Food allergies and desserts just don’t seem to mix, do they? There’s nothing worse than craving a sweet treat, heading into the kitchen, and finding yourself completely at a loss as to what to make. I tried to help you out in the cookie department with Super Healthy Cookies…but I really don’t think there’s such  [Continue reading...]

I love myself a nice juicy grapefruit anytime of day, not just for breakfast. We’re still on the tail end of citrus season, so with that in mind I’ve been getting my grapefruit and orange fix while the produce lasts. Most of the grapefruits I’ve bought lately have been incredibly juicy and sweet, but that’s  [Continue reading...]

It’s the last week of The Pure Plate meal planning series. I hope you’ve learned a few tips and found some inspiration in the previous posts. To catch up on everything thus far, take a look at what we’ve covered below: Week One: An Introduction to The Pure Plate Week Two: Build a Better Entree  [Continue reading...]

Welcome to week three of The Pure Plate meal planning series! In case you’ve missed the past two weeks, catch up on all the fun here: Week One: Introduction to The Pure Plate and the meal structures Week Two: A guide to building the entree salad – This week is all about two of my  [Continue reading...]

Welcome to the second week of The Pure Plate, a meal planning series geared toward getting healthy meals on the table as quickly and painlessly as possible! In case you missed it, check out the introduction to this series and learn more about what we’re covering. This week is all about one of my favorite  [Continue reading...]

It’s 6 o’clock, you just walked through the door, and your family gapes hungrily at you as you rummage through the fridge trying to scrounge up something to throw on the table. Your own stomach growls impatiently as you mutter a curse under your breath when you realize you forgot to thaw the chicken…again. Whooped  [Continue reading...]

You know I love my greens. I’ll use any excuse I can to work more chlorophyll into my diet. Smoothies? Check. Salads? Check. A new kale recipe a week? Check. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade, you know just how good greens are for us. I could write for hours  [Continue reading...]

My sister and her little boy arrived earlier this week for a visit! They’ll be here all through the weekend and through most of next week. Nine days in all! Nine!! I guess I’m a little excited. Deep breaths, deep breaths. Okay, I’ve got it back together now. We don’t get to spend much “in-person”  [Continue reading...]

Up until last week, I couldn’t have told you what a root of horseradish looks like. I’ve been shopping at the same Whole Foods for over 10 years, averaging at least one trip per week, and I’ve probably walked by the basket of horseradish roots over a thousand times. It wasn’t until we got slammed  [Continue reading...]

I’ve got a super refreshing salad recipe coming your way later this week. Hint hint: cucumber and mango are the key ingredients. To grease the skids, I thought I’d share a quick photo tutorial on how to swiftly and safely cut up a mango. It will make your salad-making so much more fun. But fear  [Continue reading...]