Category: Main Meal Dishes

Easy. Just make this salad. Click to play this video. Or, see the full recipe here. What better way to welcome in the Simply Real Health Cookbook arrival week than with my all time favorite recipe?! The Pesto Kale Salad. Now ready for your own test kitchen. Photo by the lovely Jasmine Pulley for the Simply […]

WHAT: Party, party, party-time. WHO: You, silly. And anyone you want to bring. To celebrate like crazy. WHY: Because after a year in the making, The Simply Real Health Cookbook will be here March 20th to have and hold. Woop de woop woop! BRING: Yourself, your book (if you pre-ordered one, and no it’s not too […]

I’m not really a takeout kind of girl. The food is overly salty, never has enough veggies and fresh stuff and takes just as long (if not longer) to place the order, drive, pick it up, drive home, get ready to eat, etc. And then, after all of that, it’s cold. And you kind of […]

In going gluten free 4 years ago, the one thing I was worried about missing out on was pizza. That thin, crispy crust. The melty cheese. Pesto. Tomato sauce. Meat. Veggies. Spices. Ah, I die. Divine. Back then, it was so hard to find a crust recipe to make at home, which I used to […]

  If a sweet caramelized onion + a perfectly crunchy, roasted brussel sprout had a baby, this is what it would taste like. If that sounds like the best thing ever, you need to make this recipe ASAP. If it sounds like punishment, today is not your kind of post. But then again, this wouldn’t be your […]

  Ok, for real. Whether you’ve committed to eating healthier this year or not, you have to make this soup. A creamy, dairy-free cauliflower soup that really means this: veggies on veggies on veggies. Pureed ones mixed into cooked ones for the best stew-like texture. So you’ll feel full and awesome and energized. And yes, I know what […]

  True confession: in all the years past, Mondays were always my day to start my post weekend cleanse. Usually something extreme, like not eating dairy and grains and sugar and alcohol and meat or juicing straight until I felt a little like gumby. Something- if I’m being totally honest with you- that would make […]

You know when you’d sit at the dinner table as a little kid and hear… Eat your vegetables. You have to eat your vegetables. Eat your vegetables… or else! No dessert. Like it’s some kind of punishment. It’s no wonder most of us have a terrible relationship to eating veggies. And that’s if you were […]

A few years ago, my family started this ridiculous tradition. And by “family”, I mean me. Dueling dishes. The old school vs the new school. Old school: processed food classics like green bean casserole, yams with marshmallows, pies with corn syrup, and stuffing with orowheat soft sandwich bread. Tradition. The definition of Thanksgiving food. Which […]

  Today I have a little story for you. And a myth we need to shatter ASAP. Everyone knows that in order to be healthy, you have to eat healthy. Right? Right. True. Everyone also knows that in order to eat healthy, you have to spend hours every day cooking, prepping, and shopping to do so. Also meaning, spending most of […]

New! The Simply Real Health Cookbook on sale now! 150 original recipes, 7 months in the making, and over 350 hardcover pages of stunning, drool worthy recipes and healthy ideas. On sale now! Read the reviews here. Click here to purchase Read Recent Press + Features: Refinery 29: Save Money This Week: Make These Quick + Healthy Meals at Home Camille Styles: […]

  Tomato, Wild Rice + Greens Gratin Makes 4 servings Make the most of the end of the tomato season with this great recipe! It also kind of tastes like pizza :).  Feel free to experiment with adding other sorts of veggies in this dish, or organic sausage Excellent with fresh arugula on top to serve. Also, […]