NYC-based food blog featuring [mostly healthy] recipes, restaurant recommendations and how-to's
A few weeks ago, my good friend Michelle and I spent an afternoon in the kitchen taking some photos. Because you are not a health food blogger until there’s a photo shoot centered on you making a salad, amirite? I decided to make this awesome quinoa and black bean salad. Although super easy to make, it…
While my Instagram suggests I have a wildly cool and lavish New York City diet (Roberta’s! Ramen galore!), the truth is, I’ve sort of fallen into a weeknight dinner rut. Most nights, dinner consists of quinoa or brown rice with beans (usually these), and some sort of vegetable. It’s fast, easy and nutritious, but also a…
I have not been able to stop thinking about this salad ever since I had it at Lafayette. And who can blame me? It’s basically the perfect salad. Crunchy bitter frisée (also known as curly endive) in an acidic vinaigrette, bits of bacon strewn throughout, a runny egg binding everything together, and bacon-scented croutons to…
Whenever I’m having people over for a buffet/family-style meal, I map out my menu by first deciding what the main protein will be. For brunch, it’s always a frittata. For dinner, it’s usually boeuf bourguignon. This past weekend, my parents came over for an early dinner and I decided to make oven-poached salmon. Along with…
What kale was to 2014, grain salads will be to 2015 - and with good reason. Whole grains, like wheat, oats, millet and barley, are an excellent source of fiber and plant-based protein. They are identified as ‘whole’ because they have all their edible parts still attached, just as nature intended. This is why whole…
This past weekend, Rene and I finally hosted our official housewarming party/his belated birthday celebration. To have all our friends over, mingling, laughing and drinking all night, in a place that’s all our own, was worth the wait and as awesome as was expected. Being an adult definitely has its advantages! Instead of serving chips…
