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I’m Eva Marie, a cook, traveler, and an integrative nutrition and brain health coach. This is my little nook where I share my recipes, travel experiences, and stories. I’m so glad you stopped by to have a look around.
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4 Days in Phuket
I could feel and hear the plane give that hot weather rumble. It is a sound that comes from the thermal waves pushing upwards toward the plane. Even though we took the early morning flight out of Singapore, the heat was extraordinary – a swelter I had never...
To Be a Mother
Here’s the deal, my “kid” is thirty-three years old, and in my heart, he still needs me, and yet, in reality, I know he really only needs me on rare occasions. It’s our job as parents to raise confident and capable people who we then must let go of and set free into...
Blessings
With all of the pretty pictures we see on social media expressing visions of lives perfected to that of extreme luxury, adventure, travel, friendship, family and love so accomplished as to look flawless, remember that most of it is simply an illusion. We only allow...
Tamales with Roasted Vegetables
Every year around this time I try to come up with a new holiday recipe that can serve as a vegetarian entrée or a side dish. This year I made a Mexican Nogada sauce, which originated in my family’s hometown of Puebla, Mexico, and paired it with corn and cheese tamales...
Southwest Butternut Squash Soup
November has been a historic and wild month for us Americans. The political scene has made for an emotional rollercoaster and a myriad of distractions. Now that the election is over, I hope for peace, kindness, inclusion, compassion and for love to prevail. As John...
Grabbed #MeToo
“What is the big deal?” I hear so many of you ask. It’s a big deal because it harms women like me. It opens up a painful, gaping wound that took so long to heal. It hurts because those who say it’s nothing worse than raunchy banter are, at the end of the day,...
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Birth, life, and death are everyday occurrences, yet they are mysterious and miraculous. I was born in the first week of November. Twenty-three years later, my son was born on my birthday. And this year, on that same day, my first grandchild—a baby girl—was born.
The day of her birth, I was on pins and needles—an emotional wreck, really. I worried about my daughter-in-law and the baby, hoping for their safety. I thought about the soon-to-be parents who would begin their next adventure in life with all the joy and challenges that come with it.
This holiday season has indeed been ushered in with the gift of life.
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Many years ago, my mother-in-law, Anna, taught me how to make apple pie, and it quickly became my son’s favorite dessert.
We will spend Thanksgiving with the new family of three, and I plan to make this for our celebration. Over the years, I’ve made little changes to the recipe, creating a lighter and brighter version that suits my taste, but Anna’s inspiration is still at the heart of the recipe.
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#family #birth #givingthanks #thanksgiving #thankgivingrecipes #applepie #applepierecipe #holidaydesserts #thanksgivingdinner #thanksgivingdesserts
Birth, life, and death are everyday occurrences, yet they are mysterious and miraculous. I was born in the first week of November. Twenty-three years later, my son was born on my birthday. And this year, on that same day, my first grandchild—a baby girl—was born.
The day of her birth, I was on pins and needles—an emotional wreck, really. I worried about my daughter-in-law and the baby, hoping for their safety. I thought about the soon-to-be parents who would begin their next adventure in life with all the joy and challenges that come with it.
This holiday season has indeed been ushered in with the gift of life.
🍎🍎🍎 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎
Many years ago, my mother-in-law, Anna, taught me how to make apple pie, and it quickly became my son’s favorite dessert.
We will spend Thanksgiving with the new family of three, and I plan to make this for our celebration. Over the years, I’ve made little changes to the recipe, creating a lighter and brighter version that suits my taste, but Anna’s inspiration is still at the heart of the recipe.
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Recipe in bio
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#family #birth #givingthanks #thanksgiving #thankgivingrecipes #applepie #applepierecipe #holidaydesserts #thanksgivingdinner #thanksgivingdesserts
This is one of my favorite appetizers to serve around the holidays. It’s easy to make, pretty and so delicious.
Need to make it in a hurry? Use a store bought puff pastry or ready made pie crust.
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Recipe link in profile.
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#applefenneltart #appletart #appetizerrecipes #applerecipes #fallrecipes #holidayrecipes #fennel #vegetarian #vegetarianrecipes
This is one of my favorite appetizers to serve around the holidays. It’s easy to make, pretty and so delicious.
Need to make it in a hurry? Use a store bought puff pastry or ready made pie crust.
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Recipe link in profile.
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#applefenneltart #appletart #appetizerrecipes #applerecipes #fallrecipes #holidayrecipes #fennel #vegetarian #vegetarianrecipes
Who else is excited for autumn flavors? Cinnamon, nutmeg, warming spices and chilies…I’m so ready for it.
Guitar and hand model @ricsguitar
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#fallrecipes #fallfood #fall #autumn #cinnamon #nutmeg #vegetarian #vegetarianrecipes #lisbon #lisboa #cascais #easyrecipes #estoril #seasonalbaking #farmtotable #plantbased
Who else is excited for autumn flavors? Cinnamon, nutmeg, warming spices and chilies…I’m so ready for it.
