Welcome to the Sanctuary
A haven for body, mind, and spirit. Slow down, restore your balance, and rediscover the peace that helps you live fully, one mindful moment at a time.
My Guiding Principle
Bring together the wisdom of traditional kitchens, the rigor of modern science, and the generosity of community to make nourishing food and practical self-care accessible to everyone.
Caring for ourselves can begin with something as simple as preparing a meal.
Living Medicine Kitchen
Everyday cooking as a form of self-care
Free, Mediterranean-inspired cooking education that brings together tested recipes, evidence-informed nutrition and the kitchen wisdom passed down from my grandmother.
Tested in my kitchen
Every recipe is cooked, adjusted and approved by me before it's shared.
Evidence-informed
Nutrition notes grounded in research and medical education, with no miracle claims.
Passed down
Techniques and traditions from my grandmother's Mediterranean kitchen.
Free for everyone
Recipes, guides and videos open to all, whatever your background or budget.
Learn
Food and Health Explained Clearly
Short, readable guides on what research says — and doesn't say — about food and your body, each linked to recipes you can cook tonight.
Mediterranean eating & healthy aging
The pattern, the pantry and the habits behind it.
Food & inflammation
What the evidence actually supports.
Metabolic health & insulin resistance
Building meals that keep you steady.
Women’s health, menopause & vitality
Eating well through midlife and beyond.
Age Gracefully . 60 and Beyond
Strong, curious and well nourished, at every age
The habits research links to healthy aging, inspiring stories of people active into their 90s, and recipes made for this stage of life.
In the Community
We cooked, and then we shared the meal.
I've led hands-on cooking sessions with cancer survivors, at a public library and at a citizens' center, sharing the basics of Mediterranean nutrition and a few favorite recipes. Then we cook together and sit down to share the meal.
I'd love to bring the same kind of hands-on workshop to senior centers, shelters, soup kitchens and other community groups.
