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

#RavsRecipes: Cutest Stuffed Bell Peppers (With A VIDEO!)

#RavsRecipes: Cutest Stuffed Bell Peppers (With A VIDEO!)

Everyone's favorite candy holiday is just around the corner. And I have to tell you, I'm feeling like one of those mythical Pinterest creatures tha

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4 Ways For An Advocate To Engage In Self-Care

We are tired and hurting and don't know what else to do.

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Over the years, I've learned that Lance's favorite cake is — contrarily and unironically — called pie. Boston Creme Pie. Image: Our Stable Table.

#RavsRecipes: Boston Creme Pie

We celebrated our six-week date-a-versary on Lance's birthday. All he wanted was to binge-watch Scrubs and cuddle and eat cake in bed. If there was any question that he was my soulmate before that moment, it was laid to rest. We stayed in bed, watched TV, and ate cake. It was pretty magical, if I'm honest.

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My son and I can’t get enough of them. Image: Our Stable Table.

#RavsRecipes: Salted Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

This is becoming an expensive habit, but nothing really says “I love you” like homemade cookies, so I’m going with it.

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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: Autumn Harvest Acorn Squash

#RavsRecipes: Autumn Harvest Acorn Squash

One of my favorite winter gourds is the humble acorn squash.

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Would You Let Your Son Wear Pink Shoes?

I knew it was bound to happen.  

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Serve salad with a steak knife and a side of culinary pride. Happy summer!

#RavsRecipes: Grilled Goat Cheese & Tart Cherry Salad

When an opportunity presents itself to throw together a yummy grilled salad using the season’s finest, I jump at it. This week’s creative summer grilling adventure resulted in a flavor burst of seasonal cherries, creamy herbed goat cheese, a simple dressing, and of course, slightly charred romaine.

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#RavsRecipes: Snickerdoodle Cloud Cookies

No real measuring, no special ingredients, and it makes cookies that even the snobbiest cookie connoisseur will crave? It might seem too good to be true, but it's absolutely real.

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An Education Guide For White People

As white feminists, we have an absolute and undeniable responsibility to seek out perspectives of marginalized people and gain understanding.

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