Remember when I went on that date dinner in December? Well I received some packages of pistachio and coconut rolled date “logs” when I was there and found the perfect recipe to use them: Vegetarian Times’ Date and Chickpea Tagine. Tagine (also spelled tajine) is a North African dish and this one has a perfect [...]

One of my biggest peeves as a dietitian is when naturally nutritious foods are made out to be the bad guys simply because of the way they’re prepared or what other ingredients they’re paired with. Case in point: potatoes. As is, they’re loaded with fiber, potassium, and vitamin C. If you drench and fry them [...]

I don’t have many words for this post except: make this dish. Immediately. It’s another absolutely perfect Eating Well recipe and you can click here for the preparation instructions. If you love butternut squash, dark leafy greens, smokey tofu, a little spice, and hearty pasta dishes, you’ll want to make this asap. Ingredients: 2 teaspoons [...]

I have a friend who is enamored with fish tacos. She literally seeks out the best fish taco restaurants wherever she travels, and had a fish taco bar at her wedding. I never really saw the great appeal. I mean I love fish. But that’s pretty much where my love affair with fish tacos ended. [...]

Have you tried brown basmati rice before? It’s my favorite variety of rice because 1) its whole grain and 2) it smells like popcorn when it cooks. I made a big batch of it over the weekend in the rice cooker, then headed to EatingWell.com to see what basmati rice recipes they had in store. [...]

The other night, I wasn’t in the mood to follow a recipe. I didn’t even do my usual online perusing for recipe inspiration, or bring my camera into the kitchen for potential blog-worthy material. I was flying solo with Funk in his night class, and just knew I was in the mood for massaged kale [...]

Lately my Sunday evening routine, when it comes to making meals, involves my beloved rice cooker. In it, I can toss some veggies, spices, seasonings, and two hours later have a great grain dish waiting for us with leftovers for the next few days. It requires absolutely no stove or oven heat, which is key [...]

The other day my friends Pam and Jess came over to help me assemble some wedding programs and favors. In return, I promised to feed them! But after a super busy day running around, I didn’t have time to whip up anything elaborate. So, I threw together some simple ingredients and came up with hummus [...]

My favorite fruit (and one of my favorite foods ever) is the apple. I eat one daily. But in my top five list of favorite fruits is the pineapple. I know it has no relation to the actual apple, but the name is similar so no wonder I love it so much! Fresh pineapple is [...]

Usually I have my ducks in a row when it comes to meal planning. We usually go major grocery shopping on Saturday or Sunday, though we’ve been known to go to Trader Joes three days in a row. What? They may have a new product we need to know about. Usually I’ll click through my [...]