Today I'm excited to share a guest post with you by Catherine Cockrill! She's currently finishing up her dietetic internship with Virginia Tech (my internship alma mater), and she's been working with me over the past few months, learning the ropes of blogging, food photography, and social media--and … [Read more...]
10 Amazingly Cheap Vegan Superfoods to Save You Money
Happy World Vegan Day! To celebrate, we're kicking off a six-part, plant-based-on-a-budget series to save you serious cash. Because we’ve all got bills to pay, holiday shopping is coming up, and let's face it: Saving money feels really good. New series: Slashing your budget with plant-based … [Read more...]
5 SuperVeggies to Eat Now
Here's a homework assignment I actually enjoyed: Make a fun video promoting healthy food! Creating the video was part of a school lunch menu project for my Foodservice Management class. (SO many classes to become a registered dietitian.) Specifically, we had to design a week-long menu that met … [Read more...]
Wednesday’s Dinner: Busy Bowls
Well, tonight I almost—almost!—broke down and ordered sushi. Because frankly, I was exhausted. First I stayed up late last night creating practice exercises for my tutoring students, then this morning I started on a new writing project for a client, and finally I tutored all afternoon, after which I … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Summer Rolls with Cashew Dipping Sauce
I first discovered the charms of summer rolls when my mom and I ordered them as an appetizer at a pho restaurant last summer. I was so bowled over by their scrumptiousness—Fresh mint! Crisp veggies! Peanut dipping sauce!—that I simply had to create my own version for Veggie Quest. Salads in … [Read more...]
Midweek Dash: Easy Sautéed Carrots with Onions and Rosemary
I found the silver lining in my most recent epic cooking fail: it is possible to like cooked carrots. Normally I find cooked carrots revolting. I can manage them raw (slathered with hummus), but boiling, steaming or otherwise smushifying them into sickeningly sweetish, squishy bits trips my gag … [Read more...]