As I gear up for Spring, I have begun to think about quick & easy dinners so I can enjoy more time outside, and less time in the kitchen. I recently purchased and tested out a few veggie spiralizers to start making more raw, or lightly sauteed dishes to make quick healthy dinners. My first purchase was a countertop Vegetti Spiralizer. I initially chose the countertop after reading countless positive reviews and to make larger batches in a small amount of time. Unfortunately, I was less than thrilled with it's performance. The suction aspect of it did not stick to my counter, and the noodles were not coming out as noodles but rather small ringlets of vegetables. I was most irritated when the
When I think of Spring, I also start to think about wearing lighter clothing after coming out of frigid winters in the Northeast where I and everyone around me is bundled up from head to toe. With that in mind, I also begin to think about being beach body ready come summer. When it comes to living a healthy lifestyle, maintenance is sometimes the hardest part. When you are not in "weight loss" mode it's sometimes easy for most people to want to go back to their old not so healthy habits of eating. Keeping that in mind is why I am constantly creating, or sometimes re-creating recipes to keep foodies intrigued to want to keep eating healthy no matter what their present goals, or maintenance re
Winter has decided to make a comeback! While we are all patiently waiting for this ice & snow to melt here in the North East, I felt it be appropriate for me to share one of my custom Gluten Free soup recipes! Making Italian food was the first cuisine I was ever introduced to in my mothers Sicilian Kitchen. For as long as I can remember, I was always helping her with nightly dinners for my family of 6 as I was the youngest child and only girl. Our cooking together is one of the fondest memories I have of my childhood, that also carried into adulthood, which unexpectedly led me to my passion for developing recipes of great tasting food that I never imagined would have developed into a career.
