Quinoa Pancakes with Coconut Walnut Syrup

Whether you know me personally or you only know me from this blog, you probably learned that breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, and the undisputed ruler of my breakfast table is the humble pancake. While they are delicious, unless you eat a pretty sizeable stack, they don't tend to have the "staying power" to get me through to lunch. Enter quinoa, my new secret satiety weapon.

Mixed Greens Caesar

Salads are one of those diet foods that tend to get dieters into a lot of trouble rather quickly. Sure, it's vegetables, but once you start adding dressing, cheese, croutons, and other crispy toppings you can easily find yourself with a plate of vegetables that tops 1000 calories. They say true love lasts a lifetime, and I LOVE Caesar salad. So to ensure I can enjoy Caesar salad anytime I want for the rest of my life, I created a better Caesar salad.

Root Vegetable Chowder

If I could give one universal cooking tip to every single patient I see in clinic it would be this: master the art of making homemade soup. Homemade soups are a wonderful way to incorporate vegetables into your diet, prepare a satisfying meal that everyone in your family will enjoy, and also reduce the amount of fat, calories, and sodium you consume. Beyond that, soup is simple to make at home, can be prepared in as little as 30 minutes, is inexpensive, and makes wonderful leftovers for later in the week or to stock the freezer. This recipe is a rich vegetable chowder perfect for cold winter nights and to help you utilize extra vegetables sitting in the bottom of your refrigerator's crisper.