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Bon Appétit at CWRU, 11473 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH (2025)

11/21/2025

'Tis the season of festive parties, endless shopping lists, and hectic travel, but it can also be a time of overwhelm and stress. 🫠

Here are four simple tips to help you navigate the holidays with mindfulness and peace:

1️⃣ You don't have to do it all. Check in with your personal holiday priorities by making a list of activities that are important to you every year. It's okay to protect your time and focus on what matters most.

2️⃣ Give yourself space to enjoy. Focus on enjoying the seasonal foods that mean the most to you and aim for a colorful holiday plate filled with vegetables, fruits, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats.

3️⃣ Add physical activity to your calendar. Regular physical activity helps reduce adrenaline and cortisol, the body's stress hormones. Even 20 minutes of low-impact activity can clear the mind and reduce stress.

4️⃣ Prioritize sleep. Most Americans only get 6.7 hours of sleep a night, less than the recommended 7-9 hours. Prioritize sleep even with those long weeknight events and late weekend parties.

11/19/2025

Holiday baking is right around the corner, but did you know that this comfy ritual actually supports your mental health! 🤔

By cooking or baking, you can help relieve anxiety and mental distress. A 2018 review of over 300 studies on the mental health benefits of cooking reported positive psychosocial benefits, including higher self-esteem, improved psychological well-being, decreased anxiety, and better quality of life.

Keep your comfort and well-being in mind with these 5 tips:

1️⃣ Choose quality to let the flavors shine. Add more flavor with vanilla beans, fresh herbs and spices, citrus zest, and premium chocolate. Top off your bake with a sprinkle of sea salt or a hint of cinnamon or cardamom, even if the recipe doesn't call for it

2️⃣ Boost the nutrition (and texture and flavor!) by adding fruits, vegetables, nuts, or seeds. Or try out a recipe with whole grain flours or plant-based dairy.

3️⃣ Try a new take on fats by using heart-healthy oils like olive, avocado, or grapeseed oil. You can even try plant-based swaps like applesauce or mashed avocado!

4️⃣ Moderate the sweetness by reducing sugar by 25% or using dates, maple syrup, monk fruit, or honey to add different layers of sweetness.

5️⃣ Play with portioning by making bite-sized treats.

11/19/2025

Today's the day! Stop by our Dub Box parked on Adelbert Road for our fall mini pie sale featuring apple crumb pie and pumpkin pie for $6. 🥧🍎🎃

We will open at 11:30AM and stay open until 2:30PM, or while supplies last! See you soon Spartans!

11/17/2025

'Tis the season to not know what to buy anyone!

Luckily, no matter how big or small, we've got ideas from our team of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN) and Chefs to keep your family and friends feeling their best year-round.

🔪 Make cooking easier by gifting a quality knife, cooking utensils, cooking classes, a cookbook (or two!), or an air fryer or pressure cooker.

🧘‍♂️ Motivate activity and body attunement

with yoga mats, wireless earbuds, a sleep and health tracking ring, a theragun/theracup, or a sunrise alarm clock and sound machine.

🛌 Encourage relaxation with luxury candles, shower steamers, Fair Trade tea, coloring books, meditation cards, a weighted eye mask, or an infrared sauna blanket!

🌱 Inspire a new hobby with a plant, an indoor garden kit, a sourdough starter kit, a mushroom growing kit, a journal and quality pen, or a puzzle.

🥛 Give the gift of hydration, which plays a key role in sleep quality, cognition, and mood. Ideas include a single serving blender, a rehydration water bottle, a mocktail gift set, or a popsicle mold and book!

✍️ Subscribe your loved one to: a Masterclass, Purple Carrot, a composting service, imperfect produce, or a monthly flower or plant delivery!

💳 Support your local community with a gift card to a local farm to fork restaurant, spa, night away, or fitness store.

Get a full rundown of our recommendations, including links to specific products, at the link in our bio.

