Even after calculating the nutritional info about 14 times I still can’t believe that this creamy, cheesy lasagna is under 400 calories a serving. The trade-off for all this deliciousness is that it takes some time to cook up and assemble the component parts. No-cook lasagna noodles help speed the process – and reduce the…
Pumpkin Spice Creamer
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Pumpkin Spice Latte time! Except… do you know what’s in those? Neither do I. Let’s make our own! It’s so simple. Just simmer 2 cups of your favorite non-dairy milk (I like almond) with 2 tbs pumpkin, 2 tbs maple syrup, cinnamon sticks, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, and…
Curried Israeli Couscous with Roasted Cauliflower
This recipe was inspired by the Curried Israeli Couscous from Mendecino Farms, a restaurant that often caters my company meetings. Unfortunately, the salad is only on their catering menu. After about 10 lunch meetings in three weeks my team at work was ready to revolt and I finally admitted that I’d need to find a…
Begoon-Pora: Burnt Eggplant
This recipe comes courtesy of my friend Bann Roy . I first encountered Bann through his incredible short film Aashpordha. If you ever have a chance to watch it, I can’t recommend it highly enough. Apparently, his talents extend beyond filmmaking. This recipe has so much flavor it’s hard to believe how easy and healthy…
Shirataki Sesame Noodles
Let me introduce you to my new shirataki noodle crush. This recipe is perfect. Just 15 minutes to make and under 170 calories per massive serving. Honestly, this should probably be 5 servings but, you know, they’re really good. If you’re not familiar with shirataki noodles, then first, you probably don’t read this blog often…
Strawberry, Spinach and Goat Cheese Salad
This has been our favorite salad the last few months and I think it will be a long time before we find anything better. It’s so fast and easy to put together but the simple ingredients combine for something very special. In the past, I usually defaulted to balsamic vinaigrette for any salad that used…
Low Calorie Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing
I hate when half the calories of my meal come from a tiny drizzle of sauce so 99% of the time I use a lightened-up version of whatever dressing my salad calls for. The biggest challenge to this habit hit when, towards the end of Summer, we discovered a new favorite salad that went best…
Sun-dried Tomato, Spinach, and Feta Pasta
This hearty pasta is packed with vegetables and flavor. Serious flavor. I would make this regularly even if it took hours so it’s just an added bonus that this dish makes it to the table in just 20 minutes. Roughly chop your veggies and make the sauce while the pasta is cooking. Strain the pasta…
Roasted Tomato and Rosemary Pasta
So, I’m a little bit of a minimalist. I hate “stuff.” Buying stuff, storing stuff, all that is awful. Until I married Brad, everything I owned – furniture included – could fold up and fit in one hatchback. Brad jokes that if it were up to me, we still wouldn’t own anything and he’s probably…
Grilled Jerk Tofu with Pineapple Salsa
Brad isn’t always as excited as I am about my super healthified and/ or vegan experiments and, given the prominence of tofu in this one, I didn’t expect much praise. Much to my surprise, not only did he have no complaints, he loved it as much as I did. The tofu here is really just…
