Eat Healthy – Live long, Live strong
Is there anything better to savor in the summer heat than a colorful light and delicious salad? Besides ice cream or frozen yogurt of course. Name: Colorful Cumin Quinoa Salad Cuisine Fusion Prep Time 15 minutes Cooking Time 15 minutes Total Time 30 minutes Servings 4 Yield 4 cups Although I can’t seem to get…
Today marks the first day of my summer vacation. Do you know what that means? No more packed lunches! Although during the school year I tried to vary my mid-day meals throughout the work week, I found myself resorting to a rather boring rotation of leftovers fruit & yogurt peanut butter and banana sandwiches and…
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have read about my unfortunate incident involving flying appliances and a crippled toe. Ok, so maybe it wasn’t quite that dramatic, but I did end up with a broken toe resulting from a poorly stacked pile of kitchen equipment. I know there’s not much to be done to…
Have you ever set out on a culinary mission with a precise idea of what you want to achieve, but ended up creating something different than what you had envisioned? That is exactly what happened with this recipe. I intended to make a creamy pumpkin butter with notes of maple and a hint of coconut,…
Berry-flavored breakfast grains used to be relegated to sugar- and artificial ingredient-packed cereals designed for kids. These days, you can find a wide array of healthier berry-themed cereals geared towards adults. And why not? Shouldn’t adults be allowed to partake in the enjoyment of berry cereals without resorting to the atrocities posing as healthy breakfasts? The answer is a resounding “Yes!” With this recipe, you can indulge…
Last week I had the pleasure of attending a dinner co-hosted by Mary Kate of Kitchenbelle and Eggland’s Best. I spent the evening at Stella in the South End, (along with about 30 other Boston bloggers), enjoying a multi-course breakfast-for-dinner meal featuring – what else? – eggs. We congregated in a lovely private dining area adorned with egg-themed decor, and chatted…
Have you tried Cabot’s new Farmers’ Legacy Collection cheddar cheese? We’ve tried both the Alpine Cheddar and the White Oak Cheddar; both are seriously delicious. I loved them so much, it was a no-brainer to enter the Cabot Farmers’ Legacy Recipe Contest. I wanted to use both types of cheddar photographed above, and I wanted to come up…
Lily has been very interested in – and excited about – helping me when I cook & bake. We both put on our aprons (she wears a toddler-size one that my grandmother made for me when I was a little girl), she climbs up into her Learning Tower, and she helps to mix whatever is in…
I always seem to struggle with entitling the salads I create for the blog. On the one hand, the recipe title should encompass the main ingredients so that you know – at a glance – what the salad is comprised of; on the other hand, the title shouldn’t be so long that you lose interest…
I spent a while brainstorming different titles for this pizza: Name Southwestern Pizza Cuisine Italian/Southwestern Fusion Prep Time 20 minutes Cooking Time 15 minutes Total Time 35 minutes Servings 4 Yield 1 12-inch pizza Call it what you will… … this pizza is nothing short of delectable. I used my typical pizza crust method, by…