Arugula is my favorite type of salad. To make it even better, this salad only takes 15 minutes (not even) to make. AND it looks like it’s gourmet (illusions illusions). If you have grilled chicken or salmon, you could always add some on top. This is a great as lunch, dinner, a side dish, appetizer,…
Category: Side Dish
Paleo Pizza Crust!!
To say that pizza is my favorite food of all time would be an understatement. I have ABSOLUTELY no self control when it comes to this food. Hence, I had to create a healthier option for the day when I decide to eat my own weight in pizza. Unfortunately, I attempted to make about 35…
Mighty Meat Stew
It’s MARCH and the cold winter is (unfortunately) still here. In hopes of improving my mood, I downed some Vitamin D and made this stew. It’s simple, healthy, and hearty. Essentially you chop up some meat, veggies, pour in some broth, and cook it in the crockpot all day until you get home from work….
Eating to Starve Cancer?
Did you know you can essentially starve cancer cells? True story. Watch this amazing talk from TED (below). If you don’t have time, I’ll give you the cliff note version. Our body can regulate capillary growth by growing capillaries to heal injures or pruning them back when they are not needed. Abnormal angiogenesis is at the…
Super Healthy Spinach Dip
One of the BEST appetizer dishes for a party is spinach artichoke dip, which is also one of the highest calorie party appetizers that you could eat. It’s deceivingly unhealthy, because with Spinach and Artichokes in the title, you typically think it can’t be *that* bad. To give you a little perspective, in there is 312…
SUPERBOWL Buffalo Chicken Bites w/Blue Cheese Dip
For those football parties you may or not be attending/throwing, try making this HEALTHY Buffalo Chicken Wings and Blue Cheese Dip recipe for Superbowl 2013. Chicken Bites: Ingredients 5 pieces of chicken breast 1.5 cups bread crumbs (use almond flour with 2tsp of italian seasoning for a gluten free/paleo version) 1 tbsp cayenne pepper 1/2…
Skinny Spaghetti (Squash)
My Italian relatives would be utterly and completely devastated if they saw this post, because we (as Italians) live, eat, and breathe pasta. Quite honestly, I can’t be eating all that pasta! It’s delicious while you’re engulfing the entire plate, and then it just sits in your stomach and is carb overload. Ignore this post…
Panzanella (A New Twist on Salad)
Salad. It can get boring. Especially if you have it everyday of the week. Sometimes, you just need an interestingly delicious lunch to get you through the workday. Panzanella is a twist on a salad that learned from a chef in Venice. Essentially a salad without the lettuce. This recipe is full of fiber and…
Healthy Recipes for Food Lovers 