11/14/2025

Wind down at night with this recipe for Warm Cinnamon Apples with toasted walnuts on top of Greek yogurt! 😴

Makes 1 serving

INGREDIENTS

1 ounce walnuts
1 medium apple, sliced
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of salt
2-3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon maple syrup
2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt

11/12/2025

Wind down at night with this recipe for Warm Cinnamon Apples with toasted walnuts on top of Greek yogurt! 😴

Makes 1 serving

INGREDIENTS
1 ounce walnuts
1 medium apple, sliced
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of salt
2-3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon maple syrup
2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt

DIRECTIONS
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Toast walnuts, stirring continuously, until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.

Place apples in the pan, sprinkle with cinnamon and salt, and toss to combine. Add water to cover the bottom of the skillet. Bring to a simmer over medium high heat, then lower the heat and cook until apples are soft and mixture thickens.

In a small bowl, stir together maple syrup and yogurt until well combined. Transfer apples to a serving dish, top with maple-yogurt, toasted walnuts, and drizzle with any liquid from the pan.

11/10/2025

In addition to eating balanced meals, adopting the following lifestyle habits will help you feel your best!

Stress (Less)

🏃 Get moving to increase serotonin and reduce your stress-hormone cortisol.

🤣 Laugh more for the same hormonal effects as exercise.

🌬️ Step outside and breathe in some fresh air, give yourself a few minutes indoors to slow down and concentrate on your breathing, or download a breathing or meditation app to guide you.

🛌 Get 7-8 hours of sleep per night.

Sleep (More)

😴 Go to sleep at the same time every day (yes, even on weekends)!

🌡️ Keep your bedroom cool and dark — the best environment for sleep.

📴 Avoid screens for at least 30 minutes before bed!

💸 Avoid stressful activities close to bedtime (or in the bedroom) to separate your sleeping space from day-to-day activities.

📒 Keep a notepad by your bed to write down racing thoughts and let them go.

🍵 Create a comforting routine with tea or a hot bath.

🙅 Kick the afternoon caffeine habit!

Stay Active

🧘‍♂️ Salute the sun with a few yoga moves to awaken your mind and body.

🚶 Schedule walking meetings or take a quick walk on your lunch break.

🏋️ Schedule a group exercise class with friends.

Combining nutrition with physical activity, adequate sleep, and reducing stress, is the ticket to being your best you!

11/07/2025

Change up your breakfast routine for Native American Heritage Month by introducing this Blue Corn Mush Fruit Breakfast Bowl (Naadáá Dootł’izh Taa’niil) by Alana Yazzie. (Consider swapping out the berries for fruits that are in season in your region!)

Makes 4 servings

INGREDIENTS
1 cup roasted blue cornmeal
3 cups water
1 teaspoon juniper ash
1/2 cup diced (about 1/4 inch, or 6 mm) strawberries, for serving
1/2 cup blueberries, for serving
1/4 cup chia seeds, for serving
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds, for serving
4 teaspoons honey, for serving

DIRECTIONS
To a medium bowl, add in the blue cornmeal and 1 cup of water. Mix together with a whisk until combined and set aside.

To a medium saucepan, add 2 cups water and the juniper ash and mix together with a whisk until combined. Bring the mixture to a boil on medium heat and let it boil for 5 minutes. Then reduce the heat to medium low.

To the saucepan, slowly add the blue corn mixture to the water and juniper ash. Continually whisk the mixture into the water until fully combined. Be careful as the mush will immediately start to thicken and will splatter. Continue to cook the mush for 3 to 5 minutes, until thickened.

Ladle 2 scoops of the mush into each bowl and evenly distribute the toppings. Serve while hot.

11/06/2025

We are grateful for the chance to partner with and learn from Alana Yazzie, creator of The Fancy Navajo and author of her first cookbook, The Modern Navajo Kitchen. Enjoy this abridged Q&A (more at the link in our bio!) to embrace cultural foods for Native American Heritage Month 👇

At what point did you decide to start creating and sharing recipes on The Fancy Navajo?
In 2014, I started my blog (TheFancyNavajo.com) as a way to share more recipes that focus on modern and contemporary-style Navajo recipes.

How do you approach adapting traditional Navajo recipes?

What I found that works is finding simple and easy ways to incorporate Navajo or Indigenous ingredients into everyday foods like breads, drinks, or desserts. Most people are willing to try these types of recipes first as they work their way to trying more main dishes.

