Tomato Saute with Polenta

  Now that I’m home from Italy, I’ve been feeling inspired to look for new dishes with an Italian flair. This recipe comes from Whole Foods Market, one of my favorite online resources for good-tasting, nutritious meals. Since I had plenty of beautiful fresh organic kale in my refrigerator this week, I looked for a recipe [...]

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• Wellness Wednesday–Ciao from Italy!

  It’s midnight in Italy–the start of a new day, Wednesday! We’re on our way to Venice after spending time in Lake Como, Milan, and a small town in Tuscany–Marginone–the birthplace of my maternal grandmother who was born in 1898. While here in Tuscany, we’ve visited a few other towns and cities, including Florence and Lucca. [...]

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• Tasty Thursday–Bellisima Cucina: Mediterranean Garbanzo Salad

  In honor of two of the four members of my household who have recently gone vegan, here is a wonderful recipe which provides plenty of protein and tastes great. This comes from Whole Foods Market’s website (a great resource for recipes of all kinds). I’m planning to make this tonight–it’s quick yet provides everything we [...]

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• Wellness Wednesday–Weeds

  Yesterday afternoon, I went outside to begin weeding my side yard. I soon found myself trying to decide what to pull and what to leave. I’d intended to pull everything growing where only rocks were supposed to be. However, when I first walked into the yard, I encountered this wonderfully fragrant scent. It was so [...]

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• Tasty Thursday–Bellisima Cucina: Green Risotto With Fava Beans

  This recipe came to me via Door to Door Organics, my weekly delivery service of fresh (and mainly local) produce. Door to Door Organics posted this recipe courtesy of www.allrecipes.com and now I pass it along. We will be having this Friday night for dinner. I will be replacing the chicken broth with vegetable broth [...]

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• Intuitive Tuesday and Wellness Wednesday–A New Dream!

  This past weekend, as I attended the training to become a facilitator for the Pachamama Alliance “Awakening the Dreamer” Symposium, I was profoundly moved. I am still processing all that I felt, heard, and participated in. In community with twelve other individuals, we shared the essence of the symposium and prepared for the profound honor [...]

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• Tasty Thursday–Bellisima Cucina: Quick Tuscan-Style Minestrone Soup

  This recipe comes from my “The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen” cookbook by Donna Klein. We had a lot of veggies in the fridge this week, including zucchini, so I decided we couldn’t go wrong with a nice pot of veggie soup. I also used bok choy instead of spinach because I had that on hand. Tuscan-Style [...]

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