I love squash any time of year. It makes a great main or side dish, plus it doesn’t hurt that it’s super low in calories and carbs with only about...
Are you too busy to eat breakfast every day? Have you run out of tasty and healthy breakfast ideas? Take a quick read here for tips to simplify breakfast in...
I’ve got a tasty, festive salad for you. I am all about keeping salads simple and adding flavor with what you have on hand in your fridge and pantry. In...
*This post is sponsored by Illinois Farm Families. The field of genomics is exploding! I was thrilled to be included on a recent tour of the University of Illinois’ Institute...
Yasss! Peaches are in season now. I just want to gobble them up. My family loves them, too. I have childhood memories of eating whole peaches and just letting the...
Cherry season is here. Yaasssss! I love cherry-flavored anything. As much as I love fresh cherries, I use frozen cherries a lot for smoothies, sauces and in these ice pops....
I am always trying to get my kids to eat more veggies. I adore spring peas (and I want them to, also!). Yes, peas are starchy and comforting, but they are...
It’s May! Yay. Let’s celebrate the foods of the season with tacos. I love mini tacos a.k.a. “street” tacos. They are not only small enough to eat with one hand,...
Spring is in full force here, and in typical Chicago fashion – it’s rainy and cold one day and blissfully sunny and warm the next. You truly never know what...
It’s Spring time! With March still in full swing, I chatted with a fellow registered dietitian nutritionist/chef, a food blogger/photographer and a health coach for National Nutrition Month on how they...