Spiced Carrot and Cauliflower Dip

I’m in a recipe kind of mood. My last post was a recipe, and guess what? This post is a recipe post too. And who knows? My next post might be as recipe as well. I want to make sure you’re eating healthy this summer… and I want to make sure I’m eating healthy this summer, too!

Breadless Grilled Caprese Sandwiches

I love healthy versions of classic recipes, and here’s a great one to add to the list – how delicious does this look?

It’s a Breadless Grilled Caprese Sandwich! BUT WAIT – What did I use instead of bread? Are you sitting down? CAULIFLOWER!

Let’s Bring Back Ham Salad! Who’s In? We Can Use This Extremely Healthy Recipe

I have a memory from my childhood of sitting at my grandparents’ kitchen table in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and eating a ham salad sandwich for lunch. Here’s me and my grandparents, Dorothy and Dean, from 1981, when I was 2 years old:

I was older when I ate that ham salad sandwich that I so vividly remember, but that’s the woman that made it. My grandma Dorothy used to make

I Eat These All The Time… But When I Saw Them Like This at the Store, I Had No Idea What They Were!

Anyone have any idea what these are?

I was stumped. Clearly pods of some kind, a little bit fuzzy, a little rounder and fuller than soybeans. It took me a moment to even find the sign, before I realized 

Asparagus and Sugar Snap Salad with Molasses Vinaigrette

A few weeks ago, I shared my recipe for Cauliflower, Tomato and Avocado Salad – which I really enjoy, because it’s a delicious non-lettuce-based salad, and sometimes I get bored with lettuce. And here’s another non-lettuce-based salad recipe, that’s equally as delicious: Asparagus and Sugar Snap Salad with Molasses Vinaigrette!

You start by steaming the

Cauliflower, Tomato, and Avocado Salad

I love salads. I eat them all the time. Sometimes, though, I get a little tired of lettuce and other salad greens, so figuring out a delicious non-lettuce salad is always fun. And I came up with a great one: Cauliflower, Tomato, and Avocado Salad!

I also love oddly-colored vegetables: rainbow carrots, purple asparagus… it’s all intriguing and delicious. So when I saw

Eating Well With My Sister in Chicago. No, Scratch That… Eating GREAT!

Want to eat healthy while visiting Chicago? Stay with my sister Laura. Seriously. I’ll give you her number if you want. (No I won’t.) I stayed a few days with her after the Hancock race, and she made making good choices while traveling super easy. And her dog Conrad is a cutie!

Conrad is 13 years old and completely blind, and I love hanging out with him! Laura has been on her own health kick for quite some time, and she’s still going strong: