The Bread and Buddha, A Healthy Real Food Recipe Blog

May 15, 20152 min read

Avocado Toasts with Oaxacan Sesame Sauce

We do a lot of dinner parties, so I’m always on the lookout for good cocktail hors d’oeuvres. FYI, for as long as I live, I will never...

May 12, 20152 min read

Indian Spiced Cauliflower Eggplant Stew

The great thing about this flavorful dish is that unlike some vegetables recipes, it’s hearty and filling. Add a little brown basmati...

May 6, 20153 min read

Killer Fish Tacos

Cinco De Mayo was yesterday and grilling season has begun – it’s time to make some grilled fish tacos. Si? No? Tal vez? Grilled fish...

May 2, 20152 min read

Salad Nicoise Deconstructed

I love a great Salad Nicoise. Hard to beat the combo of starchy potatoes, meaty tuna, crunchy green beans, salty olives, fresh cucumbers...

Apr 29, 20153 min read

Bobby Flay's Tex-Mex Scallops

I’m a huge Bobby Flay fan. With the exception of his wife who he just cheated on, who isn’t? Major indiscretion aside, there’s a lot to...

Apr 25, 20152 min read

How to Make a Better Fruit Salad

Here’s a super simple trick to improve a fruit salad – add lime, sugar and a pinch of salt. That’s it. Nothing profound but it works like...

Apr 19, 20152 min read

How to Grill the Perfect Skirt Steak

Skirt steak is my second favorite cut of meat right behind a perfectly grilled New York strip. It has great beefy flavor, soft, chewy...

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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. After I sharpened my healthy cooking chops, he 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.