Tomato pie with cashew cream

Summer is the only season to eat fresh tomatoes At least, if you live in the northeast, where the most amazing heirloom tomatoes start coming around mid July and stick around through October.  Tomatoes bred to travel well don’t usually taste like much, but the...

Farmer’s market recipe of the month: babaghanoush!

This month’s RecipeRedux theme is produce from farmer’s markets or CSAs – my favorite kind!  I work for a farmer in my Columbia Heights neighborhood, and it’s one of my favorite parts of summer.  A place I get to talk about food, obtain...

Microwave almond apple pie (in a mug!)

For this month’s RecipeRedux, the theme is perfect for the first day of summer: pies!  Unfortunately, I’ve been too busy to bake a pie – but I realize others probably want to eat pie, but don’t have time to bake either, so here’s my...

Should you eat egg yolks? (+Strawberry-Banana Meringue Pie)

By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by Davidson’s Safest Choice Eggs and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time. Eggs: the most versatile food…ever? I’m an egg lover.  I came...

DIY Ranch Seasoning

This month’s RecipeRedux theme is “kitchen DIYs” – things that dietitians do themselves instead of buying!  Be sure to click the blue frog at the bottom of the post for everyone’s hacks. I started blending my own garlic & onion mix...

Pre-workout smoothie

Even the best of intentions need some help sometimes Ever had one of those days where you scheduled, planned, and looked forward to your workout…until you lost steam an hour before?  Iron will or no, you want to “feel” like exercising – and...