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35+ Healthy & Delicious Spring Recipes

Get busy in the kitchen this spring with this spring recipe roundup, featuring over 30 recipes made with asparagus, fava beans, strawberries, apricots, and more! Pin this Spring Recipe Roundup There is nothing like the feeling of spring, when the weather warms up, flowers start to bloom, and the sun starts shining longer! And even better than all of that (at…

Strawberry-Rhubarb Mimosa

Brighten up your weekend with this pretty in pink Strawberry Rhubarb Mimosa, a seasonal spring twist on the classic brunch cocktail! April showers usually bring May flowers, but for this month’s Recipe ReDux, May will be bringing more showers – of the celebratory kind. Baby showers and bridal showers are blooming this time of year, as are graduation parties, retirement…

Summer Steak Salad with Champagne-Shallot Vinaigrette

Umami-rich grilled flank steak tops a bed of baby spinach, crisp green beans, and sweet strawberries in this light summer steak salad drizzled with a sparkling, tangy Champagne shallot vinaigrette. Pin the Recipe I was compensated for writing the original article, “Beef Days of Summer,” and developing the recipe found in the July 2016 issue of Today’s Dietitian. I was not compensated…

Why It’s Okay to Eat Non-Organic Strawberries & 40+ Strawberry Recipes to Enjoy!

Whether you choose to buy organic or not, strawberries are safe to eat. Find out why it’s okay to eat non-organic strawberries and get inspired to enjoy this delicious berry with over 40 nutritious and delicious strawberry recipes! Pin this Post “Is it worth it and necessary to buy organic fruits and vegetables?” That’s one of the top five questions…

Strawberry Arugula Salad with Fennel, Toasted Almonds, and Strawberry Champagne Vinaigrette

Sweet, juicy strawberries, crisp fennel, peppery arugula, and crunchy toasted almonds are tossed together in a sweet and elegant strawberry Champagne vinaigrette dressing for an easy weeknight side dish or festive appetizer for company. Pin the Recipe This page contains affiliate links. See below for full disclosure statement. Did you know May is National Salad Month? If not, then now you…

7 Fruits and Vegetables to Enjoy this Spring

Celebrate the new season with this spring produce guide featuring seven fruits and vegetables that are full of color, flavor, and nutrition.     Spring has finally sprung! We’ve shifted the clocks forward an hour for Daylight Saving Time, giving us a glorious extra hour of daylight in the evening, and everything around us is starting to bloom! All of my favorite spring veggies…

Valentine’s Dark Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie

Dark chocolate, creamy greek yogurt, and sweet strawberries are the perfect combination in this frosty, heart-healthy Valentine’s Day Dark Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie! Raise your hand if you love chocolate covered strawberries… Are you raising your hand? If so, you’ll love this Dark Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie! I’m definitely a believer that chocolate makes just about everything and anything better, and a…

Lemon Ricotta Ravioli with Balsamic Roasted Strawberries

Homemade ravioli filled with creamy and zesty lemon ricotta and topped with balsamic roasted strawberries is a naturally sweet and savory meal perfect for entertaining any month of the year. ‘Tis the season for pumpkins, Brussels sprouts, and citrus fruits, but let’s not forget about our good old friends from the summer – strawberries. Strawberries aren’t normally on my weekly…

Menu Plan Monday: Week of May 18, 2015

This week’s Menu Plan Monday plus eating right for your sight, words not to use when talking about food, french toast cups, and recipes with strawberries! Happy Monday everyone! It’s chilly and rainy here today, but yesterday felt like SUMMER! It was hot, hot, hot, so we broke out the sprinkler and the girls had a blast running through the…

Simple Ways to Enjoy Strawberries

Yesterday I told you about the nutritional benefits of strawberries. To follow up, here are some of the ways I like to include my farmers market strawberries into meals (you can do the same with strawberries from the supermarket too!): Top whole grain cereal, waffles, or pancakes with fat free yogurt and chopped fresh strawberries as a substitute for butter…

Farmers Market Finds: Summer Strawberries

Summer is the perfect time to buy strawberries! I recently went to the Union Square Greenmarket and found beautiful, bright red strawberries on many stands. I decided on two boxes from New Jersey for $9.00. The farmer at this stand told me that I got there just in time, because the berries have been selling out fast! Eating strawberries is…