Youthful, Active, Healthy

Sometimes you just crave the taste of an Asian salad.  I love the ginger-soy-sesame flavor combination and serve it over many different types of salads.

Serve this Asian Salad Dressing  over a salad of field greens, chicken tenderloins, avocado, and mandarin oranges.  Or try this with avocado, [...] Read More

We are a family of lemon lovers.  My daughter Claire had gotten a large bag of lemons for a different recipe but didn’t need all of them and I was looking in the fridge for salad dressing that would go well with the baked cod that [...] Read More

One of the reasons I like to make a roasted chicken is because of the leftovers!  I created this chicken salad with pomegranates and apples with things I already had in my kitchen.  It was quick, delicious and quite pretty as well if I do [...] Read More

When you are looking for a quick, healthy and tasty way to get greens into your diet, simple sauteed spinach is one of the easiest ways to do that.

First I saute onion in some olive oil over medium heat.  After the onions are glassy I add chopped [...] Read More

MASSAGED KALE SALAD

I know when I first started eating kale, I didn’t think I would like it.  The texture was “scratchy” and the flavor was “meh”.  But as with most new foods, it can take a few tries before you acquire a taste for it.  Since [...] Read More

Chickpea Edamame Salad is super easy and satisfying.  Enjoy this by itself as a main meal or as a side salad.  Most of us have these ingredients on hand – except for the edamame.  You can find shelled edamame at a Trader Joes, Whole Foods, or [...] Read More

When it comes to eating healthy, there are a couple of reasons you might not stick with it: 1)  You focus too much on what you need to eliminate from your diet (deprivation mindset) instead of what you get to add in (healthy whole foods are delicious!), and/or 2)  You don’t [...] Read More