Oh yes I did. Popcorn made out of cauliflower? You had to see it coming. I mean, I’m the girl who puts kale in her brownies and spinach in her chocolate shakes. So really, cauliflower popcorn isn’t so far-fetched, is it? Join me at The Balanced Platter for the recipe! – A Few Favorites There  [Continue reading...]

Earlier this week, I shared my recipe for Spicy Sesame Sweet Potato “Tots.” Every tot needs a sidekick, right? I call this avocado dip “light and easy” because it so easily complements just about any light summer dish that I’d be silly not to share the recipe with you. I’ve been making this exact dip  [Continue reading...]

Is there anything that can’t be done with the humble but oh-so-versatile sweet potato? You can turn them into chips, you can turn them into dips. You can slurp them through a straw, you can even eat them raw. You can toss them in some curry, you can hash them in a hurry. You can  [Continue reading...]

I think I love apples a little too much. They are definitely one of my desert island foods that I can’t live without. So I’m always trying to come up with new ways to enjoy them, although that’s not too hard because I will eat them in just about any way, shape, or form. There  [Continue reading...]

Spring is finally getting its act together and showing up a little bit more around here. I actually wore flip-flops (!!) this week to run errands, and even braved a walk in just a lightweight long sleeve t-shirt (!!!). Pretty major. A few weeks ago  when we were still in the tumultuous throws of Will  [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...]

About two weeks ago, I jumped back into the world of textbooks, tests, flashcards, and vocabulary lessons because…I’m studying personal exercise training! Kind of exciting and something I never thought I would do. I never used to be interested in exercise, but since finding my path to good health and lasting energy through eating well,  [Continue reading...]

Ghost. Nuclear bomb. Shark. Some words just have a way of striking fear in our hearts the moment we hear them, don’t they? Beets. Scare you? If they do, don’t high-tail it out of here just yet. Because if you give beets a chance, you just might come around and warm up to them like  [Continue reading...]

Pancakes made with just five ingredients. Are you ready for this? Seriously, this recipe has revolutionized my weekday breakfasts. Pancakes are too much work for everyday, right? Not these. These 5 Ingredient Banana Bread Pancakes are what I call “blender cakes”: just dump all of the ingredients into your blender (or food processor), give her  [Continue reading...]

I’m all about colorful food right now. Spring is sloooowwwww in coming to the Midwest, so it’s up to me to bring a little color into the kitchen with every chance I get. To beat the late winter blues, I whipped up this smoothie last week and savored every last drop! You’ll be glowing from  [Continue reading...]