Tips For Eating and Living Well
It’s hard to beat a classic oatmeal chocolate chip cookie — except when you add toasted walnuts to the mix and make the batch vegan! This Oatmeal Walnut Cookie with Chocolate Chips recipe has been living on a post-it note for several months. Everyone I’ve baked them for has asked for the recipe, so I figured it’s time to share it with the public. …
As someone who tries to eat a large salad every day, I understand when people tell me they are bored with salads. The keys to enjoying salads for me are 1) changing up your produce every week, adding one or two new veggies, 2) always including a filling protein like beans/legumes, tofu, or tempeh, 3) incorporating healthy fats like seeds, nuts, and/or avocado, and 4) adding an ingredient you’re excited about (for example, Macadamia Parmesan Crumbles!). …
You know I can’t go very long without posting a cookie recipe! I’ve been hearing about how delicious cookies are with tahini in them, so I decided to create my own Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies! …
Happy fall, everyone! It’s officially my favorite time of year, and I couldn’t be more ready for cooler weather, colorful leaves, and pumpkin everything. To kick off the fall recipes, I decided on something simple that the whole family will love — Easy Pumpkin Pasta Sauce! …
Last week my son was at camp, but my daughter Abby stayed home with me. At first she was super bummed that she didn’t have camp, but I told her we could have “Mommy Camp” and do fun things together instead. As a result, we had a great week together! We spent time at a local bookstore, went for a long hike at Hanging Rock, NC, cooked a delicious dinner together, and developed a fun new recipe — Sugar Cookie Granola! …
I’ve been teasing my Instagram followers with these Lemon Ginger Cookies for several weeks because I can’t stop making them! I’ve probably made a dozen batches since I first created the recipe in March. I seriously crave them! …
Happy spring! It’s warm and colorful outside, which typically makes me more interested in eating salads. But I’m a soup-all-year kind of person, so a couple of weeks ago I created this Cheesy Vegetable Soup to satisfy a craving for an uncomplicated cashew cream-based soup. I loved it so much, I’m already wanting to make it again! …
If you follow me on Instagram, you’re probably tired of being teased by my cooking photos from last week, AKA Abby’s birthday week. This year Abby requested a mint chip ice cream cake for her birthday cake, and she flattered me by asking if I would make it. To keep from having a huge half-eaten cake in my freezer for the next month, I decided to make Mint Chip Ice Cream Cupcakes topped with chocolate ganache. Abby declared them the best dessert she’s ever had!…
If you’re someone who has been eating plant-based for a while, you know that ethnic foods are a) easy to make without animal products, and b) full of great flavor combinations. For this reason, my go-to dinners at home are either burrito bowls, curry dishes, or Asian noodles using whichever vegetables I have in the fridge. Last week I got a little more creative with my sauce ingredients, and my family loved this dish — Orange Ginger Pad Thai! Even Picky Husband went back for seconds! …
What happens when you combine a sweet tooth with a blogging dietitian? Answer: Lots and lots of healthy-ish cookies, like these Mocha Crinkle Cookies!
So many people have been enjoying my Chewy Double Ginger Molasses Cookies that I decided to make another version for those people who prefer chocolate desserts. And I gotta say, these mocha cookies may be my new favorite!…
There’s something about the cooler fall weather that makes me crave ginger cookies. I suppose it’s the warmth from the spices or simply the association of gingerbread with the holidays. Either way, a couple of weeks ago I really wanted to make ginger molasses cookies. I looked online for recipes, chose one that sounded good, and adapted it to my liking. What resulted was my new favorite non-chocolate cookie! …
Do you ever make a meal that checks all of the boxes — it’s nutritionally complete, your family loves it, and it comes together quickly and easily? When I find a dish like that, I get very excited and add it to my regular dinner rotation. A couple of weeks ago, I threw this Creamy Gnocchi dish together using ingredients I had on hand, and I loved it so much that I ate the leftovers for breakfast the next morning!…
