July 2009

brian’s juice bar – chicago

July 31, 2009

I have really been wishing there was a juice bar somewhat close to where I work. (sigh).  Since I started with the green monsters I have been dying to try a green juice. Yes, there are places to get juice in Minneapolis, but so far I haven’t found anything that is exactly convenient so I had had [...]

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grilled veggie & shrimp salad

July 30, 2009

Ever since I started grilling vegetables I do not want to stop! They are so great on everything (and not to mention that there is NO clean-up)! This salad included greens, cucumber, tomato and then grilled zucchini, peppers and onions and a side of beautiful shrimp! veggie salad with feta crumbles side of grilled shrimp [...]

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restaurants: karyn's raw restaurant

July 29, 2009

karyn’s is a place I’m longing to go back to and I was just there a few days ago. It was a great girls’ night dinner and a very memorable evening. It was hard to pick what to get because EVERYTHING sounded delicious. We decided on 2 appetizers and 2 entree’s. Everything. Was. AMAZING. I [...]

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grilled burgers with cheddar & smoky aioli

July 28, 2009

The cover recipe of Bon Apetit looked too good to pass up. Burgers layered with grilled peppers and onions, arugula and topped with a smoky aioli? Sign me up! My version of the aioli contained a mixture of mayo, olive oil, garlic, paprika, coriander, cumin and smoked sea salt.  (I then proceeded to make a side [...]

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girl meets grill

July 24, 2009

After my seafood-filled day, I was in need of some major veggies. There is nothing I love more than grilled veggies and normally I leave that job up to the taster but today I started my new cooking venture – grilling! I spritzed the zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant, yellow pepper and red onion with a [...]

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ask the nutritionist: calorie counting

July 23, 2009

I’m often asked about calorie counting and whether or not I do it. It’s one of those things that people love or hate. I love doing it – but not on myself.  I’ve gone through various phases where I estimated and wrote down everything I ate. I’ve kept track of fruits and vegetables, grams of [...]

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