What do you hope your readers and followers learn about Diné or Navajo culture through your work?
I hope they’ll learn a new perspective of Diné culture. A lot of times in mainstream media, Navajo culture is misrepresented or only the drab sides are shown. However, we are a very bright and thriving culture which is what I like to showcase through The Fancy Navajo. Through my cookbook, you'll learn that modern Navajo cuisine is simple yet full of flavor.

My goal is to inspire others to embrace their culture no matter where they live. I also encourage everyone to learn more about Navajo culture, but most importantly about your local Native American tribes in the area you live in. It’s important to learn which native lands you live on and acknowledge the original inhabitants and stewards of the land.

Where can our readers purchase The Modern Navajo Kitchen?
The Modern Navajo Kitchen is available for purchase wherever books are sold such as Barnes & Noble, Amazon (Kindle version available), Bookshop.org, and even your local bookstore may have it. If they don’t, ask them to carry it!

11/05/2025

Our 2025 Native American Heritage Month partner Alana Yazzie of The Fancy Navajo blog shared three delicious, comforting recipes that highlight traditional Navajo ingredients with a modern twist for breakfast, dinner, and dessert! Explore the recipes below and get the recipes at the link in our bio!

1️⃣ Blue Corn Mush Fruit Breakfast Bowl (Naadáá Dootł’izh Taa’niil) features a base of blue corn mush, or tóshchíín, which "is traditional Navajo food that combines blue cornmeal and juniper ash to make a mush. The
addition of the juniper ash provides a source of calcium. It is served alone or with a sweetener or salt."

2️⃣ Sumac Berry Sugar Cookies (Chiiłchin Bááh Dá’áka’í) - "This is a modern recipe that incorporates the flavors of sumac and Navajo white corn. Together, the flavors pair well to make a slight lemony or tart flavor. I like gifting these cookies to family and friends during the holidays."

3️⃣ Three Sisters Stew (Táá ’ Ałdeezhí Atoo’) features a base of corn, beans, and squash that are grown together in a symbiotic relationship. According to Alana, "the best time to have a three sisters feast is during harvest season in the fall." She recommends serving it with fry bread or blue corn bread!

11/03/2025

We are proud to partner with Alana Yazzie — a Diné/Navajo woman living in Phoenix, Arizona, and the creative force behind The Fancy Navajo blog — for Native American Heritage Month!

Alana's blog is a celebration of Navajo culture, tradition, and creativity, brought to life through recipes, gardening, and lifestyle content. Food has always been at the core of her storytelling, and she highlights Indigenous and Southwestern ingredients in ways that feel both modern and comforting.

That's why it felt all too natural when she published the book "The Modern Navajo Kitchen" in 2024 to further reflect her dedication to sharing the flavors and stories of her community.

You can follow her journey on Instagram and online at TheFancyNavajo.com.

10/30/2025

Looking for a no-brainer meal that is also good for your health and the health of the planet? Check out this Super Green Recipe Roundup courtesy of Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch! 😋

These recipes feature sustainably sourced seafood that is low in environmental contaminants like mercury and packed with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Enjoy Super Green species with these simple, delicious recipes (all available at the link in our bio!):
1️⃣ Creamy Tuna Stuffed Bell Peppers is a budget-friendly, sustainable, and nutritious seafood choice featuring canned albacore tuna.

2️⃣ Sonoran Arctic Char Tacos with Chili-Lime Mayo are quick to make and bursting with bold flavors thanks to the savory spice blend the Arctic char fillets are coated in.
3️⃣ Taiwanese Stir-Fried Clams with Basil will add a touch of heat to your menu without much effort! Featuring basil, ginger, and Fresno chile peppers, this recipe prominently features the Super Green farmed shellfish.
4️⃣ Lemon Caper Orzo Salad with Rainbow Trout is a refreshing salad featuring tender, flaky rainbow trout.
5️⃣ Cajun Blackened Catfish is a cozy, Southern-inspired meal ready in just 30 minutes! It pairs perfectly with stewed okra and tomatoes and warm rice.

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