Scrumptious Moms

01/16/2022

Hey mamas, I just have to share this recipe I just found because it is truly scrumptious! I did tweak it a tiny bit by adding some parsnips and a splash of Brandy but otherwise stay true to the recipe.

Bon apétit!!

When in doubt, make a pork roast! Our famous Instant Pot Pork Roast recipe is tender, juicy, and made with the most delicious gravy.

04/02/2021

Enjoy this beloved tradition with all sorts of beautiful, toxic free colors... Fruits, vegetables and spices make for some lovely muted tones :-)

What child does not like to color Easter eggs? It’s a fun way to spend some quality time together and build up the anticipation for this very special day. But have you ever noticed that when you peel a vibrantly colored hard boiled egg, the egg white itself is as colorful as the shell was? …

01/02/2021

Happy New Year!!

As the first day of 2021 comes to a beautiful close, my heart is filled with 💖

I welcome this new year with open arms
An open heart
An open mind

I'm excited about what lays ahead.... so much beauty, love, LIFE!

2020 may have been a challenging year but it was also a year of beautiful blessings and incredibly powerful lessons for which I am eternally grateful.

I have no doubt there will be many challenges ahead and I welcome these as well.

Whatever 2021 has in store for me I am committed to living each day with passion and a grateful heart and to share the many gifts God has graced me with with joy, courage, and humility.

Much love ❤❤
Valerie


01/01/2021

🌟🌟As 2020 comes to a close, I have some exciting news to share!!! 🌟🌟

I am now officially certified as a Mind Body Eating Coach through the Institute for the Psychology of Eating!!!

This is certainly one of the most beautiful blessings of this crazy year!!

Eight months ago, thanks to a generous scholarship from the Institute, I embarked on a powerful journey, taking a deep dive into the worlds of psychology, nutrition, mood, emotion, weight, body image, immunity, spirituality.... HEALTH!!

It's been the most thorough certification program I've participated in since my college days, with an average of 40 hours of lectures a month, daily jounaling, peer coaching, live Q&A sessions and an extensive list of supplemental reading .... many of these books have yet to be explored as I'm still struggling with reading as I continue to heal from my last brain injury, and want to take the time to digest all the information they contain.

More than anything these last eight months have crystalized much of what I've always felt intuitively and provided me with powerful strategies to support my clients in reaching their overarching health goals.

As an Mind Body Eating Coach, my approach is positive and empowering. I don’t see your weight or eating challenges merely as a sign that “something is wrong with you” – but as a place where we can more fully explore some of the personal dimensions in life that impact food, weight and health. Oftentimes, our eating challenges are connected to work, money, relationship, family, intimacy, life stress, and so much more. By working on the places that are most relevant for you, success is more easily achieved.

I'm excited to begin serving clients as a Mind Body Eating Coach as the new year roles in.

If you'd like to know more about my approach to coaching or would like to schedule a free consult you can leave me a message in the comments below, DM me or read more on websirw by following the link in my bio

Wishing you a blessed and vibrantly healthy 2021!!!

❤❤
Valerie

12/24/2020

Oh the joy of preparing treats...!!!

🍋 Our lemon tree has been blessing us with an abundance of fruit 🍋

So I've been busy making batches of my healthy lemon curd so I may bless family and friends with a special homemade gift they can enjoy one scrumptious spoonful at a time 😋

Lemon curd is one of those treats that transports me back to my childhood and puts a giant smile on my face 😊 Growing up, dad travelled a lot for business. Whenever he traveled through England he'd pick up a few jars of lemon curd from Harrod's along with some buttery shortbread cookies... oh how we savored those treasured treats!!

I haven't had the chance to share my homemade lemon curd with dad yet, as he lives in the south of France, but I am grateful I can share his special treat with friends and family here in LA.

12/03/2020

This kid.... !!!!! 😍🤗😲👏

First cartwheel off the horse!!!

I love watching her work through her fears, quiet the chatter in her head and go for it!

She's always pushing, growing, getting stronger, learning to trust herself... it's such a joy to witness!!!

11/27/2020

One of my favorite meals of the year...
Thanksgiving

Heated and served in a skillet... all flavors beautifully complementing each other...

Simplicity is such a beautiful thing!!!

11/25/2020

Happy Thanksgiving mamas!!

One of my favorite post Thanksgiving traditions....

Plan ahead and make sure you grab all the ingredients you need to makes this scrumptious soup.

If you are roasting an organic turkey, make sure to hold on to your carcass and turn it into a delicious bone broth which makes a nutrient dense base for this soup.

Enjoy!

As much as we relish our Thanksgiving meal every year, I look forward to left overs and finding all sorts of creative ways to serve them. I first made this soup by combining fresh turkey stock with leftover turkey chunks and my scrumptious turkey stuffing. You can throw this recipe together in less....

11/21/2020

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11/19/2020

Hey mamas, who's ready for Thanksgiving??!! 🙋

My 20 year old is coming home for a couple of weeks so I am ecstatic!!!

If you are looking for a scrumptious turkey stuffing I came up with this recipe when my parents moved to the South of France after dad retired ... which was over 20 years ago... wow! Crazy how time flies...

Make sure you read my story about the broken oven and how this recipe earn the praises of a distinguished french chef ... 😉

This breadless turkey stuffing is naturally gluten free and a real a cornucopia of fall vegetables, fruits and nuts mixed with brown and wild rice.