Tag: abstinent kitchen blog
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Spring Clean Your Kitchen, Refresh Your Recovery
the kitchen is considered the heart of the home because it represents nourishment, abundance, vitality, and the way we care for ourselves. For someone in food addiction recovery, the symbolism can feel even deeper. The energy of the kitchen can either support peace and clarity, or can reinforce chaos, depletion, or emotional overwhelm.
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Grilled Zucchini
Fresh zucchini, a little olive oil, salt and pepper, and a hot grill come together to create a smoky, flavorful side dish that pairs perfectly with just about any other dish.
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Grilled Marinated Chicken
A simple marinade adds incredible flavor while keeping the chicken juicy and tender on the grill. Once it’s cooked, you have a versatile protein ready for the entire week.
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Kale Crunch Salad
Sometimes, food recovery looks spiritual and profound. Sometimes, it looks like chopping veggies, prepping quinoa, and making sure tomorrow’s lunch is ready before bed. Both matter. Both are acts of recovery and self-care.
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Committing To Your Food Plan In Food Addiction Recovery
Commitment means we treat the plan as a promise to ourselves. It means we don’t negotiate with “terrorists”: every craving, mood, inconvenience, or passing urge. It means we understand that feelings change, but commitments can remain steady.
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Step Three in Food Addiction Recovery
Step Three is the step where recovery stops being about managing food perfectly and starts being about living spiritually.
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Mercury Retrograde and Food Addiction Recovery
Mercury Retrograde gets a bad rap. However, in life, and especially in recovery, it can actually be a powerful little portal if we know how to work with it instead of fighting against it.
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Egg Bake
If you are in food addiction recovery, rebuilding your relationship with food, or purely trying to simplify your mornings, this high-protein egg bake recipe may just become one of the most supportive tools in your kitchen. At Abstinent Kitchen, we believe food should support your life, not complicate it. That is exactly why this easy…
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Step Two in Food Addiction Recovery
Step Two reads: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” Notice it doesn’t say did believe. It says came to believe. This is a process step, not at all a finish line. It’s about movement. A shift. A soft opening.
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Roasted Asparagus
A simple side dish like roasted asparagus can be a reminder that abstinent food can be comforting, enjoyable, and decadent.
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Meet The Mugs That Hold More Than Coffee
Our very first collection of recovery mugs JUST dropped in our new online store. And, not just “cute mugs”, but mugs created specifically and intentionally created for people walking a 12-step path, living abstinently or sober, and trying to stay spiritually connected one day at a time.
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Air Fryer Steaks
Air fryer steak is one of the simplest, fastest, and most satisfying abstinent meals you can make. This recipe delivers rich flavor and nourishment without complicated prep, binge-triggering ingredients, or hours in the kitchen.