Guitar and hand model @ricsguitar
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#fallrecipes #fallfood #fall #autumn #cinnamon #nutmeg #vegetarian #vegetarianrecipes #lisbon #lisboa #cascais #easyrecipes #estoril #seasonalbaking #farmtotable #plantbased
Another road trip, another recipe. This one is from years ago, but the sentiments are the same, and the Peach and Berry Crisp recipe is a yummy one.
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#PeachBerryCrisp #SummerDesserts #FruitCrisp #HomemadeDessert #SeasonalBaking #EasyRecipes #BakingFromScratch #FarmToTable #DessertLovers #FreshFruitDessert #cascais #estoril #lisboa #lisbon #expatineurope
Another road trip, another recipe. This one is from years ago, but the sentiments are the same, and the Peach and Berry Crisp recipe is a yummy one.
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Recipe in profile.
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#PeachBerryCrisp #SummerDesserts #FruitCrisp #HomemadeDessert #SeasonalBaking #EasyRecipes #BakingFromScratch #FarmToTable #DessertLovers #FreshFruitDessert #cascais #estoril #lisboa #lisbon #expatineurope
This August, we embraced the European tradition of going on a road trip. Our journey took us up the Portuguese coast to Porto, then to Bilbao, Bordeaux, and finally Madrid before returning to Lisbon.
This weekend we’re enjoying this Cowboy Coleslaw. It is loaded with nutrient-dense ingredients like cabbage, carrots, edamame, black beans, corn, and onions, all tossed in a spicy chipotle dressing. It’s fantastic layered on a sandwich for added flavor and crunch or served as a crisp side dish at barbecues and picnics. I also like it as a light vegetarian lunch.
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#chipotlecoleslaw #coleslawrecipe #bbq #sidedish #plantbased #healthylifestyle #healthymeals #vegetarian #bordeaux #madrid #bilbao
This August, we embraced the European tradition of going on a road trip. Our journey took us up the Portuguese coast to Porto, then to Bilbao, Bordeaux, and finally Madrid before returning to Lisbon.
This weekend we’re enjoying this Cowboy Coleslaw. It is loaded with nutrient-dense ingredients like cabbage, carrots, edamame, black beans, corn, and onions, all tossed in a spicy chipotle dressing. It’s fantastic layered on a sandwich for added flavor and crunch or served as a crisp side dish at barbecues and picnics. I also like it as a light vegetarian lunch.
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Recipe in profile.
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#chipotlecoleslaw #coleslawrecipe #bbq #sidedish #plantbased #healthylifestyle #healthymeals #vegetarian #bordeaux #madrid #bilbao
Beautiful Bordeaux
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#bourdeaux #europeanroadtrip #france
By chance, we ended up in. Bilbao, Spain, during the Aste Nagusia or “The Great Week” (Basque: Bilboko Aste Nagusia, Spanish: Semana Grande de Bilbao). It is the main festival of Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. It is celebrated annually over 9 days beginning on the first Saturday following 15 August, the festivity of the Assumption of Our Lady.
These people know how to celebrate! Parties ended in the wee morning hours, and then they’d do it all the next night. Streets were filled to the brim with dancing, singing, dining and drinking party goers. It was a blast.
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#bilao #spain #thegreatestweek #AsteNagusia #SemanaGrande #SemanaGrandedeBilbao
#travel
By chance, we ended up in. Bilbao, Spain, during the Aste Nagusia or “The Great Week” (Basque: Bilboko Aste Nagusia, Spanish: Semana Grande de Bilbao). It is the main festival of Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. It is celebrated annually over 9 days beginning on the first Saturday following 15 August, the festivity of the Assumption of Our Lady.
These people know how to celebrate! Parties ended in the wee morning hours, and then they’d do it all the next night. Streets were filled to the brim with dancing, singing, dining and drinking party goers. It was a blast.
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#bilao #spain #thegreatestweek #AsteNagusia #SemanaGrande #SemanaGrandedeBilbao
#travel
If you’re looking for a quick, healthy, and incredibly versatile dish, this Peanut Noodles Primavera is the answer. I like to think of it as a delicious “veggie dump” dish—you can add almost any vegetable you have on hand, and it will work wonderfully. Best of all, this recipe is vegan and can easily be made with gluten-free noodles.
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#PeanutNoodles #VeganRecipes #HealthyEating #EasyRecipes #QuickMeals #PlantBased #AsianCuisine #NoodleLovers #MealPrepIdeas
If you’re looking for a quick, healthy, and incredibly versatile dish, this Peanut Noodles Primavera is the answer. I like to think of it as a delicious “veggie dump” dish—you can add almost any vegetable you have on hand, and it will work wonderfully. Best of all, this recipe is vegan and can easily be made with gluten-free noodles.
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Recipe link in profile.
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#PeanutNoodles #VeganRecipes #HealthyEating #EasyRecipes #QuickMeals #PlantBased #AsianCuisine #NoodleLovers #MealPrepIdeas