This Celery Root and Parsnip Soup makes a perfect starter for cold evenings and a complete lunch when paired with a grilled cheese or hearty sourdough baguette and salad. Hello, my friends! Today I have a delicious vegetarian, easy to make vegan, soup for you! As the weather grows colder I find myself adding more soups to the menu. Some of our favorites include classic chicken ...
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Make Ahead and Freeze Turkey Meatballs
These make ahead and freeze turkey meatballs are perfect to have on hand for busy weeknights and game day appetizers! My boys are growing and hungry! Seriously, I used to be able to give them 4 meatballs each with dinner and they would be full, but now at 10 and 12, it definitely takes several more than that. So I started making bigger batches of meatballs. At first, I doubled it, but ...
Roasted Beet, Avocado, and Tomato Wrap
This Roasted Beet, Avocado, and Tomato Wrap is a true summer sandwich. Perfect for eating at home or taking to the beach, you can keep it vegan or add a little cheese if you prefer. Happy Summer! Today I've got another summer lunch or picnic idea to share with you, inspired by this month's Recipe Redux challenge: "show us your healthy upgrades to the simple sandwich!" Summer in a ...
Curried Chicken Salad with Skyr Yogurt
This curried chicken salad with skyr yogurt will add a dose of health and spice to your lunch. Equally suited for work, school, or a picnic on the beach, give this mayo-free chicken salad a try. Lunches. I can get just as stumped as everyone else about what to make. Why is that? But sometimes all it takes is a few extra minutes in planning and prepping. You may wonder why I have lunch ...
Roasted Roots and Squash Kale-Quinoa Salad
This Roasted Roots and Squash Kale-Quinoa Salad is as equally suited for family gatherings as it is for mason-jar lunch salads. How's it going? Are you surviving this winter? While the days are definitely getting longer, it's still noticeably cold and wintery here in New England. All winter I happily don my long gray down jacket, gray hat, black boots, and...well, you get the idea. ...
Fig, Farro and Arugula Salad
This Fig, Farro and Arugula Salad is a delicious way to showcase the season's fresh figs. It's perfect for everything from your work lunch to a festive potluck dinner. FIGS I've been smitten with the beauty of figs for quite some time. Like so many other fruits, it's quite photogenic, especially when sliced open. But since fresh figs aren't available that often here in the Northeast, I only ...
Whole Grain Swedish Pancakes
These whole grain Swedish pancakes are a fun lunch that your kids will love. They contain no added sugar and the batter can be prepared in 5 minutes with the help of your blender! Wait, pancakes for lunch? Yes, indeed! Having pancakes for lunch is perfect for a lazy summer or cozy winter day. And if you are up for something different, why not try these whole grain Swedish pancakes. Made ...
Kale and Garlic Scape Frittata
This Kale and Garlic Scape Frittata is simple to throw together and packed with nutrients and flavor. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner, it's a great way to use up that leftover kale. Frittata Frittata. Such a fun word to say. It almost sounds like it should be a verb, like "do you frittata?" As another dietitian commented on my Instagram post yesterday, "I think frittata ...
Asparagus-Broccoli Soup
This asparagus-broccoli soup is the perfect appetizer for your next dinner. Fresh, green, and bursting with nutrition, it's like nature's natural reboot after a long winter. It's green season here in New England! (Excuse the excitement, but it's hard not to get excited after several months of brown, gray, and white). Little light green leaves are popping up all around and the soil is ...
Lentil and Roasted Veggie Salad in a Jar
This lentil and roasted veggie salad in a jar is perfect for bringing to work or school. Simply prepare the ingredients the day before and you will be ready to go in the morning! Spring. It's almost here. I know it. After another snowstorm and too much time indoors, I'm so ready to for pops of green to start appearing and our snow boots to go into hibernation. (I mean, can I tell you ...
