Roasted Carrots with Garlicky Walnuts and Goat Cheese. These delicious Roasted Carrots make the perfect side dish for just about any meal. Roasting them at a high temperature brings out their natural sweetness and gives them the perfect caramelized edges and tender-crisp texture. I taught a diabetes class yesterday and this question/statement always comes up,
I’ve been making a cheeseboard for Thanksgiving the last few years. And even though this year is different, I still wanted to create one. During this pandemic one of my outlets has been creating epic spreads of whatever I’m making, writing a recipe from it, and photographing the finished product. So this cheese board was
We’re less than a week away from Halloween, can you believe it? I saw a social media post the other day that shows we’re ‘6 days until we fall back, 31 days until Thanksgiving, 60 days until Christmas, and 67 days until 2020 ends! Time flies when we’re having fun. AM I right? We can
The dog days of summer are coming to a close. It’s Labor Day Weekend and while the temperatures are still quite hot and humid here in Miami, the weather report shows that in Denver it’ll be in the 30s this next week. How’s that for wacky weather? It’s the year 2020 and nothing can surprise
“August is Kids Eat Right™ month. Kids Eat Right™ month focuses on the importance of healthful eating and active lifestyles for children and families. It’s a time to highlight the role that everyone plays in ensuring a healthy future for our nation’s children.” As a Registered Dietitian I help teach parents and children how to eat healthy
Day #47589 of quarantine and I’m still trying to perfect my pie dought! Okay, I know it’s not been that many days. The truth is in working from home it feels like I’m working more than I normally do. Grateful to have a job and know this is a really unique time that we’re in.
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Over the years I’ve written many blogs around this theme. You can read about them here, here, and here. However, this year I thought I’d write about a few of the most common issues/complaints/themes from my Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) participants. Real life changes to our lifestyle habits and how
4 recipes in 4 weeks, really who am I? As I said last week, I’ve been in the kitchen and really trying hard to write down recipes (& photograph) as I’ve been cooking so I can bring them to you! And I’m not sure if this even qualifies as a recipe, but what I will
Vegetables. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, research shows all the health benefits of including more vegetables in our diet – lowers blood pressure, lowers cholesterol, helps stabilize blood sugar levels, helps us feel full, regulates our bowel movements – should I go on? When was the last time you had Sugar Snap Peas? We all
It’s the first week of Fall. It has been slightly cooler in the morning. I can feel it in the mornings when I run. Fall is actually one of my favorite seasons, from the changing leaves to the cooler temps, to all the flavors in baking (pumpkin, maple, apple, cardamom). Even though the leaves don’t
