Tag: make ahead dishes

So, I posted this guy on instagram last week before we were heading out to a little BBQ, and immediately got 10 messages to please post the recipe. Oh, you guys. You mean, you’d like to have the ultimate summer picnic/BBQ perfect/easy healthy recipe/and my new favorite make-ahead dish, too? I should have known. Wait. […]

  French Potato Salad Makes approximately 6 servings Notes: This is a light vinaigrette-style potato salad, made in the traditional French style. It makes a perfect picnic salad or side dish. Other great additions include chopped celery, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, sweet onions, pickles, relish, or grilled chicken. Keeps well in the fridge for […]

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 […]

Sometimes being on the spot is a great thing. This summer, its been a great thing over here. For all of  us, really. That fact that 2 of my favorite summer dishes have come from client cooking sessions– in which I am showing a certain technique (usually how to make healthy “make ahead” dishes for […]

Sometimes inspiration for healthy dishes happen to me when I least expect it. Like in the middle of vacation. In Maui. In the middle of cocktails, in the middle of laying on the beach, in the middle of a great book. You never know. We had stopped at this roadside juice bar for a bite […]

Summer is officially here in Seattle. Well, for the week at least. Let us pretend. The season for boating, picnicing, fresh cocktails, and less time in the kitchen in general. In my kitchen, anyways. I, like many Seattlites, have the intense tendency to want to be outside at every possible moment when the weather is […]

Seriously, 5 minutes. That’s all you need for this healthy little dish. You get your veggies in, earn yourself some extra time, and have a great snack for the next few days. Easy-peasy and a snap to prepare if you know what I mean. What more can you want?  Inspired by one of my favorite […]