Build-a-Bear NAILED IT with overpriced customizable stuffed animals. Now, juice bars nationwide are serving you fifteen dollar bowls of diabetes. Well, sometimes. […]
Tag: dinner
Lemon Tahini Dressing
Ingredients 0.5 cups tahini paste 3 Tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice 1.5 Tbsp honey 2 Tbsp unfiltered apple cider vinegar ¼ […]
Tales from the Grocery Store
The supermarket can be a daunting experience. If you’ve survived a parking experience at Whole Foods, the battle is already 50% won. Here’s the official Essence Supermarket Survival Guide to keep you from wanting to run yourself (or someone else) over with your cart.
Gimmicks Need Not Apply
I’ve recently partnered with a dynamic young female #bosslady, Deanna Bossert, who is launching her innovative business, The Cooking Collaborative, as a culinary education tool/personal chef service that will cultivate both nutrition and cooking through community effort.
Taco Night (Noche de Tacos)
Ingredients Black or Kidney or Navy Beans Gluten-free tacos (organic corn tacos) Lettuce wraps (Bibb lettuce) Avocado Purple cabbage Pickled ginger Half-sour […]
Essence Goddess Salad
I don’t have to tell you what to do here. Just please remember to thank me when you enjoy the most sumptuous, […]
Coconut-Crusted Chicken Tenders
Ingredients Organic chicken breasts; pounded to ½ inch thickness (you can also use organic chicken tenderloins) ½ cup coconut flour Rosemary, to […]
Summer Squash Quesadillas
Go ahead. Get gooey. Summer Squash Quesadillas Ingredients 2 TBSP avocado oil or coconut oil 4 cups cubed butternut or summer squash […]
Pecan-Crusted Trout
Sick of salmon? Don’t tell the other dietitians, sometimes we are as well. Unless you happen to live near a fresh fish […]