salad

build it better: entree salads

January 10, 2012

Pin it I love big salads.  They are a great way to get in tons of fresh veggies, good fats and protein and they don’t weigh you down like heavy meals can. They are energizing and always make me feel great! In order to make a salad filling enough for a meal, though, you’ve got [...]

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asian kale & squash salad

December 7, 2011

Pin it This time of year, there is probably something we can all use a little more of. And it isn’t cookies. Sorry. Always the bearer of bad nutrition news…. Our Thanksgiving celebration included a number of amazing dishes (think scallop chowder and shiitake stuffing) but also had TWO kale dishes! I came armed with [...]

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rainbow chopped salad

November 14, 2011

Pin it In the short three weeks that Crooked Pint Ale House was open and we were still in Minneapolis, I managed to order the Rainbow Chopped Salad three times. It was clearly super tasty and good enough to resist ordering their delicious burgers! That should say a lot for a salad. And for me. [...]

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daily eats {11.1.11}

November 2, 2011

Pin itWow, I can’t believe it is already November! I surprisingly didn’t eat too much candy on Halloween, but did drink my share of wine and eat pizza, so I was a little slow-moving this morning. Nothing a little coffee, water and work can’t fix. Sometimes its best to just throw yourself into it! Peet’s [...]

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restaurant: greenleaf gourmet chopshop

October 28, 2011

Pin it This past Wednesday, I was invited to try out Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop restaurant and meet with Chef Kristi, the corporate chef for Greenleaf. The decor is bright, clean and green. In other words, I loved it! We visited the new Century City location.  And while it was a quick drive (by LA standards), [...]

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review: trader joe’s hummus salad dressing

October 27, 2011

Pin it I feel like every time I visit Trader Joe’s, they’ve got some new, great product that I simply must try. When we lived in Minneapolis, Trader Joe’s was a little out of the way, so I didn’t go on a regular basis, but they are all over LA and I’ve been going on [...]

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