Skinny Spinach and Artichoke Dip

September 10, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

This classic appetizer favorite, spinach and artichoke dip is always a crowd pleaser at tailgates and parties. With a few simple swaps, this skinnier version of the dish will keep you coming back for more. A perfect recipe for another Packers win! And spinach = health, duh.

Off the Grid

September 6, 2016.Reading time 10 minutes.

Traveling food truck festival throughout all of Bay Area? Count me in. Check out the best of the best at Off the Grid, San Francisco!

Sweetgreen

September 1, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

Fresh, local, organic salads at Sweetgreen, Chicago!

Chocolate Greek Yogurt Zucchini Bread

August 19, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

This Double Chocolate Greek Yogurt Zucchini Banana Bread is so addicting and delicious, with wholesome ingredients to boot! Show that sweet tooth who is boss by sneaking veggies into your chocolate loaf. I swear, you’ll never suspect a thing.

How to Cut a Mango

August 16, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

How To Cut A Mango into cubes.

Chicken Banh Mi Lettuce Wraps

August 13, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Vietnamese-Inspired Chicken Banh Mi Lettuce Wraps.

The Ugly Fruit and Vegetable Campaign

August 6, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

Trends and fads in the nutrition world are constantly changing. This is where my absolute nutrition nerd comes out — I am totally fascinated with hearing the latest and greatest health and wellness trends (chlorophyll and spirulina, anyone?!). 10 years ago, low-carb and Atkins diets were the biggest thing since sliced bread (pun intended). Now, the […]

Brenda’s French Soul Food

July 29, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

You haven’t truly lived in San Francisco until you have had the pleasure of leaving Brenda’s French Soul Food uncomfortably full. I’m talking ‘leggings only — no way I’m returning to work today — food coma’ type of full. And so it goes, when my coworker, who graciously took it upon himself to sponsor “SF Eat Week” […]

New Kid’s OG (Original Guacamole)

July 25, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Okay okay, by popular demand (two people asked me), here is my own personal guac recipe! As you might have guessed by now, I love guacamole. It is such a staple in my diet that the avocado scare in California (a result of the drought) literally causes me to lose sleep. And yes, I will […]

What to Eat and Drink in Peru

July 17, 2016.Reading time 13 minutes.

So here’s how it all went down. Sitting at a happy hour in San Francisco in January, one of my colleagues asked me “If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?” (Fun fact: this is one of my favorite questions to ask people.) Without hesitation, I answered “Machu Picchu, Peru”. Probed […]