Beans and rice—delicious, but not the healthiest thing. So when we’re in the mood for it we opt for cauliflower rice. Though at times messy, it’s not hard to make on your own. But you can always pay a little extra and purchase the already-chopped kind. Yield: 2-4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Ingredients…
The key to creamy guacamole is a perfect avocado. If it’s not ripe enough, you won’t be able to mash it up properly, and if it’s overly ripe, you’ll see brown spots—then no one will want to eat it. How To Judge An Avocado Avocados ripen post-harvest. Though Hass avocados turn from greenish to dark purple as…
Between getting lost in the labyrinth, fighting seagulls in St. Mark’s Square, hearing “Ciao, Venezia” from a crooning gondolier, stopping for an Aperol spritz and marveling at the architecture, a trip to Venice, Italy, is always a good time. If you find yourself sick of buying Venetian masks (don’t be fooled into buying the cheap made-from-China version!), suddenly…
What do you do when you have Tzatziki in the fridge from yesterday’s vegetarian gyros (gryo recipe coming eventually)? Make a Pita Point Salad. This is basically the same ingredients as our Salad Bowl with a few substitutions. And the beauty is that you can make it using any veggies you’d like. Feel free to use our photo…
Back in October of 2014 I took a group trip with a bunch of fellow New Yorkers — who were then strangers — to Guatemala. The trip consisted of jaunts to Atitlan Lake, Flores (with a visit to Tikal National Park and the ancient Mayan city Yaxha), Antigua and Ixpanpajul. We also hiked to to the…
Like all recipes, this can be modified a number of ways to please your palate (or clean out your fridge). The basics are protein, bok choy, additional veggies and grain. Yield: 2-4 servings (this is plated as 1 of 2 servings but definitely a large portion) Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes Ingredients 1/2 C black…
So you’ve made a platter of cute little cucumber dill sandwiches for the barbecue you’re attending but you’re left with an entire loaf of wheat bread crusts. What now? Rosemary breadsticks! Not only will it help you get rid of the crusts but it’ll provide you with an additional dish to bring along to the festivities.…
What happens when you have a boyfriend who loves McDonald’s Sausage & Egg McMuffins but avoids them to keep his cholesterol in check? You make him a cheat version to eat on the mornings he doesn’t have his veggie smoothie. And if you’re a vegetarian, good news, because this just happens to be veg-friendly. Yield: 2 sandwiches Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook…
Pumpkin and acorn squash are both delicious, sweet fall-like and of course fun to make into edible pinatas. (We haven’t actually blindfolded each other and beaten our vegetables with sticks before eating its contents but that does seem like a fun idea.) One of our favorites, thanks to my growing up with a creative mom…
We at Food Charmers love to eat healthy. We also love the occasional indulgence—especially if it involves chocolate—but we like to at least try to eat a ton of veggies, fruits and protein in attempt to balance things out. So it’s no surprise we are big salad eaters. Some people think of salad as lettuce.…
