The Aesthetic Chef

What’s up foodie fam!! I know it’s been a minute since I’ve posted but I have some news.. I’m selling HOODIE- wait no not that news. I am officially a registered dietitian!! It’s been the wildest 3 years since switching into dietetics and I have so many people to thank for helping me get here (including those of you that I’ve tagged 🧡). I’m beyond fired up to start officially practicing and helping people get to the healthiest and best versions of themselves! I believe beauty can truly change the world and that we all have a little aesthetic inside of us!
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Since there are a lot of you that are NEW here, here are 3 fun facts about me:
1️⃣ I started this page 6 years ago to post about fitness! (you can tell when you scroll down far enough lol)
2️⃣ I played tennis for a year in high school and I lost a doubles match to a middle school team we played for fun (I tell myself that I’ve gotten better since then 😜)
3️⃣ I love to do videography and used to create YouTube vlogs ALL the time and I currently do wedding videography!
Like this post if I should get a rematch with those middle schoolers and a comment if I should let it go 😂 Have a great weekend y’all!
@ Orlando, Florida

Morning egg bake (without the baking 😂😍) and instead of the normal potatoes you might find in this recipe, we’re using YUCA root!! Other items pictured are oranges, red kale, spinach, carrots, and some Spanish guiso.
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Ever heard of yuca? It’s also known as cassava and has been a staple in my family’s cooking since I can remember 😋 it contains choline, vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, magnesium, and calcium, and high in potassium (16-21% AI). It’s a starchy root and is a delicious sub to potatoes imo! My family makes it best with Spanish guiso which is a sautéed mix of scallions, tomato, cilantro, and garlic slow cooked and a dash of sazón (a mix of coriander, cumin, annatto, and oregano). Goes perfect as a side for lunch or dinner, or as leftovers for breakfast with an egg and veggies as pictured here!
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Have any of you tried boiled or fried yuca before?? Maybe something you might try if you haven’t! Have a great weekend y’all 😊

Vegan sushi roll Monday’s 🤩😋
So much for not playing with your food bc this was super fun to make! We ordered the bamboo, nori sheets, and sushi ginger ahead of time and picked up the rest of the ingredients at the store (sushi rice, carrots, cucumber, mushrooms, avocado, and coconut aminos). Also pro tip, avocados at Walmart are only $0.68 when I’ve for sure paid $1.29 each at Trader Joe’s. Y’all know I love TJ’s but that’s insane 🙃
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Swipe to see my reaction when I made my first roll and then feeling like a pro haha. In all actuality did most of the rolling hehe. Also she makes a killer chili garlic sauce which tasted 🔥 with these!
What’s your favorite kind of sushi roll?

Y’all didn’t think I’d leave you without a recipe to take into the weekend did ya?? Here’s an amazing curry to try out: Cookie and Kate’s Thai red veggie curry with a side of socca 😋
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We never made curries in our home growing up, so thanks to my girlfriend, I’ve been learning a lot more about them and the whole other world of flavors I never knew! P.S. this recipe is vegan, soy, and gluten free!
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Here’s how to make it:
ingredients:
- 1 1/4 C brown rice
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 small white onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp finely grated ginger
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped or minced
- 2 bell peppers sliced into long strips
- 3 carrots peeled and sliced
- 1 can (14oz) coconut milk
- 1 cup kale, tough stems removed
- handful of broccoli & any other veggies you want!
- 1 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
- 2 tsp rice vinegar or soy sauce
- 1.5 tsp sugar (coconut or brown or turbinado)
- 1/2 C water
- fresh basil, cilantro, red pepper flakes, chili garlic sauce, or bamboo shoots (Aly’s favorite) (optional)
How to make:
- so first cook the rice as you normally would bc it’ll take the longest! I typically use a rice cooker but stovetop works also
- for the curry, heat up a large skillet with olive oil and cook the onion first for about 5 minutes, then adding salt, ginger, and garlic until fragrant (30 seconds).
* recipe continued in the comments :) * @ Gainesville, Florida

This weekend I tried a spin-off to .eats ‘s POTATO NACHOS 😛
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This was such a favorite especially for that we ended up making it twice last weekend. The best part is the simplicity of it while still being PACKED with flavor. Here’s how I made it:
• slice a russet potato into thin slices and spread out on a baking sheet. I used parchment paper underneath and sprinkled a little salt and pepper to top. And coat these bad boys with olive oil as you would any baked item
• preheat oven to 450• and pop in the potato slices for 20 minutes (ours gets real hot so I did 15 total) while flipping halfway
• while those are baking, we pulled out some refried black beans, heated up their cashew fiesta dip (cheese dip alternative) SO GOOD LEMME TELL YA 😍, pulled out their “salsa especial” (medium salsa), and chopped up some cilantro and jalapeño.
• once the potatoes were done, we topped accordingly and enjoyed! Yess it’s that easy. You won’t regret trying it 😋 have an amazing week guys!!

DAIRY FREE HUMMUS QUESADILLAS 🔥
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I use all caps when I’m really excited about recipes and wish I was eating them 😅 THIS is one of those recipes, adapted from one of ‘s tiktoks I watched a while back! It’s honestly so easy to make and the hummus tastes so good that I’m shocked it wasn’t more of a mainstream meal in the past.
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Being the budget queen that she is, and I went to Walmart to pick up tortillas, hummus, and the veggies we needed. Here’s what we got:
- Sweet potato, banana, and apple wraps (which is the kids version much to Aly’s surprise 😂)
- Roasted red pepper hummus
- white mushrooms
- zuchinni
- sweet onion
- baby bell peppers
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We cut up the zuchinni into wedges, thinly sliced the bell peppers, julienned the onions and added them to our wraps after generously coating each side with hummus, YUM 😛 then we added one tortilla with all the toppings to a skillet set to medium/high and then added the second tortilla and flipped.
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These came out SO tasty and we really only burned one tortilla so it was a win in my book haha. Other additions could be any veggies like spinach or red onion, spices like salt, pepper, and paprika, or avocado slices to top. Lastly, we served it with some chunky salsa and enjoyed 😍