Carrie Saum

Bio

Carrie is an author, recipe creator, food lover, and feels super pumped about connecting people in her online community,www.ourstabletable.com. With a great sense of humor, warmth, and vulnerability, Carrie brings genuine reality to the Internet, along with tasty food and slightly inappropriate jokes. After receiving her paramedic medical training, Carrie spent a decade abroad and in the U.S. in the non-profit medical sector, before venturing into the world of Ayurveda and integrated health in 2011.Carrie uses her skills mostly for good these days, and helps clients from all over the world meet their health goals. She loves spending time around the table with her young son, partner, family, and friends. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Carrie Saum Articles

This is some serious yums.

#RavsRecipes: Meyer Lemon Curd Pie

My grandmother planted these gorgeous Meyer lemon trees

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What is a Total Elimination Diet?

Eating A Total Elimination Diet When You Have A History Of Disordered Eating

As someone who has battled bulimia, overeating, and a fairly disordered relationship with food, a Total Elimination Diet (or TED) is daunting and triggering.

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With or without the Bailey's, it's good. Trust us. (Image Credit: Thinkstock)

#RavsRecipes: Winter Warmer Latte

So, can we be (mostly) done with pumpkin spice all-the-things now? Let’s move on to something better, bolder, more festive.

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#RavsRecipes: Ginger Garlic Spice Rub

#RavsRecipes: Ginger Garlic Spice Rub

Am I the only one who gets pumped about using a crockpot during the colder months?

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Absolute deliciousness.

#RavsRecipes: Creamy Tomato Basil Soup With Parmesan Crisps

Lately, we have been struggling to feed ourselves good, healthful meals.

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Now I've become that lady who brings her own coffee creamer in a tiny mason jar to the coffee shop with her. Image: Our Stable Table.

#RavsRecipes: Coconut Caramel Coffee Creamer (VEGAN!)

I soaked a few dates in some hot water, whizzed them around in my Nutribullet, strained out the chunks, and put it back in the Nutribullet with my coconut milk, plus a teeny-tiny pinch of pink Himalayan sea salt.The result? A genuinely delightful creamer that blew me away.

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#RavsRecipes With Carrie: Mulled Wine (And Carrie In The Shower)

Every year, I recreate my favorite street vendor’s glüwine (pronounced glue-vine), and remember that crazy freedom. I’m instantly transported back to those snowy cobblestone streets, freezing hands and feet, warm belly, and everything tinged with magic even while being naively idiotic.

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"There is something inherently good about hot liquor." Amen.

#RavsRecipes: Wintery Hot Toddy

Soothing warmth from the inside out to help ease your aches and pains, help you rest, and stop coughing.

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