Healthy(ish) food blog made with real ingredients and a NYC twist.

Cranberry Broccoli Salad with Toasted Pecans and Apple Cider vinegar Dressing

Posted on November 20, 2021

A perfect Thanksgiving salad with broccoli + shredded cabbage + dried cranberries + toasted pecans drizzled in sweet Apple Cider vinegar dressing. Sometimes you need just a little twist on a that classic salad your aunt would bring for your Thanksgiving meal. You know, the one with broccoli, sliced nuts and that heavy dressing? This salad is just that. Only better. With a lighter twist with added sliced grapes and toasted pecans! Perfect for any thanksgiving meal. I love a…

Pumpkin Zucchini Carrot Muffins {no refined sugar, no butter}

Posted on November 18, 2021

If you are in need of a HEALTHY pumpkin muffin with extra veggies, whole wheat, no added sugar and no butter? you have come to the right place! When Theo became of age…the age of eating accountability–he was about 9 months old. Still no teeth and still nursing like a sucking banshee but he needed something to gum on. (Or actually I needed him to have something to gum on.) I tried to give him a “puff”. It failed. It…

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Roasted Butternut Squash Hummus

Posted on September 30, 2021

This flavorful, butternut squash hummus is simple to make and packs a savory punch that goes great with chips, veggies or any meal that needs a little something extra. Hummus is really good…alone it is good. HOWEVER, consider your average hummus upped with this savory Butternut Squash addition! Now you can have your hummus AND your vegetable’s all in the same bite. INGREDIENTS NEEDED: Butternut squash It needs to be roasted prior to adding it to the hummus check out…

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Easy Pineapple Acai Bowl [made with ALL frozen fruit]

Posted on September 30, 2021

This Acai bowl requires NO FRESH fruit…yet it tastes fresh and it still healthy! So it is the busy person’s dream. Just add frozen fruit + unsweetened vanilla Almond milk + granola + more frozen fruit. We lived in Southern California for long enough for us to enjoy AND spend all of our souvenir money on what’s known as the Bonzai Bowl. We would get them on our way to the beach, or on our way home from the beach,…

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Joanna Gaines Caramel Sea salt Chocolate Chip Cookie. [made with only brown sugar]

Posted on September 29, 2021

The chocolate chip cookie made special with the addition of Caramel Baking Chips that, when made extra big, is a perfect cookie with a crunchy top and bottom and a dense, chewy middle! There are many chocolate chip cookie recipes out there and I believe that there are many delicious chocolate chip cookies all delicious for different reasons. Whether that be…the chewiest, the crunchiest, the fluffiest, the thickest, the best frozen, the best when served hot etc. THIS cookie however,…

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Chicken & Veggie Stir Fry with Thai Peanut Sauce

Posted on September 12, 2021

This Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry with Thai Peanut Sauce is an easy dinner that comes together in 30 min and is a crowd pleasing meal! The other day, my mom and I looked at the clock and it was already time for dinner! Ah!! We quickly and NOT quietly vocalized things we could throw together in 30 min or less for and NOT dirty every pan and bowl in the kitchen. Since I was living with her, she whole-heartedly…

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Egg in a Cloud [only 3 ingredients!]

Posted on September 6, 2021

This over-easy yolk dropped into a perfectly baked fluffy cloud of egg whites topped with fresh basil creates a healthy 3 ingredient breakfast that can be thrown together in minutes and will make your heart sing! It can be made vegetarian or with bacon bits! We have been experiencing just a touch of what California is living—the smoke. And the smoke has been pretty rough in utah lately! I can’t begin to imagine what California is breathing. And selfishly, I’m…

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Mexican Tostada with Chili-Lime Smashed Avocado

Posted on September 2, 2021

This quick and easy Mexican specialty has upped it’s game when topped with melted cheese, creamy refried beans and topped with chili-lime smashed avocado. “Tostada- is the name given to various dishes in Mexico or other parts of Latin American that include a toasted tortilla as the main base of the dish. It can be consumed alone or used as a base for other foods.” Interpretation: A baked/fried corn tortilla topped with toppings:) WHY THE TOSTADA? If you have ever…

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the BEST Thai Peanut sauce in 10 min [with sesame seeds]

Posted on August 31, 2021

This easy to make, perfectly spiced non-processed Thai Peanut sauce is the BEST in the business because it has one secret ingredient—sesame seeds. Great on stir fry, chicken skewers or as a sauce for rice and veggies! If you have ever been to Thailand, one thing is for sure. Delicious Thai peanut sauce is everywhere. And everyone has their own version of the peanut sauce. Whether it is a dipping sauce for chicken satay or drizzled over rice, meat and…

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Italian Garden Tomato and Cucumber salad [4 ingredients]

Posted on August 20, 2021

There is nothing quite like a garden tomato to complete a summer salad…add a cucumber, Italian seasoned mozzarella balls + fresh basil and you’re set for the season! I love tomatoes. Ok, no i love some tomatoes….no no I take it back. I only love garden tomatoes. Yikes, I guess that means I’m a tomato snob. Because realistically I only eat tomatoes during one season and ONE season only. Summer. Tomatoes from your garden or someone else’s garden [aka a…

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