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FEAST -- WE LIKE IT RAW. MEYER LEMON BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE (AND OTHER STORIES ON HEALTH)

Okay-- so I know I said health posts were coming... and hopefully you didn't think I'd go all salad and quinoa on you right away!  To start, I should clue you all in that I can't really "bake" anything, so I figured I'd throw together a raw desert where the only thing I had left to do was freeze it!  Easy as cake! So, as you may have guessed I'm not really making any bold moves here, this is a very simple recipe to make as long as you have a good (enough) blender.   Why I've been considering more "raw" options as well as easing into a grain-free diet isn't a fad or a plan to lose weight.  Last November after having Sofia, I was rushed to the ER one night for excruciating abdominal pain.  We didn't know if it was appendicitis, an ovarian cyst, an ulcer... there were so many possibilities.  You name it.  After a long eight hours and a rude staff to boot, I was sent home with some Maylox, Vicodin, and an unclear diagnosis....

FEAST / PARMESAN BAKED EGGS

This is the first post in my food series - hurray!  Now I already know I am really, really  terrible at baking, but for some reason I fare better in the breakfast department.  I found it only fitting to start this off with a favorite fancy breakfast of mine:  baked eggs. This recipe is based off of this one I found and tried a while back, but the great thing about eggs are they're so versatile and can be customized basically any way your palate desires!  Here's how I made mine: -     -     -     -     - INGREDIENTS: 1-3 organic cage-free eggs 3 tablespoons butter 2-3 tablespoons heavy cream 4 strips of bacon (or any cured meat -- pancetta might be nice!) grated parmesan or romano cheese coarse ground salt freshly ground pepper STEPS: • preheat oven to 400ยบ • place one tablespoon of butter on the bottom of each ramekin you'll be using for your eggs • pour a little of the heavy cream to coat the...