- Welcome to After Dinner Dance! I'm Caroline, a 27-year-old living in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. My blog follows my love of cooking delicious and nutritious meals that make veggies taste good, and a bit of my life including my running and adventures with my toy poodle, Teddy! I have a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and I am also a Certified Health Education Specialist. Feel free to contact me at afterdinnerdance@gmail.com - I'd love to hear from you!
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Tag Archives: vegetarian
Spinach and Sweet Potato Quesadillas
The last week has been very busy for me. You know how when you’re in college and you’re taking finals and you long for the days when you have a 9 to 5 job with no papers, finals or homework? … finish reading Spinach and Sweet Potato Quesadillas
Summer Naan Pizzas
Good morning! How about I add a little pizza to your Tuesday? Summer Naan Pizzas with carmelized onions, mozzerella, zucchini, summer squash and a garlic yogurt cream sauce – delicious! If you’re a regular reader, you’ve probably noticed that I … finish reading Summer Naan Pizzas
Posted in Food for Thought, Pizza, Recipes, Vegetarian
Tagged naan, pizza, squash, vegetarian, zucchini
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Lemon Yogurt Pasta with Zucchini and Summer Squash
Sometimes I have an idea for a recipe that completely fails. And sometimes, I have one that turns out fabulous! This would be the latter: Lemon Yogurt Pasta with Zucchini and Summer Squash…I’m hungry just reminiscing about it. It was … finish reading Lemon Yogurt Pasta with Zucchini and Summer Squash
Posted in Italian, Pasta, Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetarian
Tagged lemon, pasta, squash, vegetarian, yogurt, zucchini
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Kale Quinoa Salad and My First 5 Mile Run!
Good morning! I had a whirlwind of a weekend and Monday was pretty much a blur because I was so tired. The weekend started out on a good note because I ran five miles!!! My farthest distance yet! It was my last run on the … finish reading Kale Quinoa Salad and My First 5 Mile Run!
Posted in Gluten-free, Recipes, Running, Sides, Vegetarian
Tagged gluetn-free, kale, quinoa, running, salad, sides, vegetarian
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Tomato Mozzarella Pasta: Simplicity at its Best
Scenes from the weekend: Another four mile run, lots of Teddy, strawberry lemonade and reading on the porch, good wine and good food! As usual, it went by too quickly. My week ahead is going to be spent working and … finish reading Tomato Mozzarella Pasta: Simplicity at its Best
Posted in Italian, Recipes, Vegetarian
Tagged mozzerella, pasta, recipes, tomatoes, vegetarian
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Asian Marinated Salmon
Is it really Monday again? Sigh. My weekend started off with a great 4 mile run – yes, I ran 4 miles! I’ve only ever done that once before, so I was on a runner’s high for a while after … finish reading Asian Marinated Salmon
Posted in Asian, Fish, Gluten-free, Recipes, Running, Vegetarian, Yoga
Tagged asian, fish, gluten-free, running, salmon, vegetarian, yoga
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Delicious Eggplant Burgers
I hope everyone had a nice and relaxing Memorial Day Weekend! Summer is upon is! With summer, comes burgers. In the past few months, I’ve been cooking up lots of non-beef burgers. Not only do I find them more fun … finish reading Delicious Eggplant Burgers
Quick and Delicious Mexican Tortilla Pizzas
Good morning! Anyone else thinking that Memorial Day weekend can’t come soon enough? I realized that I haven’t been posting as much on exercise and running lately. Though it’s been an adjustment to exercise in the evenings and add it into … finish reading Quick and Delicious Mexican Tortilla Pizzas
Posted in Fitness, Gluten-free, Mexican, Recipes, Running, Vegetarian
Tagged gluten-free, mexican, pizza, vegetarian
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Roasted Vegetable Lasagna
Happy Monday! Unfortunately, all good weekends must come to end. My weekend in a nutshell: Lots of good food, sangria, Teddy and the longest dandelion ever! Speaking of food, moving on to today’s recipe! Growing up, I was never a … finish reading Roasted Vegetable Lasagna
Raspberry Chia Seed Jam
Have you ever made something that is so simple, you can’t imagine buying it in the store again? Meet Raspberry Chia Seed Jam. I saw this jam on a few other blogs and finally decided to try it out for … finish reading Raspberry Chia Seed Jam
Posted in Breakfast, Gluten-free, Recipes, Snacks, Vegetarian
Tagged chia seeds, gluten-free, jam, raspberries, vegetarian
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