NYC-based food blog featuring [mostly healthy] recipes, restaurant recommendations and how-to's
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…
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…
Firstly, no, I did not misspell quinoa. Kañiwa (kah-nyee-wah) is actually another super nutritious seed to have recently hit the market, and it happens to be quinoa’s close South American cousin. Kaniwa looks like tiny reddish-brown quinoa, has a similar nutty taste and nutritional profile - it’s a great source of iron, protein, fiber and amino…
I’ve been thinking about how to introduce this salad to you guys for over a week. I’ve been trying to think of proper metaphors and witty jokes, but all to no avail. Womp, womp… I’m just going to have to be straight with you and tell you that this is one of the best salads…
