Today’s Technique Tuesday post is a one-ingredient wonder: roasted beets! Perfect for sides, dips, salads, & sammies. The Soul of Health shows us her favorite, “easy peasy” way to roast up beets, including tips on how to keep your hands (and kitchen) red-streak free. Fall gives us a challenge in beets – something soft and sweet is…
Baked Spaghetti Squash
Can you believe it’s already been a week since the last Technique Tuesday? Have you hard-boiled any eggs since then? 🙂 This week, +Abigail Dougherty at The Soul of Health and I are bringing you this beautifully illustrated and simply presented recipe for Baked Spaghetti Squash from Jaden at The Steamy Kitchen. (Thank you for letting us share your…
Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs
Welcome back to Technique Tuesday! Today, Abigail at The Soul of Health and I are talking about how to hard boil an egg. It’s actually quite simple once you cut through the confusion – you’re hard cooking, not hard boiling. Hard boiling is what produces those sorry looking eggs with rubbery whites and a sickly green cast. In hard…
We’re Not Perfect Wednesday: Junk Food & Sports
Welcome to the second post of “We’re Not Perfect (and that’s OK!) Wednesdays” because come on, cooking every meal from scratch and eating like a healthy robot just isn’t reality! On Wednesdays, we learn more about how to handle real life situations and the imperfect choices and feelings that accompany them. Instead of stressing about…
How to Roast Almonds
Happy Technique Tuesday! This week, Abigail at The Soul of Health (an amazing Registered Dietitian and friend) and I are excited to show you how to roast almonds. Perfectly. Every time. Image courtesy of lobster20 / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Roasting almonds fills your kitchen with a warm, nutty, cozy smell. When you pull out the baking sheet, you’ll find…
How to Roast Vegetables
Happy “Technique Tuesday” where I share the best way to do something simple. Good technique saves time, makes your task safer, and leads to a consistently high-quality result. Today’s Technique: How to roast just about any vegetable with this handy chart from Good Housekeeping – a good one to print or pin and keep handy. Roasting brings…
Thin Crust Veggie Pizza
While I love pizza – l.o.v.e., – I don’t always like the greasy, where-are-my-sweatpants feeling I get after eating pizza. When I really want a heavy, cheesy, greasy New York style slice, I have one. But sometimes I just want the taste of pizza. A pizza that doesn’t make my face feel oily. That…
Canning Jar Salads
I’ve got salad-in-a-jar fever – and the only cure is MORE canning jars. Are you looking for an easy, stress-free way to eat more fruits and vegetables during the week? Do you want to find fun ways to get your kids to eat their greens? Do you have a little extra time on the weekend…
Have Fun & Stay Healthy This Summer
The first official day of summer is June 21st! So soon! I love the long, light days of summer and the fun outdoor activities that come with them – taking evening strolls, tossing a football, meeting up for BBQs, reading in the park, and brunching outdoors to name a few. Granted, a lot of the…
Caroline is a freelance writer, nutrition communication consultant, and counselor with a holistic approach to healthy living. 
