Easy, Nutritious Recipes to Fuel an Active Lifestyle
This Greek chickpea salad has chopped tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, red onion, feta cheese, and of course, chickpeas. There’s a simple olive oil and lemon dressing, and the whole salad takes less than 20 minutes to whip up. I have a thing for Greek salads. As in, I’ve eaten seven of them in the past seven days. Most of them have been at restaurants, like I’m
Dressed-Up Black Beans and Rice: A simple take on black beans and rice with lots of added veggies. Top with sliced avocado, guacamole, salsa, sour cream, or cheese and serve over spinach and/or rice for a hearty vegetarian meal. As I’ve ventured more into vegetarian cooking over the past few years, I knew it was only a matter of time before I came up with
Cooking for one is something new I’ve had to learn in college. I really enjoyed cooking back in high school when I was living at home, too, but most things I made were for at least the five people in my family. I also had a big kitchen, a huge selection of ingredients and spices, people to help me clean up the kitchen, and bit more free time. Now that I live in
Over the past few months, I’ve heard people talk about making salads in a jar on numerous occasions. Being the skeptic that I am, I wondered why people would do such a thing. What’s wrong with regular plastic or glass Tupperware containers? But I heard enough about these salads that I decided to give them a try, and I have to say, I was surprised by how much
Cheese-stuffed salsa chicken- a super easy, healthy, and delicious entree to serve with steamed veggies and creamy Mexican risotto or brown rice! Growing up, my family spent every other summer in Colorado for my parent’s month-long work conference. For the kids, it was a sweet deal since it meant our weekdays were filled with soccer camps, tennis camps, and ice skating camps while our parents worked. During
