Salad Salad

Butternut Squash Salad

Fall is here and so are all of the root vegetables in season! Cinnamon Roasted Butternut Squash is great as a side... but now just add those leftovers to your green salad for a warm and fully flavorful and delicious meal. Get the recipe!

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Salad Salad

Kale Apple Almond Salad

 

Sounds fancy, looks beautiful... actually SO easy and only takes about 5 Ingredients!  The key to it?  Well, if you've ever come to any of my cooking demonstrations in the Cincinnati area you would know the trick!!  It is to MASSAGE YOUR KALE - yup! Everyone always get's a kick out of it but it's totally the truth and it's the game changer to an amazing kale salad (one that I PROMISE you will love!!). Get the recipe!!

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Roasted Broccoli w/ Tahini Dipping Sauce

Instead of frying, just roast these tasty little florets a high temperature for a crispy broccoli piece that has tons of crunch with a lot less oil.  Sometimes it’s just a matter of getting creative with our vegetables to keep things interesting!! This dish goes wonderfully with a drizzle of a mediterranean style dressing of tahini-garlic-lemon. 

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Marinated Cherry Tomatoes

These easy marinated cherry tomatoes are bursting with flavor, so easy to prepare, and perfect for hydrating your skin and cells on a hot summer evening.  Whip up this 5 min cherry tomato salad, perfect addition over fresh fish, on the side with a meat/fish, or even just tossed with some chickpeas, quinoa, or spinach for a meal. 

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Holiday Apps & Desserts

Looking for some HEALTHY holiday appetizers and desserts?  Get over 15 different creative ways to pull in healthy proteins and fats, increasing the fiber and cutting out the high amount of added sugar and saturated fats/butter that most holiday recipes have.  I served these at my cooking demo last week and they ALL were a HIT!! Plus these are practical and realistic suggestions - no more than 5 minutes of prep for most (if not ALL of these recipes).  Enjoy!

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