If you like gazpacho, you will love this chilled tomato beet soup swirled with pesto. Quick, healthy, and vegan, it's the perfect light warm weather meal! Some of my fondest memories of my early twenties in Brooklyn involve having lunch with my friend Blythe. We were both waitresses at the time, ...
Archives for July 2016
Whole Wheat Spaghetti with No Cook Tomato Sauce
This simple, healthy pasta dish makes the perfect summer meal when it's just too hot to cook! For years, I really dug in my heels about pasta with no-cook tomato sauce. It just looked so ho-hum to me. A bowl of plain pasta with some chopped tomatoes thrown in? How good could that be? I turned ...
Caprese Roasted Broccoli
Tender-crisp roasted broccoli, juicy fresh tomatoes, and gooey mozzarella cheese, plus a sprinkle of fresh basil make this the perfect easy weeknight side dish! I've written before about Alex and my eating habits before we met. Basically, I was content to dine on a big salad every night, and on ...
Whole Wheat Oatmeal Fudge Bars
These whole wheat oatmeal fudge bars make the perfect dessert, any time of the year. A crispy oatmeal cookie forms the base and topping, and the middle is rich, gooey fudge. Pass the milk! Sometimes life is full of tough decisions. For instance, last week I couldn't decide if I wanted an oatmeal ...
Refined Sugar-Free Watermelon Lemonade
This healthy, refined sugar-free watermelon lemonade is made with only three simple, natural ingredients! Are you melting? I'm melting. I realize I shouldn't complain, because July in New York will never be as hot as Arizona, New Mexico, or Texas. But still. It's hot. Every time I get in my car ...
Nectarine Skillet Cake
This simple, rustic skillet cake is bursting with juicy ripe nectarines. It's the perfect simple, summer dessert--or breakfast! One of my favorite places to go with Owen on a lazy weekend afternoon is our local fruit and vegetable stand. It's actually quite large, really more of a market, and ...
Raspberry Peach Smoothie
This gluten-free, vegan smoothie is bursting with juicy raspberry and peach flavor! Use either fresh or frozen fruit for a satisfying and healthy breakfast, any time of the year. Hi and happy Sunday! How is your weekend going? We took Owen to a birthday party in New Jersey yesterday where he had ...
Trail Mix Frozen Yogurt Bark
This cold, creamy, crunchy, salty, and chocolatey trail mix frozen yogurt bark is the perfect healthy, whole food snack! If you regularly read my blog (or for that matter, if you know me IRL), then you know that I love to run. I've completed one marathon (NYC 2005) and dozens of ...
Green Goddess Egg Salad
Green goddess dressing is the perfect way to punch up ordinary egg salad! Hi you guys! How was your 4th of July? We celebrated with lots of friends and family and LOTS of chocolate. Seriously. My sister-in-law and I miss communicated about dessert one night, and I made chocolate-covered ...
