by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | May 9, 2017
Eating healthfully does not have to be a difficult feat of strength and will. In fact, I encourage you to create a simple salad every day based solely on ingredients you have in your house or can easily grab at your local grocer and dump into a bowl. I have been...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Dec 26, 2014
For the second year in a row, I shared kitchen duties with my mom for our family’s Christmas Eve dinner. My mom handled all the fish dishes (I’ve written about our Italian fish tradition previously here) and I was in charge of the rest, which included a...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Apr 3, 2013
One of my favorite vegan spots, Peacefood Café, has recently opened in the East Village/Union Square area and I am thrilled! There are so many creative savory and sweet options to choose from there, mostly made with meat substitutes like tempeh and seitan,...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Feb 25, 2013
I’m trying my darnedest to chill out with the overconsumption of sweets these days for so many reasons, one of which that, now that I’m unemployed, I don’t have money to buy pants the next size up. Enter: homemade banana “ice cream.” I...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Jan 30, 2013
As some of you may know, I recently quit my job to go back to school, so I’m on a fixed budget now and trying to find ways of saving and doing as much as possible myself. Case in point: almond butter. Â I buy a brand that usually runs me about $14.00 for an...
