Part 2: 9 More Healthy "Fast Food" Joints In NYC
Over a year ago, I wrote one of my most popular posts: 10 Healthy “Fast Food” Joints In NYC. Because NYC is an ever changing city, the healthy “fast food” landscape has developed since December 2014. The restaurants in my original...Veggie & Quinoa Quesadilla with Lime Slaw
Okay, honest moment… I do cook a lot, but I don’t have the time or energy to make something new every night. I have a signature “go-to” meal when I’m pressed for time and lacking motivation, and it’s this delicious Veggie &...
Avocado Toast with Radishes
Let me explain the title. I went out for brunch this past weekend and everyone around me was ordering the avocado toast (naturally, I ordered it too). Then, I went to a coffee shop and they were serving avocado toast. Since then, I’ve noticed avocado toast on...
8 foods runners should avoid to stop gut issues
Avoiding these foods before a run can stop stomach issues before they start. Every runner has felt the nagging pain of abdominal cramps during one of their runs. More often than not, nausea, diarrhea and all the other unpleasant GI issues that runners face are a...Recipe ReDux: Breakfast Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yes, you read that title right. These are Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies that you can eat for breakfast!! This month’s Recipe ReDux challenge was to share new ideas for breakfast. “Show us the healthy way you wake up your breakfast –...Chocolate Pomegranate Love Nests
I’m really not big on Valentine’s Day. My boyfriend and I don’t even have plans, but he does love sweets, so I made him a decadent treat. We were recently in this vegetable market by our apartment and he pointed out pomegranate...
Charred Shishito Peppers
Sometimes the stars align and the post I was planning for the week lines up perfectly with The Recipe ReDux challenge. Luckily, that has happened on this very busy week before Christmas! Due to popular demand, The Recipe ReDux is repeating December 2014’s theme with...Orange Cranberry Oat Bread
This orange cranberry oat bread is low in sugar and super tasty. It’s a whole grain quick bread that you can feel good about eating this for breakfast! This month’s Recipe ReDux challenge really forced me out of my comfort zone. The challenge is to...Roasted Garlic & Herb Cauliflower Mash + A Surprise Ingredient
Although I’m soon to be 32 years old, I feel like this is the first year that I’m a real adult. I have a full-time job AND I’m contributing a dish to Thanksgiving dinner. Granted, I usually make the vegetarian lasagna for Christmas, but this is different....