Butternut squash and oranges breathe new life into this Butternut Squash-Orange Pie with Coconut Whipped Cream I created for Food Network’s Healthy Eats Blog. The natural sweetness of the squash and orange replace up to one third of added sugar, and plant-based coconut oil stands...

’Tis the season for turkey and cranberries. So why not package them into one tasty bundle? My 5-Ingredient Turkey Meatballs with Cranberry Sauce take less than 30 minutes to make from start to finish–perfect for an easy holiday party appetizer or a midweek family...

The game-watching, tailgating and fall festival weather begs for hearty meals. So often these events revolve around greasy, heavy foods, but they don’t have to! A bowl of piping-hot chili is always a crowd-pleaser, and is packed with high-quality protein. The 5-Ingredient Slow-Cooker Chili I created for FoodNetwork.com’s...

Once you taste a freshly made salmon burger, you may never want a frozen, premade patty again — especially when you can make a fresh one with only a handful of ingredients that you likely already have stocked. These Grilled Salmon Burgers with Sriracha...

  Stuffed mushrooms are an awesome appetizer, but why are they only ever presented as bite-size party food? I stuffed entreé-sized meaty portobellos with sweet, briny shrimp for my latest installment on FoodNetwork.com’s Healthy Eats blog. These Grilled Shrimp-Stuffed Mushrooms are a new take on...

I created this grilled chicken recipe as an ode to the warmer weather and the outdoor grilling that comes with it. My Cajun-Spiced Grilled Chicken is bright with apple cider vinegar and fresh parsley, a refreshing change of pace from sticky-sweet bottled barbecue sauces.   You...

I am absolutely thrilled to announce my first recipe post on Foodnetwork.com’s “Healthy Eats” blog: The recipes that I will be contributing to Foodnetwork.com will be focused on what everybody wants: 5 ingredients or less. And I am so excited to be the one creating...