Roasted Radishes

Lately I’ve been getting a lot of radishes in my CSA basket.  I was simply washing, slicing and eating them in salads, but that got old pretty quickly!  So I decided to try to roast them, which is my favorite way of preparing vegetables. I washed and sliced the radishes and placed them on a [...]

Corn & Mango Salad

Corn & Mango Salad I love all summer fruits and vegetables.  One that I will definitely miss is corn!  There’s nothing like fresh sweet summer corn.  I made this salad recently and can’t wait to make it again before all the delicious fruits and veggies are out of season.  You should try it too!  This [...]

Another Simple Healthy Dinner

As you can tell one of my main priorities right now is putting a healthy dinner on the table.  Since time is hard to come by simple is the key! Baked salmon with roasted asparagus and kombucha squash. The prep time was 15 minutes!  For this dinner, once everything is prepped you just let the [...]

Super Simple & Healthy Dinner

These days I’m looking for dinners that I can make in very little time and with few ingredients.  I usually want to spend no more than 15 minutes prepping dinner.  One of my favorite proteins to cook with is chicken sausage – it’s fully seasoned, very flavorful, healthy and easy to cook with!  This past [...]

Black Bean & Corn Salad

This is one of my all-time favorite recipes, and while I wish I could take credit for it, I can’t!  But Cooking Light can. It reminds me of the summer, something that it lately has felt like here in NYC! I follow the recipe to a T and it can be found here.  Since it’s [...]

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Yesterday, I told you that I made mashed potatoes to go with my Roast Chicken Dinner.  Mashed potatoes, get a bad rap since they are usually loaded with butter and heavy cream.  Today I’m sharing with you a super simple recipe that yields an incredibly flavorful end product that is healthy to boot! Roasted Garlic [...]

The Best Roast Chicken Breast

I know it’s a bold statement to call something “The Best” but I’m going to go ahead and call this the best, because I feel that I’ve really nailed the recipe down!  My husband said to me: “this is so much better than going out to eat!” and that says a lot! I believe the [...]

The Super Grain: Quinoa

Well technically it’s not a grain at all, Quinoa is a seed!  Quinoa has made it’s name known over the last few years for being a super food.  Do you know what all the hype is about? source Here are some facts: Quinoa was first discovered in South America It is a complete protein, unlike [...]

A Healthy “Southern” Meal

Sometimes your body craves comforting, hearty meals.  However, your body might not appreciate all the fat and calories that can come along with them.  Barbecue Chicken and Macaroni and Cheese are two Southern foods that are not traditionally very healthy.  Think chicken skin, lots of sugary barbecue sauce, tons of cheese and pasta. Last week [...]

Slow Cooker Recipe: Mushroom Barley Soup

The cold months scream soup to me, and there’s nothing better than coming home from a long day and finding one ready for you via the Slow Cooker!  Yetserday I put my slow cooker to good use.  I threw all the ingredients in the pot, set it on low for 8 hours, and came home [...]