Jill Ahlstrand Holistic Wellness
You know how women over forty often struggle with weight, energy levels and health issues? I work wi
How lucky was I to spend the weekend with these plant-based powerhouses at "The Best Plant-Based Conference Ever"? Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dr. Michael Greger, Dr. Brooke Goldner, Thomas Tadlock, Solomon Tadlock, Robby Barbaro, Dr. Neal Barnard.
Lots of fun topics like fat and protein, weight loss, insulin resistance, how not to age, optimizing immune function, power foods, and more.
If you want to know more about any of these topics, these are your go-to science-backed sources. Happy to share book recos!
Thanks for bringing these fab people to Boston.
Vanilla h**p ice cream. With homemade almond milk. Happy birthday to me. LOL. Yum!
FFI Module 4 Lesson 2 ice cream.
Pistachio milk and apricot pistachio energy bites. How not to waste any pistachio goodness.
FFI Module 4 nut & seed milks, smoothies & truffles.
Blue magic smoothie. Blue spirulina, beet root powder, charcoal, berries, pistachio milk and others. This was as fun to make as it was to drink.
FFI Module 4 nut & seed milks, smoothies & truffles.
Kimchi. Can’t wait to eat this when it’s ready!
FFI Module 3 fermentation- kimchi
Infused Tamari. First time using a smoking gun but not the last. Super fun! Looking forward to two weeks from now when this is all fermented and delicious.
FFI module 3 fermentation - tamari.
Coconut yogurt with pecan and cranberry granola. This yogurt rivals any I’ve bought. I think it’s a new breakfast staple.
FFI module 3 fermentation lesson one. Coconut cream + yogurt
Raw blackberry cheesecake with spirulina crust.
Cashews sub in here for anything cheesy. Macadamia crusted is fab!
FFI module 2 lesson 5
Now onto some fermenting…
Raw pizza with sundried tomato-sunflower-buckwheat-flax crust, reishi-cashew crema, pistachio pesto with arugula and sun dried tomatoes.
Delish.
Kelp noodle cacio e pepe.
More raw cuisine. Kelp noodles are nutritious powerhouses. Calcium, magnesium, iron, vitamin K, iodine. They’re also pretty neutral to hold any sauce like this creamy plant-based pepper sauce.
Heirloom tomato & zucchini lasagna.
Fundamentals of raw cuisine time. This is plate licking good!
Mushroom Escabeche. Delish.
Lots and lots of chopping, dicing, mincing, julienning, chiffonading…
Super excited to start Food Future Institute’s class. Elevated plant-based cuisine here we come. Now to unlearn some old knife skills…
At least the squash plants have enjoyed our rainy New England summer. Bring on the squash recipes.