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These roasted sweet potatoes are perfectly tender, caramelized, and seasoned with my simple-but-secret blend that makes them seriously addictive I’ve tried just about every way to cook and season sweet potatoes. I’ve turned them into fries, stuffed them, and boiled them for stews and curry. But this method is hands-down my favorite. It’s nothing fancy—just sweet potatoes roasted in the oven with garlic powder, salt, and black pepper—but it creates the perfect sweet potatoes with the best flavor.  You really don’t need much for wonderfully seasoned, oven roasted sweet potatoes that are ready to pair with just about anything. (If…

You’re mid-squat, legs shaking, core braced, and suddenly—whoa!—your lower back screams louder than your gym playlist. Sound familiar?  Enter: the lifting belt. It’s not just a gym fashion statement or something only powerlifters use. When worn right, a lifting belt becomes your ultimate training partner—like a spotter that hugs your core and tells your spine, “I got you, bro.” Let’s dive into everything you need to know about lifting belts—from why they matter, how to use them, and whether you actually need one, all served up with a dose of humor and real talk. What Is a Lifting Belt? A…

Welcome to May’s AK Cookbook Club! I’m so glad you’re here. A few reminders: On the first Wednesday of each month I’ll announce a new cookbook recipe from my cookbook that we’ll all get to make during the month. No recipes are off-limits, so get ready to cook and bake every month with me for an entire year! Think of it as a fun little challenge you can do with family & friends, or solo (because you’re ambitious like that!) This month we’re making my Herby Greek Olive Chickpea Couscous Salad. You’ll need a copy of The Ambitious Kitchen Cookbook…

The problem with plasticFor many people, it’s hard to imagine the last time they went through a day without taking advantage of some kind of single-use plastic product. From plastic bags, bottled water, and take-out containers to medical gloves and cleaning supplies, single-use plastics are everywhere—and increasingly in places we didn’t expect.Since the 1940s, when plastics began to be mass produced, they have become a ubiquitous part of life. Thanks to their convenience, low cost, and ease of use, plastics now play a major role in everything from manufacturing to fast food. Unfortunately, plastic’s low degradability has created a widespread…

This one is for my sister – a lifelong sunflower seed enthusiast. I flipped to page 205 of Marisa McClellan’s book, Food in Jars, and there it was – a recipe for homemade Cinnamon Vanilla Sunflower Seed Butter. Here’s the thing, if you have sunflower seeds, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla bean paste (or pods), you can make it right now. It takes next to no time. As I’m sure you can imagine, it’s perfect on good toast. But you can also thin it out to the consistency of (a sweet) tahini – great with apples or pears, or as a…

This perfectly seared tuna steak is ideal as an easy weeknight dinner—it’s one of my favorite protein-packed pescatarian recipes! Here are my expert tips for cooking this tasty fish and top ideas for ways to serve it. Tuna steak is one of those magical proteins that don’t taste like you’d expect. When cooked well, it tastes less like fish and more like a piece of chicken or steak! Sear up a steak and it’s one of my favorite meals—high in protein, cooks in under 5 minutes, and surprisingly gourmet. Its meaty, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth texture and well-seasoned exterior makes it perfect…

48 This is a common question that comes up in yoga teacher trainings as well as in conversations with yoga teachers. Should you only teach yoga poses that you can do? It’s a wonderful question and that comes up time and time again. In this blog, I will share 5 factors to consider as you build your understanding of this question. As a simple yes or no isn’t going to be sufficient for this one. Table of Contents Why Direct Experience Matters Living Your Yoga in Teaching Ethics When Life (and Injuries) Happen Staying Just One Step Ahead of Your…

If these shorts upset you, they’re not for you, and that’s ok! These are my first ever built-in panty running shorts and they are SO COMFORTABLEEEEE! You literally cannot even feel the panty! This is RARE for women’s running shorts. IYKYK. It’s so good. This design is a fave among the runners on our team and my personal go-to at the moment. The POPFLEX Super Slit Short   Let’s talk about the slit I know. She’s HIGH, but there’s a reason. This allows for total free movement with zero restriction while you run. This combined with the ultra light stretchy…

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The Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) diet is a specialized elimination diet designed to help individuals with autoimmune diseases identify foods that may be triggering inflammation. Often referred to as the autoimmune protocol or autoimmune diet, this approach removes potentially inflammatory foods and slowly reintroduces them to assess their effects. Rooted in the connection between diet and autoimmune disease, the AIP diet plan is based on the idea that certain foods can cause the immune system to mistakenly attack the body’s own tissues. This can worsen symptoms in individuals with conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, lupus, or multiple sclerosis.For many, the…