Just a few months ago, I moved to a new apartment in a totally different neighborhood than where I had been living before. To be honest, the hardest adjustment wasn’t learning where the closest subway station was, which gym was nearby or what time to take my dog on a walk to avoid the winding lines at the elevator. Instead, the biggest challenge for me was learning to navigate the new grocery store across the street….
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Veggie Loaded Stuffed Sweet Potatoes: Three Ways
I think at this point it’s pretty clear that I’m a big fan of sweet potatoes. They contain a wealth of important vitamins and minerals, are rich in antioxidants and, basically, are just really delicious! But while sweet potatoes are pretty good all on their own, stuffing them up full of healthy ingredients to make veggie-loaded stuffed sweet potatoes make them instantly become even better.
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Vegan Tempeh Taco Salad
Like many of you, every year around this time, I find myself fully focused on fulfilling my New Years resolutions. And, like every year, I make several health-related goals. This year, one of my goals is to eat more veggies! Even though I think I eat a pretty good amount, you can never have enough, right?…
Spicy Broccoli Lentil Cakes
I’ll admit–I’m not a fan of winter in general; I hate the cold, I hate the snow and I hate the winter blues that always seem to roll around this time of year. On the plus side, though, when the temperatures drop, I find myself in the kitchen a lot more…usually huddled in front of the oven on those days when it’s cold and gloomy outside and the landlord still hasn’t turned on the heat for our building ;)…
Chocolate Walnut Matcha Cups
A few months ago, a friend introduced me to matcha for the first time. I had heard a lot about it but had no idea what to expect. Unfortunately, so many of these health foods that catch on either: a) aren’t actually that great for you or b) taste like you’re munching on grass. I have to admit, even though I’m all for eating anything green, I was a little skeptical about matcha….
Loaded Vegan Veggie Burger
Veggie burgers are awesome. Not only are they easy to make and sound pretty much 24/7, but they are also a great way to sneak a few extra servings of veggies into your day.
I confess that I usually have a pack of Morningstar spicy black bean burgers sitting in my freezer for when nothing else sounds good or I’m in a rush and need to eat something fast….
Vegan Zucchini Meatballs
Let’s be honest…we all have a dish that we tend to fall back on when we get busy or stressed out. This is your go-to meal when you’re not in the mood to cook, when you’re tired after a long day of work or when there’s nothing in the fridge that sounds good.
Mine has changed a few times throughout the past few years. At one point it was rice and beans, at another point oatmeal. Now pasta is my “default” meal when I’m fresh out of ideas and looking to fill my plate fast….
Kale Sweet Potato Breakfast Bake
After enjoying a few weeks back home in Kansas and then taking some time to readjust back to real life, I’m finally ready to get back to sharing yummy recipes and talking all about my favorite thing–food!
As I’ve mentioned before, working from home has given me the chance to really enjoy my breakfasts lately. I have time to wake up, leisurely sip a hot cup of cocoa or coffee and whip up something delicious to start the day on the right foot….
Pesto Zoodles
My world was changed earlier this week with the arrival of a little cardboard Amazon box outside my door. Inside was a spiralizer, aka the gadget that I’m pretty sure will change how I eat pasta for ever.
I had been meaning to try spiralizing for months. I’m always on the hunt for ways to sneak more veggies into my day and the spiralizer seemed like the perfect solution.
More pasta, more veggies…it’s a win-win, right?
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Rainbow Breakfast Skillet
So I recently started a new job that’s basically like my dream job. I ended up leaving another job that I actually really liked and enjoyed because this one offered me a chance to do something I really love: write about nutrition.
In addition to giving me the opportunity to follow one of my passions, it also allows me to work from home. That’s right–no more waking up before the sun has even risen, taking an hour-long train ride into the Bronx, cramming onto a packed train during rush hour and then coming home totally exhausted just from the commute alone….