About

My name is Denise Nassar Rice,   I am originally from Costa Rica, but have lived in the USA since 1996.  Our family now calls sunny Huntington Beach, California home.

I’m not a chef or a naturopath or a nutritionist, just a regular mom who thrives on feeding my family the healthiest foods available.

HOW IT ALL BEGAN… Growing up in Costa Rica, I was fortunate enough to have been fed REAL foods: fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes.  As an older sister and with a working mom, I learned how to cook at a very young age and with very limited resources, by simply being creative and experimenting with different foods.

When I moved to America, I was blown away by what people here called “food”., but, It wasn’t until after I became a mom, I really started developing a fascination for the healing powers of foods. I began reading everything I could about nutrition and healthy cooking.  After being diagnosed as Gluten Sensitive in 2009, I began to try new gluten-free recipes that I developed and when more and more of my friends began to ask for these recipes, an idea was born; I realized that a lot of people struggle with creating healthy, fast and easy to make meals, so, I decided to create this site to share some of my family’s favorite recipes.

All of my recipes are gluten-free, I also don’t consume soy or processed sugars and for the most part I try to stay away from grains, dairy, and all the things that make me feel bloated, tired or uncomfortable. I only sweeten my dishes with fruit, dates and occasionally raw honey, so, if you are looking for a healthier and  lighter alternative to starchy and sugary treats you have come to the right page.

 

 

Disclaimer: The content on this website is provided for informational and educational purposes only. Anyone wishing to make changes to their dietary, lifestyle, or medication regimens should do so in conjunction with a competent, qualified, licensed, and empathetic health care professional. Anyone who chooses to apply the information on this web site does so of their own volition and their own risk. The owner and contributors to this site accept no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any harm, real or imagined, from the use or dissemination of information contained on this site.