If you follow along on my Instagram, you know that I spent much of last week eating my way through New York City with the team from KitchenAid and a crew of food and lifestyle bloggers. Each and every moment was worth writing home about—from our culinary tour of Greenwich Village to our behind-the-scenes peek […]
My grandma was the queen of salads. She could turn even the humblest assortment of veggies and garnishes into a preparation worthy of a royal banquet. She even had special dishware for each of her creations, from the wide, flat wooden platter onto which she’d assemble a fancy composed salad to the big yellow stoneware bowl […]
I’m a total creature of habit in many ways, and food is one of them. I have a small rotation of favorite meals that I depend on during the week. Having a routine makes it easier to shop, easier to prepare when the days get hectic, and easier to make clean-eating choices when temptation arises. In fact […]
The unofficial last weekend of summer is upon us, and grills across the nation are firing up in preparation for three days of last hurrah feasting. As a healthy eater, the summer BBQ gathering has been known to cause me significant anxiety, since the spread rarely features foods that aren’t the color brown. I’ve learned over […]
Isn’t it a bummer that in the quest for healthy eating, the most indulgent foods are also the first ones to be stricken from the menu? For me, nothing says ‘indulgent’ quite like deep, dark, fudgy brownies warm from the oven—but since I do my best to maintain a clean diet, it’s been quite some time since I […]
Pizza is a powerful food. People will do anything to get it. Remember the ability of a pizza party to galvanize your 3rd grade class into completing whatever task was assigned? It’s also universally loved. I’m confident that I’ve never met someone who doesn’t like pizza.(Confident because I’d definitely remember that meeting, and I’d probably […]
I can still remember the first time I made rice pudding. I was 8 and had just received the American Girl cookbook for Christmas. (Anyone else remember that book?) In it was a recipe for Swedish rice porridge. Of course since I’d read all the books and played with all the dolls, I had to make […]
One glance at my Instagram will tell you that I love waffles. They're the special guest star of my healthy breakfast routine, providing a welcome break from eggs or porridge. Plus because they're easier to manipulate than pancakes (no precarious flipping required!) you have more leeway to experiment with the recipe—which I do in spades! It […]
A while ago I started avoiding grains in my diet. The choice isn't due to any diagnosed allergies. Rather, my body just feels and functions better without them. Since then I've found no shortage of variety for lunch and dinner. Yet breakfast often comes up short—a girl can only eat so many eggs!—so I'm always on […]
Is there any food as universally loved as pizza? I think not. As much as my energy and moods have improved from removing grains from my diet, hardly a day goes by when I don’t dream about the satisfaction of sinking my teeth into a thick, gooey, melty slice of deep dish pepperoni. Memories of […]