Recipes
Plant-Based Recipes from Taco Night
Did you love our plant-based tacos from our Cooking Class? Did you miss class, but still want to try the recipe? Below are the four recipes key to your best…
Summertime Pitas
We are officially in the heat of summer, which is the perfect time for some bright and fresh pita-pizzas. This recipe is from Forks Over Knives, and can be modified…
Sozo Fan-Favorite Salads
We made these two salads at a Wednesday Workshop with Chef Sam, and they were definitely crowd-pleasers! The first is a Tabbouleh, a bulgur wheat and parsley-based salad. The second…
March Recipe of the Month!
Perfect Ginger Noodle Pasta
Get ready for some oh so yummy ginger noodles! I used this Minimalist Baker’s recipe as inspiration, but I was missing so many ingredients I just winged and made a DELISH, plant-rich, nutrient-rich dinner that got two thumbs up from the fam.
Fluffy Banana Pancakes
These are the best whole food vegan pancakes. While they are the fluffiest on day one, I usually double (or even triple) the recipe and freeze them for busy mornings.…
Don’t Ditch Your Holiday Drinks… Make Them Even Better
If you’re anything like me, the approaching holiday season has me ready for sweaters, blankets, good books, and warm holiday-drinks. After nearly a year of eating a mainly plant-based diet…
Breakfast Banana Splits!
We recently discovered Breakfast Banana Splits. I saw a picture of them on Instagram but have no idea who posted or deserves the credit. Sorry friend! We have a decent list…
Dena DePiazza is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and is certified as a Certified Pain Management Coach. She is your personal advocate for living an energized and passionate life. She works with clients to help them create healthy lives in a way that is flexible, fun, and free of denial and unsustainable discipline. By working together, you can discover lifestyle choices that best support you. Dena helps you learn to make gradual, lifelong changes that will enable you to reach your current and future health goals.
with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutritional Sciences. She is a Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Nutrition Coach through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).
Nadia enjoys providing the guidance and support people need to achieve good health and considers herself their biggest cheerleader when they decide to make their health a priority. As a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Nadia works with clients one on one to help them optimize their health through holistic health practices. She helps reduce the symptoms of chronic illness through nutrition and lifestyle practices, but is not limited to helping anyone who wants to learn how to make better choices. She teaches clients basic kitchen skills, how to read labels and will even do grocery tours. As a personal trainer, Nadia works with clients of all levels, ages and in various settings. She has taught group fitness classes and worked with clients one on one. She emphasizes the importance of staying injury free and building strength to move about their day without pain.
Karissa originally attended Westmont College in beautiful Santa Barbara, and began her B.S. in Psychology, then transferred to Montreat College, in the Appalachian hills of North Carolina, graduating Cum Laude with a B.S. in Music Therapy, and a double minor in Psychology and Music Business.
