Who doesn’t love a delicious dip? They are so easy to make and the perfect addition to a party. You can use the leftovers to add to a salad or enjoy as your own healthy snack. In this dip, I used roasted eggplant as the main ingredient. Eggplants have many healthy properties such as polyphenols which have been found to …

Ireland is a beautiful country with lush, rolling green hills. Thanks to all that soft rain we see the vibrancy and gorgeous green that this country is so famous for. In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day and celebrating our family’s ancestors, I’ve created a luscious green smoothie to energize your day and keep you hydrated. With omega-3 rich hemp, …

Many of us know the drill. We promise ourselves that we won’t drink too much while celebrating, we tell ourselves that we will drink water in-between each cocktail or glass of champagne, and we want to make sure we eat something…yet sometimes all this just goes out the window. So if you did too much celebrating last night, this juice …

One of the best matches made in heaven in the food world is chocolate and peanut butter. In my opinion, there’s nothing better. Since it was my birthday recently, I decided to treat myself and my coworkers to my favorite combination. These squares were inspired by the Mini Peanut Butter Chocolate Cups I made last year, but these squares are …

I get a lot of questions about what I eat/drink post workout, so today I want to share with you my typical post-workout smoothie. I like to keep it simple (like all of my other recipes!), and I try to make it mostly carbs and protein. The carbs help the protein to get into the muscle, so together they’re a …

I decided to combine a mix of all of my favorite nut butters together into one for this recipe. It’s so easy to make a good homemade nut butter without unnecessary ingredients such as vegetable oil, excess salt, added sugar, preservatives and poor quality nuts. Rancid nuts may be used with loads of extras added to cover up the rancidity …

This smoothie is simple, packed with anti-cancer nutrients like quercetin and isothiocyanates, and tasty too. I added hemp seeds to make it more balanced because hemp is a complete source of plant-based protein, and will help to promote satiety. I made this smoothie for breakfast, and it really energized me for the day. INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS Nutrition per serving: Calories 250 …

While it’s officially spring, this week brought a massive ice and snow storm to New England. With the Boston Marathon right around the corner, most of us are out running, regardless of winter’s resurgence, whether we’re training for the big event or just trying to get in shape for summer. I like to infuse a little summer into my chilly …