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Simple Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Fall is here! And so are the holidays, two of my favorite things. One of my least favorite things however is the crazy holiday food that comes along with this joyous season- loaded with sugar, calories, and a lot of guilt for so many of us. Many of the holiday foods at Thanksgiving and beyond can be heavy, when they

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Easy No Mayo Chicken Salad

Chicken salad is one of my favorite and easy go to’s when it comes to snacking, lunch and even dinner. Especially when it’s free of goopy mayonnaise, but still super tasty and filling, like this easy no mayo chicken salad. I tried to keep this recipe as easy and fresh as possible, without altering taste and flavor (I did the

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Healthy(er) Cobb Salad

A big, delicious lunch salad is absolutely the best! I love having a big bowl of fiber-filled vegetables and nutrients to help power me through each and every afternoon. One of the salads I love in particular is a cobb salad, however often they’re loaded with lots of calories and fat. So I wanted to share with you my version

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Eggplant with Sautéed Tomato and Garlic

This is one of my absolute most favorite dishes from my recent trip to beautiful Italy. In my experience with cooking eggplant (other than my delicious recipe for Eggplant No-Parm Sliders) – I find it’s often hard to cook and not so tasty. However, this recipe for eggplant with sautéed tomato and garlic came out beautifully- and it’s so easy

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Fresh Summer Salad

We love summer salads. They’re light (so they won’t leave you feeling weighed down) but they’re loaded with healthy and tasty ingredients. This salad in particular is made with garden-fresh ingredients (we chose organic ones, and whenever you can, you should too!). This simple recipe is also gluten free, dairy free and vegan as well. And what’s best, is that

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Easy Roasted Delicata Squash

Meet my new favorite veggie to roast- delicata squash. It’s so delicious and also SO easy (and we know that I’m a fan of easy-to-make veggies and dishes!). I’ve made so many different types of squash but this one was new for me. I like squash because it’s less starchy than potatoes and also loaded with key nutrients like beta

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Cucumber Tomato Salad

Salads are my favorite food group… However, sometimes it gets boring to always have a salad sitting on a bunch of leaves.So to mix it up, I used my spiralizer (a knife is fine too) to slice thin this cucumber really thin and noodley to make this cucumber tomato salad. Actually, to be truthful, my father who was my sous-chef on the night

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Maple Beet and Spinach Salad

This delicious maple beet and spinach salad was inspired by a recent trip to Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada and quickly became my absolute favorite dish to order. This salad is loaded with nutrients due to the spinach and beets (I mean look at them- look at that color!), in addition to the hint of maple I put into the dressing

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Hearty Kale Salad

This hearty kale salad is an all-time favorite of mine and is inspired by a salad made at Whole Foods here in New York City. This salad is particularly delicious due to the addition of the roasted sweet potato and pomegranate seeds, I often find myself eating a rather larger portion of it! The more veggies the better, right? This

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Roasted Carrot and Avocado Salad

A roasted carrot and avocado salad that you can enjoy either cool or warm! Lately I’ve been totally obsessed with roasted carrots- on everything. They’ve shown up as a means for dipping hummus, in salads, and even on their own- I just love them. Carrots often get a bad wrap for having so “too much sugar”- but frankly, there’s many

Chopped Kale Salad

Sunday night dinner and this is what I’m serving, yum! There is nothing better than a delicious kale salad- especially one that’s chopped. I was seriously frustrated with the labor-intensive task of chopping kale and couldn’t figure out how to make it taste like I had purchased it at a restaurant- so I went ahead and gave the food processor a

Kale Cashew and Quinoa Salad

Fresh salads with texture are one of my favorite things to make. The combination of kale, apple, cashews, and carrots give this salad recipe a perfect healthy crunch. Beyond the satisfying crunch, you’ll enjoy tons of nutrients including A, C, E and K vitamins, electrolytes, and even protein thanks to the cashews and quinoa. Feel free to add different herbs