A gorgeous cookbook celebrating the bold flavors and unique ingredients of the Caribbean… and it’s all vegetarian!!! If you’re on the hunt for plant-based foodie gift for the holidays, check out Provisions: The Roots of Caribbean Cooking, featuring 150 vegetarian…
If you know me at all, I am a sucker for a beautiful cookbook. I am especially a sucker for it if is [mainly] full of plants and gluten-free things and not a ton of a sugar and generally good-for-you…
Four years ago [whoa], I shared a throw-together recipe for one of my husband’s favorite homemade meals: vegan burg-adillas. They had become something of a treat food staple in our home, akin to “pizza night” and “let’s get takeout” of…
Personal training is expensive. So are fitness classes and gym memberships. And having someone tell you what to eat all the time (which, if you’ve worked with me before, you’ll know that’s not what I’m about, but that I do…
If you’ve ever dealt with seasonal allergies, you know how annoying they can be. You feel entirely fine except for a scratchy throat, runny nose and irritating chest congestion. You feel strangely half-sick: not quite enough to justify resting for…
Giving up sugar can be a big shift for your body, your mind and your habits, especially if you’re a big dessert eater. Whatever motivates your decision to reduce or cut out sugar – for me, it was to reduce…
It has officially been an embarrassing amount of time since I posted on the blog. I just looked at the most recent post for Toasted Quinoa Cereal and cringed that it went up on October 27. #ImSorry By means of explanation,…
Who would have thought that pistachios and figs would go so well together? Well, a bunch of people, apparently, but this is news to me (and welcome news at that!). On the hunt for a new versatile, make-ahead breakfast (veering…
Generally, I don’t dig raw food. I find it hard to digest and truly, I just prefer the texture of slightly mushy cooked veggies. I am a toddler, apparently. Great news, though: this isn’t the case for everyone! If you…
HEY THERE!! After a brief summer hiatus, From the Ground Up is back! We’ve been cooking up some crazy things (and traveling an insane-o amount) in the last couple of months, so I’m looking forward to finally getting some of…
I’ve been working lately with a number of clients looking to create simple, quick weeknight dinners – half-planned and shopped for, and half thrown together using whatever’s in the kitchen. There’s something nice about knowing you have something nourishing and…
Did you ever read ‘There’s a Monster at the End of this Book’ when you were a kid? The charming paperback where Grover gets word that there’s a monster at the end of the book and tries desperately to prevent…
Plate Joy makes everything look beautiful! If you’ve ever needed an excuse to combine some of the most delicious whole foods in one dish – tahini, ginger, quinoa, garlic, apple, maple syrup – here it is. This is quickly becoming…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about food and its connection with guilt and body shaming and self-loathing and control and feelings of wrongness. Nice and light, right? ;) It seems like almost every woman I have spoken to lately…
We’re taking a little departure into sweet-land today! (WHAAAT?! I know. I was shocked, too.) A few weeks back, a friend asked for some recommendations for easy breakfasts; conveniently, this was already on my mind as I am in constant…
I read a great article this week from Summer Tomato on finding your ideal weight. It’s something that I – and I think most people I know – think about a lot. Despite being on this crazy food-body-health journey for…
Can we talk for a second about mashed potatoes? They’re sort of the quintessential comfort food, and let’s be real: there’s not a ton going on with them in their plainest form, neither nutritionally or in terms of taste. They’re…
Aaaaannnnddd… we’re back! Thanks so much for your patience the last couple of weeks as recovering and travel have taken over blog time. I have a whole slew of fun new recipes for the month ahead (how is it almost…
Soup is one of those meals that always makes me feel a little taken care of: even if you don’t need the extra lovin’, there’s something comforting and lovely about a warm, easy-to-eat meal, especially when enjoyed from your favorite…
This recipe is super yummy. Like, extra super yummy because of how easy it is to make. Also, I’m super extra very much digging it these days because of its thematic appropriateness to some recent events. I’ve written before about how…
Happy Earth Day! I feel like every day should be Earth Day, no? This crazy spinning orb we live on is kind of awesome, and deserves some big love, big respect and a whole lot of conscientiousness. So, between turning off…
Pasta isn’t a typical staple in our house. I tend to like using spiralized zucchini or spaghetti squash in its place {veggies provide extra fiber and more nutrients, prevent a carby hangover and they’re easier on blood sugar levels and…
My mission to find awesome, fueling breakfast options continues. One can only eat so many Macrobars, amiright? (Who am I kidding. I would eat Macrobars 5 times a day if I thought I could get away with it nutritionally.) [Of late,…
I was sorting out a catering order for an event recently – using a company-approved caterer – and was reminded that was it generally accepted as ‘healthful’ breakfast food is really anything but. The menu of options I had to…
A notice: 8 cups of gluten-free oats were unfortunately harmed in the making of this recipe. I extend my most sincere apologies to the families of these oats. It took awhile to figure out the optimal temperature and cook time…
I love Indian takeout. We’ve discovered a great takeout place near our apartment for busy nights/ indulgent weekend dinners that has some of the best Indian and Pakistani food I’ve ever had — it’s a total hole-in-the-wall, which I suppose…
Some deliciously green not-pasta pasta for St. Patrick’s Day! Happy celebrating! A friend of mine is training for an endurance run right now, and has noticed – as many people do – that her weight is going up and up……
