By now, you’ve probably heard rumblings about the Taco Cleanse. Yes, a cleanse. That calls for tacos. Not green juices, kale salads or hot water, lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne Pepper concoctions (AKA the Master Cleanse, which Beyonce reportedly tried while filming Dreamgirls). If it sounds too good to be true — tacos for breakfast, […]
Healthy Living
A Snack Break You Don’t Have to Feel Guilty About
Healthy snack food often has a stigma attached to it, and that stigma is: booooring. Followed closely by: rabbit food. You may want to choose only low-sugar, low-carb, nutrient-rich things to eat, but then you think about the sour cream and onion chips in the pantry, and suddenly, all you can think is, sour cream […]
You’re Long Overdue to Make This Asian Chicken Salad
The classic romaine, grape tomatoes, baby carrots and Ranch combination gets old after a while. Ditto for mixing things up by swapping the Ranch for Balsamic Vinaigrette or the lettuce for kale. Sometimes, you crave a salad that’s unlike anything else. This is that salad. It’s crisp, it’s crunchy, it’s loaded with flavor. Plus, it’s […]
Date Night Recipes: Oven-Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts have a completely undeserved reputation as the classic “gross” vegetable all humans should avoid. It’s right up there with lima beans and Durian fruit, but it shouldn’t be that way. At least not if you roast them in the oven. Fresh or steam-in-bag Brussels sprouts tend to be best to use—a lot of […]
Make That the Freshman Zero: Healthy Island Pork Tenderloin
You’ve seen how to organize (and maintain!) a workout schedule for your whole crew — no matter how crazy your schedules are — and what kinds of meals and shakes Michelle and her group rely on to stay energized all day long. But when dinnertime comes, how do you resist the Taco Bell drive thru? […]
The Protein Shake That Tastes as Good as a Milkshake
In part two of our fitness series, Michelle Joy shares her group’s favorite recipe for a protein shake that will make you forget everything you’ve heard about post-workout drinks. Probably one of the greatest things about the workout is the protein shake we have afterwards. Ours vary a bit depending on what we have on […]
Yes, You CAN Make This Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette
Making your own salad dressing just seems like overkill, doesn’t it? I mean, how could it be easier — or tastier — than the store-bought, premade kind? That’s what I always thought, until I read Shauna Niequist’s Bread and Wine, and I felt like I had to at least give it a shot. And now […]
4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Pie (PS–it’s healthy!)
This is so easy to make you’ll start keeping Oreo pie crusts on hand at all times.
Cook Like a Nona: Homemade Pomodoro Sauce (AKA Tomato Sauce)
My whole life, tomato sauce has come straight from a can. It’s what I know. It’s what I’m comfortable with. But, after trying pizza with an almost-sweet, crushed tomato sauce, I decided I wanted — nay, needed — to take the marinara-makin’ into my own hands (err, saucepan). With just five ingredients — half of […]
Want to taste autumn? Make this Pumpkin Stew.
All the best flavors of fall come together in this hearty, vegetarian stew.