This roasted vegetable salad is packed with great nutrients, chosen to help your liver detox and correct hormone imbalance. During the cold season our body craves comfort food and this wonderful mix of vegetables in season, dark leafy greens, healthy fats, quality protein and healing spices is perfect to create a hormone balancing salad which is ideal for…
Protein-Packed Kale Salad
Loaded salads are my favorite dinner dishes, and there is so much you can do to turn a boring salad into a satiating meal. As I’m approaching my 40’s, I know that my body needs more protein to support the brain function, hormone production and so many other important activities, so I try to eat quality plant protein and/or eggs at every meal. This kale salad with avocado is a great way to rich your 75 grams protein a day, as…
Easy Pasta Salad – The Summer Edition
Although I’m writing this from a mountain resort on a cold rainy day, I know that in couple of days I’ll be back to 86 degrees, trying to do everything else in my kitchen rather than heating the oven. Pasta salad is my go-to summer meal, especially because I photograph so much food that most of the time I find myself …
How To Build a Complete Winter Buddha Bowl
Although I can really appreciate its sheer beauty, winter is actually kind of a struggle for me. The cold temperatures, the long hours I have to spend indoors because of the rain or snow, the heavy jackets and boots and, the most important, the lack of sunlight and fresh food – they all contribute to a general state of non-wellness, if I can call it this way One I have to make big efforts to improve: from prolonged yoga sessions and…
Watermelon Salad with an Asian Twist
It’s almost August but with all the rain and the slowly shortening days I started to sense that autumn is soon coming. Trying to get the best of what’s left from summer seems to be the only way to expand the time and prevent myself for getting the summer blues. Stuffing my fridge with fresh, seasonal fruits, herbs and veggies is also part of the process. I love all the fresh wild berries, the peaches and apricots, aubergines……
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad with Roasted Veggies
Looking back to all my summer holidays from the last ten years, I’ve realized they were mostly based in different spots of the Mediterranean. Boy we were consequent, and I swear it wasn’t a plan, it simply turned out this way. Med flavors had a huge impact on the way I cook and eat, especially throughout the summer when all the aromatic herbs and fresh veggies are in season…