Recipes: More about Me and This Website

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Experts say that if you eat 80% healthy foods 80% of the time, you are in good shape. I love this philosophy because it leaves a little room for the things we feel deprived without. The recipes are given either an Angelic or Devilish status. Aim to eat Angelic recipes most of the time, and then instead of eating a chocolate cake made out of prunes or some nonsense like that, eat a piece of delicious devilish chocolate cake! It's all about moderation, right?! I've done every diet from strict detoxes to all-out eat-whatever-I-want plans, and this way is A) the most sane; b) the most satisfying; and c) the most effective. When we take all the pressure off ourselves and know that if we want to eat something indulgent once in a while, that it's OK--then we see our bodies regulate into healthy, strong versions of our former selves. Try it--you'll see! And know that I care VERY MUCH about what my food tastes like. It will not show up on this blog unless I feel that I can stand behind it 100%. All the recipes are original unless noted, so please use/pass on these recipes but give credit where credit is due. Thank you and Enjoy!!!

Thursday, January 1, 2009

More about Me and This Website

In the spirit of full disclosure, I’ve gone through it all--from being chubby and eating whatever I wanted--to being very thin and probably on the verge of an eating disorder. I moved to California from New York City and immediately met a trainer who got me into incredible shape...and put me on a diet that made me a skinny...and a little pscyho. It was very restrictive...and it worked! I looked really good...but after living that way for months and months, I started to become someone I didn’t even recognize--caring so much about calories and numbers on the scale, and avoiding social gatherings because I couldn’t control every aspect of my food choices. So I went off that diet--and you guess it, gained weight--not incredible weight, but maybe 15 pounds. Well, that didn’t make me happy, either. So thus began my journey of finding and creating recipes that were healthful AND taste really delicious. The other thing I guess I should mention is that I am a foodie. I think that if it weren’t for my concern about health and appearance, I could be a complete food hedonist. So it is very important to me that my food tastes good. I also believe that all things should be in moderation, including moderation. So, when I feel like a moist, rich, intense piece of chocolate cake, I am NOT going to try to make a healthy one with prunes or some ridiculousness like that. I am going to have a piece of chocolate cake! Along these lines, I have developed a little system of labeling foods on this website--Angels will denote healthy recipes, and Devils will be decadent ones. They say you should eat 80% healthy, 80% of the time, so I will try to always have 80% of the recipes on this website be angelic ones. But, hey, you only live once, right? All work and no play makes Suzy a skinny psycho. :)