by Melisa | Feb 26, 2015 | Dinner, Recipes, Sides and Salads
{I originally posted this recipe on Compete Every Day Jan 24, 2015.} Here’s a spicy way to kick up your grilled chicken a notch. This is one of my favorite marinades; hopefully it will become one of yours as well. Total Prep & Cook Time: About 30 min. {You can...
by Melisa | Dec 10, 2014 | Blog, Recipes, Sides and Salads
There was a point in time where I ate brussel sprouts every day, twice a day. I was obsessed with them – roasted, steamed, whatever – I wanted to EAT ALL THE BRUSSELS. And then….I remembered that I have a super-senisitve digestive system. And by...
by Melisa | Oct 1, 2014 | Recipes, Sides and Salads
As most of you already know, I am no stranger to salads. I absolutely love them; I’m obsessed. I’m a self-proclaimed #saladbeast. This salad literally takes less than 2 minutes to throw together. Protip: ask the deli to slice your meat on “4”...
by Melisa | Oct 14, 2013 | Recipes, Sides and Salads
Last week I ordered the spiral slicer below from amazon for about $40. As soon as it came in I went to the store and stocked up on Okinawan and regular sweet potatoes as well as yellow zucchini squash to appropriately break it in. Behold my creation……. I arranged...
by Melisa | Sep 30, 2013 | Dinner, Recipes, Sides and Salads
Serves: 4 people (3/4 cup) each Ingredients: (what I used) 1 box Quinoa noodles (or any other you prefer) 2 cups of spinach 1/3 cup organic plain greek yogurt 1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp nutritional yeast flakes 1/2 ounce jalapeño yogurt cheese (completely optional) SprAnkles...
by Melisa | Nov 15, 2011 | Recipes, Sides and Salads
Thanks to my friend Jessica, who talked about gluten free mac & cheese and fish sticks non-stop over the weekend, I couldn’t stop thinking about how long it’s been since I’ve eaten that and how delicious it sounded. I went to the grocery store...