My 3 Spring Produce Favorites + 9 Recipes

One of my favorite parts of a new season, is welcoming seasonal produce that hasn't been around in some time. And while some produce is available nearly year-round, you'll find that it never tastes quite as amazing (or is as cheap!) as when it is in season.

Eating seasonally and locally is something that is super important to me (post coming next week on that!), as there are nothing but benefits on all fronts of doing so. It's cheaper because it's easier for your local farmers to produce during optimal conditions for that produce, it's tastier because it's optimal weather conditions to create fresh flavor, AND it's more nutrient-dense during peak season than any other time.

RecipesMinna LeeMarch 27, 2017Nutrition, Recipe Roundup

12 Festive Holiday Recipes

Happy Friday, everyone!

We are officially in the single-digit countdown to Christmas! And it is FRIGID outside in NYC today, oh boy. But I'm trying to embrace that "Hygge" feeling, regardless!

If work and life have been keeping you busy and unable to join in on holiday activities like holiday baking, I've got a perfect roundup of festive holiday recipes for you guys today to jump right in.

Many of these recipes are super easy and don't require much advance cooking or baking skills, so there's no intimidation factor here! Also most of these are gluten-free and vegan optional for those with dietary restrictions....

RecipesMinna LeeDecember 16, 2016Cooking, Recipe Roundup

5 Healthy Fall Squash Recipes

Happy Monday, everyone!

We had a gooooorgeous fall weekend with sunny weather in the low 70's with an amazing breeze. If only NYC was like this year-round!

The farmer's market is full of fall goodies now, lots of kale, apples, dahlias, and of course, an abundance of winter squash and gourds...

RecipesMinna LeeSeptember 26, 2016Recipe Roundup, Cooking, Gluten-Free, Vegan

Strawberry Recipe Roundup

Truth be told, I've been rather unimaginative in the kitchen. And I'm not giving myself a hard time about it. I've been challenging myself to cook all my meals (except social occasions) at home, and I've been doing really well! The catch is, is that I've been so busy lately that I am sticking to the basics and pretty much eating the same foods everyday. There have been...

RecipesMinna LeeApril 11, 2016Cooking, Recipe Roundup

14 Favorite Fall Recipes

Luscious reds, golden oranges, and green leaves scattering the sidewalks, cool and crisp air, mugs of hot coffee, snuggling up in cozy knit everything, scented candles, fireplaces, riverside sunset runs, baking, and warm comforting foods...

RecipesMinna LeeSeptember 29, 2015Cooking, Recipe Roundup

Healthy Humpday Recipe Roundup

The weather is frigid, your social media is bombarding you with glorious Christmas cookies, your collective office freebie food stash is getting cluttered with treats, you have ugly Christmas sweater parties and ten other holiday parties to go to. Yes, you're not...

RecipesMinna LeeDecember 3, 2014Nutrition, Recipe Roundup, Cooking

Tips for Thanksgiving and Recipe Roundup

T-7 Days until Thanksgiving! That means it's game time for your big festive dinner prep. I am cooking my family's meal and it can definitely be a daunting thing to plan what food you want to serve, and how to juggle preparing all those different dishes. To help you out, I put together this roundup of...

RecipesMinna LeeNovember 20, 2014Cooking, Recipe Roundup