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Jun 10, 2016
2 min

Recipe of a Lifetime

My girlfriend's daughter just graduated from high school. An amazing feat these days given the pressures our kids endure even before...

May 18, 2016
3 min

Classic Red Curry Chicken

I have tried to make an authentic batch of red curry chicken many times. I abandoned my mission, because my boys never liked it. Thai...

May 4, 2016
2 min

A Chicago Spring Chili

Mark and I have toyed with the idea of moving to Boulder. 360 days of sun. Jackets optional in the winter. Living and loving the sweet...

Apr 29, 2016
3 min

Spring Dressings & Sauces

One of the suggestions I make to my health coaching clients that always gets a "yah, I have to do that" reaction is to make sauces. At...

Apr 23, 2016
4 min

The Perfect Hard Boiled Egg

Lately, I have bumped into several different ways to hard boil an egg. My fridge feels incomplete without some to have as a quick...

Apr 16, 2016
2 min

Shrimp Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette

To be upfront, this recipe calls for mayo. Wait! Hear me out. Some love it. Some hate it. I get it. All it takes is one overly mayo-ed...

Apr 8, 2016
2 min

Juicy Turkey Burgers

I've been on a mission to make a juicy turkey burger. But not just juicy - tasty and firm, gluten-free and dairy-free as well. I think I...

Mar 28, 2016
2 min

I Saw India

In the simplest explanation I can muster up, I saw India. (more photos here) Not the oppulent India, but the way most of the country...

Mar 17, 2016
3 min

Quinoa Upma with Cilantro Mint Chutney - A Savory Indian Breakfast

It's been some time since our last post. We could say we've been busy feeding our spirits and not our bellies, but that wouldn't be...

Nov 9, 2015
3 min

Great Gluten-Free Banana Chip Muffins

I found this recipe online and had made it a couple times, adding chocolate chips instead of nuts. It got rave reviews from not only my...

Nov 2, 2015
4 min

Spicy Curry Sweet Potato Soup

It's not often that I toot my own horn, so forgive me here while I do. My friends and family will tell you that I have shied away from...

Oct 26, 2015
2 min

The Best Turkey Spinach Meatballs

Simply put, this dish is truly food for my soul. With Italian roots, I'm a sucker for meatballs. Give me garlic bread to lap up the...

Oct 25, 2015
2 min

Simple Thai Chicken

I'm a sucker for anything with coconut milk. My favorite is a Thai red curry. I could most likely swap the Sriracha in this recipe for a...

Oct 25, 2015
2 min

Butternut Squash & Carrot Souper Soup

As soon as the temp drops below 55º, I crave comfort food. Soups, stews, sweet potatoes, anything I can soak up. My body wants warmth...

Oct 6, 2015
1 min

Simple Shrimp Salad

I came up with this salad as a flavorful, easy-to-make, healthy, post-workout meal. It’s a great source of lean protein and healthy fats....

Sep 26, 2015
2 min

Stop the Insanity

I've spent this last month teaching my Yoga for Whole-Life Wellness Workshop, seeing new health coaching clients and leading dozens...

Sep 5, 2015
3 min

One Way to Get Healthy

Me. Third Grade. 2nd row. 1st one. September is here. Seems crazy soon. But my son explained, time goes much faster for a 45-year-old...

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I'm Pam, self-taught chef, holistic health coach, yoga teacher and writer. I started this blog with my husband, Mark, who once was the chef in the family. As the founder of his own ad agency called Highdive, he's stepped aside and let me call the kitchen shots. The Bread and Buddha™ is where we'll share real food recipes and tips to eat and live from the heart, so that your belly and spirit feel healthfully full.

Mostly we'll include real food recipes. Some recipes for you to indulge and others that fit within my Heartful-Eating™ plan. It's the food-focused part of the program I created called Feal Real®...a wellness journey for enjoying an authentic life. The journey's intention is to feed the body and the spirit by using your heart as your guide.

My Heartful-Eating® Plan focuses on loads of veggies, lean protein, healthy fats and limited healthy carbs; and eliminates gluten, dairy, corn, peanuts, and refined sugar.

Wait...whaaa?! You're right - no one can eat like that all the time. Heartful-Eating recognizes this and uses the 90/10 rule. 90% of the time you're on the plan, and 10% of the time you're off. On B+B, we tag recipes on the plan as a "Heartful Recipe" and the rest will speak for themselves. All recipes are tested and delicious. No wacky ingredients. Just real food for the soul.

Want to cook and learn with me? Check out The Bread & Buddha Kitchen! It's my online cooking studio and wellness workspace, where I run cleanses, cook sessions, yoga classes and more throughout the year. Click to learn more!