Author Archives: Cheryl Harris

About Cheryl Harris

Life played a funny trick on me. I've studied nutrition for years, and much to my surprise, found out that I could manage many of my health issues via diet. I've been GF for years, and I've got a bunch of allergies and sensitivities. But it definitely doesn't keep me from cooking, baking and enjoying my food. Thanks for stopping by.

The roundabout road to gratitude: Day 4

I assumed somewhere in December there would be a day that I didn’t feel grateful. At all. And the more I tried to talk myself into gratitude, the crabbier I would get. Well, I didn’t expect that would be day … Continue reading

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Gratitude for Amazing People!-Day 3

I was having trouble writing a post for today (I’ll share more tomorrow on why) and I saw this video making the rounds about Alice, a 109 year old pianist and Holocaust survivor who speaks of her great love for … Continue reading

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Grateful for Genghis Khat-Day 2

I fully recognize that if you’re looking for unconditional love, adopting a cat is generally not the wisest of strategies. But I got lucky. Genghis adopted me, and he clearly knew what he was doing. 11 years ago, we were … Continue reading

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December Sanity Retreat: Day 1 Gratitude

I’m really excited to be starting the 6th installment of our self-care retreats—the 3rd December Sanity Retreat! (More on the retreat & contests below.) Every year, I always post on the things I want to add or simplify in my … Continue reading

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December Sanity Retreat 2013

December, here we come. I spoke with my sweetie a week ago, decided I didn’t need anything for the holidays and that we’d just find a needy family and gift our holidays that way. And then oh, the sweet seduction … Continue reading

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Coconut Chickpea Stew

                  There’s a silver lining to everything, and for me, the bright side of winter is soups and stews. And this soup has it all–creamy, warming, spicy, filling, satisfying and yummilicious! At … Continue reading

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A G-Free Thanksgiving- Tips, Recipes, Turkey list & more

I don’t usually cross-post from my “work” job www.harriswholehealth.com but I put SO much effort into all of the recipes and turkey list that I really want to share! If you’d like to receive my monthly g-free newsletter, see www.harriswholehealth.com … Continue reading

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Kind Bar Giveaway: Treats, no tricks!

Happy Halloween! To celebrate, a lucky winner is getting a big box of treats from Kind Bars—24 bars and 3 pouches of granola. Yowza. (see info on the winner below!) The kind folks at Kind Bars contacted me and let … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Carving Party Pics & Recipes

We had a deliciously good Pumpkin Carving party, and I’m eager to share the recipes in case you’ve still got a Halloween-themed party in the works this year! It was great fun, with 40-ish people and pumpkin goop as far … Continue reading

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PRALINES!!! (vegan, paleo-friendly)

Overall, I don’t miss the foods I ate way back when. I love real food and don’t feel like I’m missing much. But. BUT! I love pralines. And Mr. Dude loves pralines. And so I do still make them once … Continue reading

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