In the week or so since my last post, 6 Tips to Stop Emotional Eating, I've managed to rope in the urge to go flying off on food benders. (Yeah!) It's a feat I'm pretty impressed with, given that I'm still getting used to being back in school, and—surprise!—I had to put together a 25-minute group … [Read more...]
Plant-Based Salads and Dressings (Many Oil-Free)
Delicious vegan salads and dressings! Most dressings are oil-free and whole food, plant based.
The Easiest Kale Salad You’ll Ever Make (Warning: It’s Addictive!)
I just had to share this kale and mango salad with you, because I've been eating it nonstop lately—even for breakfast! And, chocolate shakes aside, I still have a hard time eating vegetables for breakfast. However, the first time I tried this salad, it was so good that I ended up eating an entire … [Read more...]
5-Minute Sweet Ginger Salad Dressing (Vegan, Oil-Free)
If you need a go-to dressing that's weeknight fast, you're in the right place. Sweet and creamy with a kick of fresh ginger, this Asian-inspired vegan salad dressing comes together in 5 minutes flat. Delicious drizzled over a simple salad of spring greens and grated carrot, this ginger dressing … [Read more...]
Easy Red, White, and Blue Salad
So it's almost July 4th, and I just had to share this fun and festive fruit-and-veggie salad with you! Decked out in red, white, and blue, it's as pretty as it is tasty. It's also fast and easy, which is perfect when you have people coming over for a barbeque in the afternoon and it's 11 in the … [Read more...]
Strawberry and Jicama Salad (Vegan, Oil-Free)
Nothing says summer’s just around the corner like strawberries at the market, displayed in their tidy containers like so many jewels. Personally, I’ve always been crazy about these juicy little gems, and could happily eat them by the quart, awash in fond childhood memories. Because for me, their … [Read more...]
Herbed Lentil Salad with Seared Radicchio and Glazed Walnuts
I was smitten with this recipe from the moment I laid eyes on it, and I think you'll be, too. The results are so tasty, in fact, that I hope you'll forgive a myriad of little cheats—some agave nectar, a couple of pinches of salt, a little cooking spray—in the service of the greater good: a … [Read more...]
Sauteed Swiss Chard with Raisins and Pine Nuts
Greetings, veggie lovers (and aspiring veggie lovers)! I'm back from a lengthy blogging break, but it hasn't all been for naught: I've been training in the off season. Feel-Good Food Specifically, I spent some time sprucing up my health—and my cooking skills—at the lovely TrueNorth Health Center … [Read more...]
Tuesday’s Dinner: Cauliflower-Pumpkin Curry, Arugula and Pear Salad
Dinner tonight was a snap to put together (and thank goodness, because I didn't have the time--or patience--for anything complicated!) I made Lindsay Nixon's "Cauliflower-Pumpkin Curry" recipe from her awesome cookbook, Everyday Happy Herbivore. It turned out delightfully, as always, and better yet, … [Read more...]
Super Simple Spinach and Pomegranate Salad
Earlier this week, I had a yen for a little something different for breakfast. Usually, I love a piece of fruit with my bowl of cinnamon-y millet, but this particular morning, I just wasn't feeling it. That, and we were out of "normal" fruit. We did, however, have a pomegranate (which, true … [Read more...]
Hitting the bar for salad inspiration
As you might imagine, eating salad every day this month has forced me to look for inspiration in unusual places. Here's my new favorite: the self-serve bar at Whole Foods Market.I know—finding salad ideas at a salad bar, who'd have thunk it? Hear me out, though. The self serve-bar at Whole Foods … [Read more...]
I'm Lee, an RD thriving on a healthy plant based diet.