It's hard to believe edamame has been around since the 13th century. Edamame's Japanese translation is "branched bean." They're actually young, green soybeans when they're picked, so they're soft rather than hard and dry like mature soy beans. If you want to get really fancy (and lazy), you can even buy edamame hulled from their skins at Trader Joe's and other specialty food stores. In fact, we grabbed a package of hulled froze edamame from our freezer to help soothe my son's black eye last week! With just a little sea salt, these beans … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
White Chocolate Raspberry Chia Pudding
March 25, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Let's celebrate spring with a nutritious chia pudding recipe that's ideal for breakfast, a snack, or even dessert. Lauren Kelly, ofLauren Kelly Nutrition Lauren Kelly Nutrition, is sharing her delicious recipe for White Chocolate Raspberry Chia Pudding. Here's what she has to say: I know many people are trying to reduce dairy in their diets due to it being inflammatory in our bodies. Replacing regular milk with Almond Milk is a simple way to do this! I use Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk for most of my recipes, including my overnight … [Read more...]
Chopped Mexican Kale Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
March 23, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Today's recipe from Lauren Kelly Nutrition is an amazingly refreshing Mexican Kale Salad with her celebrated Creamy Avocado Dressing. Any salad with Kale as its base and avocado in the dressing should be a winner. It's light, yet tasty, and surprisingly, quite filling as the addition of the Greek yogurt adds creaminess and protein. Bonus: this salad should hold in an airtight container for 5 days!! It's perfect for spring! Save Print Chopped Mexican Kale Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing Author: Lauren Kelly … [Read more...]
Pomegranate Brie Pistachio Phyllo Cups
March 21, 2016 By Leave a Comment
The next two weeks I'm taking a much-needed vacation with the family so, in my absence, I've lined up a plethora of carefully-curated recipes from some of my favorite food bloggers. I promise, all of the recipes easy to make and contain ingredients that can be found in any stocked pantry or refrigerator. Enjoy! Today's recipe is from Lauren Kelly of Lauren Kelly Nutrition. Lauren is not only a certified nutritionist but also a celebrated cookbook author of 2 book: The Everything Wheat-Free Diet Cookbook and The Greek Yogurt Cookbook. … [Read more...]
