Turmeric has made an appearance on this blog several times now {Plant Plate Special, Yellow Quinoa} and I’m not sure if it is a result of having a Persian grandmother whose fingers have been stained a glistening turmeric yellow for as long as I can remember or if I’m just a food blogging statistic in a new wave of turmeric spiced food and drinks
In my past life as a clinical dietitian at Mount Sinai Hospital (only a couple of years ago), there was one thing all of us dietitian girls {and guy} looked forward to at the peak of the day-
If you know me, you know I like a good algorithm to break things down- whether the purpose is to explain how to build a balanced acrobatic meal, smoothie or snack- there is nothing I like more than a step-by-step process. So when PureWow Family asked me to do a segment on school lunch-
There are a few nutrition tips that every Registered Dietitian can recite at any moment. These very helpful, slightly cliché in our world, education points have been so deeply ingrained in our minds that you can just say the word and we will start running our mouths. One is
I remember the first time I made spaghetti squash- I was a new RD and THRILLED to swap my favorite refined carb (pasta) for a vegetable- I am a veg enthusiast after all. After slicing the squash open (along with the palm of my hand), roasting it for over an hour (whoever says it takes 30 minutes to bake spaghetti squash is simply mistaken), carefully pulling apart the strands, mixing with sauce and adding just a sprinkle of cheese (because well, thin is in) and finally eating a 2 cup mountain of this labor intensive and delicious meal, I was left hungry…
In a previous post I mentioned that sprinkling “turmeric on your big mac won’t do the trick” when it comes to health, but I’m here today to say that turmeric on your chickpeas will. Let me explain…
I recently returned from a trip to Scandanavia, where cinnamon buns are plentiful and the people are beautiful. After a few days of sweet treats and cappuccinos, it was time to get my plants on. So I hit the local smoothie bar where
Recipe Video A visit from my cousin Alan from Los Angeles has always meant three things: 1-
Recipe Video My earliest food memories of “Pulses”- AKA legumes found in pods such as lentils, beans, peas and chickpeas- are from
Recipe Video Have you ever seen that meme on social media?… “If someone tells you that you’re putting too much