Robin Plotkin, RD, LD |

31 Dec Hoppin' John Recipe

Posted at 09:45h in fitness and nutrition, Fruits and Veggies, meal planning, quick meals, recipes, side dishes 0 Comments

This Hoppin' John recipe uses the convenience of canned black eyed peas and a few items from the grocery store salad bar. Talk about a fast & simple way to start off the New Year! Disclaimer: I was compensated by the Canned Food Alliance to write...

22 Dec Pan Bagnat (Bread Salad) for one

Posted at 12:04h in Fruits and Veggies, meal planning, quick meals, recipes 0 Comments

Inspired by the Pan Bagnat recipe from the Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home cookbook, this open-faced,vegetarian salad/sandwich is perfect for lunch or dinner. -Robin Our Recipe Redux assignment this month: Grab a Book & Cook It’s the end of the year and we’ll taking a moment to...

18 Dec Inside the Fridge welcomes Southern healthy food blogger Marisa Moore

Posted at 11:11h in fitness and nutrition, food memories, Fruits and Veggies, Inside the Fridge, meal planning, quick meals, recipes, registered dietitian 0 Comments

Southern girl and wannabe world traveler, Marisa Moore is a registered dietitian nutritionist, food and nutrition communications consultant and recipe developer based in Atlanta, GA. She's a self proclaimed "Salsera" which means Marisa can Salsa dance with the best of them. Connect with her on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook and...

10 Dec Inside the Fridge welcomes kids cookbook author Jessica Levinson

Posted at 13:32h in dinner, food memories, Inside the Fridge, meal planning, quick meals, registered dietitian 0 Comments

Jessica Fishman Levinson, MS, RDN, CDN, is the founder of Nutritioulicious and co-author of We Can Cook: Introduce your child to the joy of cooking with 75 simple recipes and activities. I met Jessica several years ago and have followed her on social media as...

03 Dec Inside the Fridge welcomes athlete/author/recipe developer Kristina LaRue of Love

Posted at 18:50h in dinner, fitness and nutrition, food memories, Fruits and Veggies, Inside the Fridge, meal planning, quick meals, recipes, registered dietitian 0 Comments

Love and Zest's Kristina LaRue joins us today on Inside the Fridge. Author, recipe developer, athlete, blogger, Orlando, FL media personality and registered dietitian nutritionist, Kristina is a force to be reckoned with-and I say that with the best of intentions. I recently spent time...

22 Nov Giving thanks through the generations: Grandma Eleanor's cranberry relish

Posted at 16:07h in food memories, recipes, side dishes 12 Comments

Giving thanks for Grandma Eleanor's cranberry relish, Mom's linen napkin and Ben's fingers I have a love-hate relationship with Thanksgiving. Let me start again. I used to love Thanksgiving. And then, in 1998, Mom died on November 27. The day after Thanksgiving. After that, I hated...

19 Nov Inside the Fridge welcomes healthy food blogger Meme Inge from Living Well Kitchen

Posted at 18:19h in dinner, food memories, Fruits and Veggies, Inside the Fridge, meal planning, quick meals, registered dietitian 0 Comments

Inside the Fridge is back and better than ever! After a brief hiatus, we're resuming our popular feature with Meme Inge who blogs over at Living Well Kitchen. I met Meme earlier this fall at our Blog Brulee event and was immediately drawn to her...

17 Nov How Cabot Creamery inspired me to run my first 5K

Posted at 18:20h in fitness and nutrition, recipes 0 Comments

Cabot Coop's Legacy Collection: Farmhouse Reserve, White Oak and Alpine Cheddar Cheeses [Disclosure: As co-founder of Blog Brûlée I was compensated by Cabot for their sponsorship of the event. I was not, however, compensated or asked to write this post. Opinions expressed are my own.] There was a time...

13 Nov The New York City Bagel

Posted at 18:30h in food memories, quick meals 0 Comments

Look at it. I mean, just LOOK AT IT. The seeds and bits of onion on the bagel. The generous amount of cream cheese. The pinky rose colored lox. See that little chive on the left? Perfection. It's a work of art. There are no good bagels...

06 Nov My Fitby45 update + Meta Effect Sweepstakes

Posted at 09:25h in fitness and nutrition 0 Comments

Disclosure: I’m a proud spokesperson for Meta & was compensated to write this post. Thoughts and opinions are mine . I turned 44 on my last birthday and fortunately, my health is good. A few aches and pains, but otherwise, I’m healthy…and thankful. Growing older is inevitable....