Homegrown in a clients garden this eggplant needed to be the star of its own dish. With a few simple additions this 8 ingredient recipe takes just 45 minutes to prep and cook. Don't believe me, check it out for yourself.

For the last few months since removing meat from my diet when I have a cheat day craving it tends to always be for Shrimp Fried Rice. While I have indulged on numerous occasions I decided it was time to make my cheat day food into an any day meal.

Heirloom tomatoes aren't the only vegetable that deserves attention this time of year, because let’s face it heirloom carrots look gorgeous and taste delicious. Check out this easy to make dish; 4 ingredients and 20 minutes is all you need.

This summer smoothie bowls have been popping up everywhere; Instagram is full of them, restaurants are filling menus with them and it seems we cant get enough of these tasty, versatile and colorful bowls. Not only are they delicious they are much better for digestion then a standard smoothie you drink with a straw.

When it is hot out like it is this week in NYC it is important to keep your body cool. I have been living on green juice and salads since Monday. Now some people think "salad, how boring" but I think I have proved to you guys how fun salads can be. It is all about changing up the flavors and using seasonal ingredients.

This salad and #MeatlessMonday recipe will take you 20 minutes to make and you will be thankful for that because you will likely eat this all summer. Eat it alone, top it with a piece of fish or chicken, this is sure to be a new favorite!!!

The key to salads is not to over complicate them. Go with a few flavors that all balance each other, no need to put everything you like into one salad, then it just becomes overwhelming.