Category: Vegetables

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 […]

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  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, […]

One of the things that I love to tell people (for shock value alone sometimes), is to eat more butter. You know, the good quality, grass fed stuff. And use it on veggies instead of only reserving it for things that taste like nothing and give you nothing (sorry, pasta). If you use butter on your […]

  Black Bean and Spinach Enchilada Bake This veggie packed lasagna is one of my favorite one- pot meals (read: party food or busy week food) and a great sneaky way to eat more spinach. Other great additions would be to add meat of your choice – grilled or pulled chicken, steak, or pork would all […]

Think you don’t like eggplant? I’m about to change your sweet little mind today with the BEST ratatouille. This rustic, classic Italian dish is P-E-R-F-E-C-T this time of year- not only is it transitional in how many ways you can serve + eat it, but every single ingredient is in season now. Meaning fresh, great […]

  Picture this. Your family. Eating healthy food. Your kids eating more vegetables and good protein… and loving every bite?! And you. You are less stressed (time wise AND mentally), have a printable plan of action to follow, tons of new ideas, and a renewed energy about cooking for your family? Oh, hello. Welcome to […]

Because I think mint is the most under-appreciated fresh herb. And with late summer mojitios or moscow mules happening, chances are, you’ll probably have some left over…or a garden full of it.  And a fridge that already has all of these other ingredients. So. Make this. And yes, this is a Simply Real Health Cookbook […]

Holy schnikes. Just in case you want to know my favorite recipe of the summer. It’s just that good. I’m not bragging, just stating a fact.   And I just needed to make a good dinner. Fast. To bring to some sweet friends who just had a baby. With 20 minutes on the clock to […]

It’s been a long week. A hard one, for my whole family. Early this week, we all lost my dear, sweet 26 year old cousin. Who kind of just lit up the world with his big smile and  easy, laid-back +  happy nature. And amazingly fierce love of his family. Which is no small feat. […]