Meatless Monday: Veggie Fajitas
One of the things I hear almost daily from my clients is “I love Mexican food, but I know it’s sooo bad for me. How can I fit in my favorite Mexican dishes without kissing my weight loss efforts goodbye?” The great thing about Mexican-style cuisine is that it can be made super healthy with… Read More»
Baked Eggplant Parmesan
Last week one of my clients brought me some eggplant from her family’s garden and of course, what else do you do with eggplant other than make eggplant parm? (Seriously though… what do you do with it?) Only problem was, I’ve never made eggplant parm, so I did a little research, ran to the grocery… Read More»
Spinach-Pesto Salad with Farro
Are you down with the farro (pronounced like the King Tut Pharaoh)? Don’t be intimidated— it’s just another ancient grain like quinoa and barley except farro grains are a little bigger and chewier. Think big, plump, oversized oats having children with brown rice and you’ve got farro. Why use it? Well first because it’s a… Read More»
Coconut Kale Smoothie
You put the kale in the coconut and blend it all up! That’s how it goes right? This is one of my favorite kind of recipes, the kind where you don’t use measuring cups or spoons, you just throw in a little of this and a little of that. It’s got all the good stuff you… Read More»
Lemon Raspberry Zucchini Bars {Recipe Redux}
Just in time for you to use all the extra zucchini from the garden that you have no idea what to do with! Or you can send it to me since my tiny porch garden doesn’t support zucchini growing. This month’s recipe redux was all about bites and bars. I took these babies for a vegan potluck event–… Read More»
Meatless Monday: Spaghetti and Lentil Meatballs
What can you call meatballs when they don’t have any meat? Lentil balls? Balls of lentil? Just doesn’t flow as well as “lentil meatballs.” That’s right folks, these “meat”balls have no meat. They’re packed with nutrients and fiber from a mix of lentils, onion, garlic, flax and chia seeds. And they’re meat-eater boyfriend approved. Lentil… Read More»
Simple Summer Orzo Salad + Coconut Mango Mojitos
Two healthy and refreshing recipes just in time for picnic season! To celebrate the end of spring and start of summer, Angela Amores from Pretty In Her Pearls and I decided to get together and combine her love of fashion and photography with my love of food and health. This post is the result of our collaboration–… Read More»
Healthy Two-Grain Southwest Salad
Confession: I don’t eat traditional salads or sandwiches for lunch. I despise the boring, cold, desk salad with wilted lettuce and lame, tasteless cucumbers and tomatoes. And don’t get me started on the cold cut turkey sandwich on whole grain bread. Can you get more boring? So what do I eat for lunch?! Power bowls,… Read More»
One Pot Lentil Lunch
Confession: I am not a sandwich person. I am really not a traditional salad person either. I don’t do fast food. So what do I eat for lunch? Most often, at the beginning of the week, I’ll make myself what I call a “base,” made up of a whole grain like brown or black rice,… Read More»
Healthy Pasta Primavera
When you’re in the mood for something light and “springy”, pasta is probably one of the last things that come to mind. The word primavera literally translates to Spring, and without all the butter, cream, and loads of cheese with a skimpy portion of whatever leftover veggies are in the kitchen like most restaurants serve… Read More»