Restaurant review: Oasis Cafe on 500 East and 200 South in Salt Lake is a great spot for business lunches. I love the comfortable seating, free wifi in cafe area and healthy food to fuel my busy brain.
Product Review: Veggie dumplings
Having quick to prep items is helpful for a healthy way to eat. Sometimes I just don’t have time, nor the desire to cook so I make sure to have options on hand. Veggie Dumplings are quick to cook by boiling for few minutes. To reduce calories, don’t pan fry in oil. Just serve hot after boiling with a small scoop of Sambal or Sriracha for a little spicy kick or drizzle of soy sauce. Great side dish or quick snack. Purchase at Asian food markets. In Utah, I found these at Ocean Mart in Sandy.
Product Review: Trader Joe’s Thai Vegetable Kao Soi.
While the coconut milk soup was tasty, the vegetables offered nothing. Perhaps cooked too long or the soup was too flavorful, the veggies were soft and flavorless. There wasn’t nearly enough veggies or noodles to make this a full meal. For a quick freezer meal, I won’t be picking this one up again. Sorry, but back to the drawing board Trader Joes.
Recipe: Clementine Juice
Ever find yourself with too many clementines? Try this: I love clementines because they are flavorful and juicy, but more challenging to peel compared to their tangerine sisters. My body is craving vitamin C, so I juiced 11 clementines… which produced about 1 cup of juice. That’s a lot of work for 1 cup! But well worth the effort. Sweet tangy and packed with lovely vitamins. Besides peeling those little guys would’ve been a pain! Breakfast is served
Restaurant Review: Jason’s Deli – Utah
Jason’s Deli is a great option for nutritarian meal. The salad bar has wide variety of ingredients. My salad today is loaded with beet succotash salad artichoke hearts carrot tomato jalapeno peas bell pepper pepperoncini mixed greens, drizzle of balsamic vinegar with hummus on the side
Restaurant Review: Piper Down – Utah
Friday night + Irish food + friends = great time. Great meat lover options, but what else would you expect from an Irish Pub?! For veggies option, order burger with garden burger pattie and salad as side instead of french fries for healthy option. Servers do great job on busy Friday Night. Not the best place for vegan options, but at least they have some ways to customize dishes. Piper Down is known for their fish and chips, but the Reuben potato skins were the best! Great spot for date night and group parties, if you like loud bar scene.
Restaurant Review: Ginger’s Cafe – Raw Tacos – Utah
Holy-divine-raw-tacos- Batman! Purple cabbage leaves piled high with all sorts of yumminess! Sunflower seed and sun-dried tomato spread topped with avocado, corn, bell pepper, tomato. The falafel crackers were a nice added crunch. Great dish!
Restaurant Review: Myung Ga Korean BBQ – Utah
Myung Ga Korean BBQ in West Valley City, Utah. Great spot for a business lunch meeting. Next to Hale Center Theater for date night dinner. Dishes are flavorful and service pretty quick. Great options for meat lovers and vegan. Vegetable Tempura, appetizer tofu soup, hotstone rice with veggies.
Recipe: Asian Noodle Green Salad
Asian Noodle Green Salad
Ingredients for dressing – whisk together and set aside:
1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
1/3 cup gyoza sauce (or low-sodium soy sauce)
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1 tablespoon julienned thai basil leaves
Salad ingredients:
2 cups asian noodles, cooked then chilled and cut into 1-2″ pieces
1 cup carrots, sliced
1 small cucumber, cubed
1-8 oz can sliced water chestnuts, drained
1-15 oz can baby carrots, drained and cut into 1 inch pieces
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 tablespoon chia seed
3 stalks celery, diced
1/2 cup raw peanuts
1 cup baked tofu, cubed (I buy at Trader Joe’s; substitute edamame)
Toss together above ingredients with 1/2 dressing mixture. Add to 1 head red leaf lettuce and toss well. Serve with 1 avocado cubed and 1/2 cup rough chopped cilantro.
Serve immediately with extra dressing on the side. Will be plenty for 3 adults, or use as side dish for 6 people with another Asian dish.
Restaurant Review: Omar’s Rawtopia – Utah
I finally made it to Omar’s Rawtopia in Salt Lake. If you’re looking for a unique cuisine experience, check out Omars Rawtopia for sure! Previously even meatlovers have told me how amazing the food is… and I totally agree!
We enjoyed the falafel salad, sweet basil salad with bean burrito, and creamy berry dessert. With every bite, it was seemingly a new dish with flavors exploding into aromatic #gardens in our mouths. Details like gorgeous plating to edible flowers makes for a really beautiful eating experience. Great spot for 2 people to eat together, as they mostly have 2 person seating with their tiny dining room of only 10 tables. Service isn’t quick and dishes are a little expensive, but the #flavors are worth it, if you make the time. Perfect for friends lunch out, business lunch, date night. I look forward to enjoying more of their raw and organic edible delights! In Sugar House, SLC, UT