Spring Asparagus Salad & Honey Mustard Vinaigrette

May 10, 2016 Amanda Plott

Spring vegetables are still in full swing for another couple of months, so naturally I'm taking full advantage of that. One of my favorite spring vegetables has to be asparagus. I love it's simple flavor and complete versatility to be the part of just about any meal. So, this week for lunch I decided to dive back into salads and thought that adding some cool asparagus to the mix would be perfect.

This salad is a great lunch, and would also make for a great side dish or used as part of a dinner time meal as well. Along the way I happened to come across some watercress this week, which is another fun spring green and also one that I've never had the pleasure of working with...

Italian Baked Eggs

April 7, 2016 Amanda Plott

First of all... Happy 6th Birthday Lily!

With plenty of family coming into town this weekend and lots of birthday party plans, I needed a rather quick and easy breakfast that I could whip up this week. But, naturally I still wanted to have something that was real and healthy too.

Now, I'm the first one to admit that pretty much anything Italian is an instant win with me. So when I initially heard of Italian Baked Eggs, I was intrigued to say the least. Red sauce? For breakfast? How scandalous! ...I must try it!...

Everything Omlettata

January 29, 2016 Amanda Plott

Breakfast. ...The most important meal of the day, and for me, often the most overlooked one! Honestly, I have to sometimes trick myself or lure myself by way of new and interesting breakfasts just to get something in my stomach. Somewhere between my own busy ways and the chaos that rains down on the house with getting my kindergartener out the door, breakfast can easily get lost in the shuffle.

This week, I made it pretty easy on myself. After my delicious Skinny Cheese Omelette last week, I knew that I wanted to stick in the same theme. However, to make this all even easier I decided to try out an omlettata. No flipping, folding, or being delicate required!...

Avocado Egg Salad

December 1, 2015 Amanda Plott

What can I say? After the large meals and treats that often come with holidays, I always end up feeling as if my body needs a reprieve from it all. Especially when there's a few more still just around the corner!

This avocado egg salad is the perfect way to fill my plate and I with the good stuff while keeping it light, healthy, and super delicious. I've been a huge fan of avocado for a while now, but lately's it's almost been out of control. So much so that I'm now putting in my egg salad!

That might sound a little strange, but hear me out. Avocados are often a great swap for mayonnaise because of their creamy texture. Plus, those avocados have a lot more vitamins than you'll find in mayo anyway. So it's just a win, win...

Veggies in the Raw Bistro Box

October 27, 2015 Amanda Plott

It's been a good while since I worked on my skills at adult lunch boxes or 'bistro boxes' as I've seen them called. I've made a few in the past, and I've always enjoyed them for more than one reason.

I love that these bistro boxes are small, filling, packable, and so easy to whip up a few of them to have on hand through out the week. I've found that if I have to make my lunch every day that I will tend to either skip it all together (which is a bad idea) or trade out my more health conscious lunch for something that's quicker and more grab-and-go (even worse!)

When I have my little prepped bistro boxes though, I don't have any excuse to not sit down and enjoy my wholesome and stackable style meal...

Healthy Fall 'Green Egg' Scramble

October 6, 2015 Amanda Plott

So, I've been eating this for a few days a week for breakfast for a while now. I wanted something that was filling, would power me on through my day, but not be overly heavy. This has been the perfect breakfast bowl for me. It's full of fall flavors with the brussels, pumpkin seeds and the cranberries, but still so very healthy.

When my mom was here this past week, she saw my bag of strange looking shredded brussels and kale and quickly pulled it out of the fridge to ask 'What is this?!' I explained to her what it was and she gave me a pretty strange look. Then I mentioned it was something I put in with my eggs and the morning and she actually gave a somewhat interested nod of approval...