Health Food, Healthy Eating, and Nutrition

Kale Avocado Superfood Salad

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Now that warm weather has finally reached NYC, I’ve been craving more salads with raw fruits and veggies. Back in 2010 I attended a raw food demonstration and learned how to make a delicious raw kale avocado salad. I updated and upgraded this recipe by cutting out the olive oil (I don’t think you need [...]

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Googa Mooga Festival NYC

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The Great Googa Mooga is a festival going on this May 17-19th in Prospect Park, Brooklyn in NYC. I am super bummed I’ll be out of town so I can’t attend the festival, but I am thrilled to offer one lucky Laurel On Health Food reader with 2 free tickets to the festival this Friday, [...]

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Coconutty Snack Bars

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Last weekend I volunteered and donated food to the NYC Bake Sale for No Kid Hungry at the Brooklyn Flea Market. The bake sale was a huge success, completely selling out of all the baked goods donated by NYC food bloggers, and surpassing our fundraising goal (total $ raised is not yet available)! I made [...]

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Glowing Skin Green Smoothie

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I finally purchased a VitaMix blender last week and I am just bursting with excitement to make lots of healthy and filling smoothies this spring and summer. I’ll be sharing them all here on Laurel on Health Food. The following recipe is the first smoothie I made with my new blender. I’ve been drinking it [...]

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Pesto Penne with Asparagus & Roasted Mushrooms

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Last week I was looking for ideas for what to cook on Sunday evening. As you probably know by now, my Sunday nights consist of grocery shopping and then making a ton of food that will feed my boyfriend and I for a week. Healthy homemade leftovers are a blessing when you’ve got an hour-long [...]

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Caramelized Onion, Red Pepper, and Mushroom Pizza

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Man, I love making homemade pizza. It’s a treat for my boyfriend and I, typically on a Friday night after a long week of work. Our favorite toppings are usually onion, mushroom, and green pepper (and sometimes veggie sausage too), but last weekend I was in the mood to try something new. I was wandering [...]

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Blossom Du Jour NYC Review

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Vegan fast food? Say what, say what? In New York City you can find just about anything you want, and now vegan fast food is one of those things. Pamela Elizabeth, owner of the well-known NYC vegan restaurant chain Blossom celebrated the grand opening of her third Blossom Du Jour (BDJ) location, which offers healthy vegan [...]

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Kiwi Avocado Salsa Over Scallops

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For the last two weeks my best buddy Kate came to stay at my place in New York. While we had many meals out of the house, including curry and pad thai at my favorite Thai restaurant, a huge oyster feast, vegetarian Indian food in the Curry Hill side of town, vegan desserts, and green [...]

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Grilled Mango and Bean Tacos

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I have to admit tacos are one of my favorite foods. They can be hard or soft shell, it doesn’t matter to me. When I was little, I always looked forward to Taco Night, when my Mom would prepare an awesome build-your-own-taco spread with every ingredient in its own separate plate or bowl. It was [...]

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Tully’s Hawaiian Blend K-Cups

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This month I got to try a delicious new K-Cup pack flavor, Tully’s Hawaiian Blend. It’s a medium slow-roasted extra bold coffee made from 10% Hawaiian and other Arabica beans. I think it might be my favorite K-Cup I’ve tried so far. It’s a clean tasting coffee that’s slightly sweet and not at all bitter. I [...]

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