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Jun 10, 20162 min read

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...

Sep 26, 20152 min read

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...

Aug 11, 20153 min read

Summer's Spirits

Summer is by far my favorite season. Living in Chicago, that's a no-brainer. Our time to soak it up is limited, so I'm in good company...

Apr 6, 20152 min read

The Sumo-Wrestler Diet

I just finished Monica Seles' book "Getting A Grip: on my body, my mind, my self." Remember, Monica was the tennis phenom who was...

Mar 30, 20152 min read

The No-Bean, High-Protein Veggie Burger

I was challenged by a friend to come up with a healthy, low-carb veggie burger. After a couple attempts, I think I got a good one. Great...

Mar 28, 20153 min read

The Traveler's Diet

As a health coach, I encourage my clients to set goals. I use goals not as a destination, but rather to guide the journey. So,...

Mar 1, 20152 min read

Happy March!

While here in Chicago we're still under snow with temps creeping out of the teens, we've technically made it over the winter hump. Let's...

Feb 3, 20151 min read

Pam's 7-Day Online Detox

A detox. A cleanse. What's the dif? For me a cleanse is like hitting your reset button to get your body back to its original factory...

Feb 3, 20151 min read

Curry Crack

Better Call Saul...This winter I found myself enveloped in a plume of intoxicating curry. Everything tastes better with curry...cashews,...

Feb 2, 20151 min read

Heart Health

I was truly honored to get the call from writer Pamela Rothbard to offer my two cents on heart health. I was one of three experts - all...

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.

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!