Tina To Table

Here you’ll find everything I’m preparing in my kitchen - from veggies, to leftovers and pasta. I eat simply, and I cook for one, but love cooking for others. And no matter what, I always pause to plate pretty.

Most of my meals are often times the result of freestyle recipe free ingredient riffing and a trip to the vegetable market. Produce is my passion, and I hope that you won’t simply come here for a recipe - but that you’ll read, cook and create a new story of your own.

I believe there’s power in a stocked pantry and freezer. From traditional Italian dishes to alternative sweets, vegan and vegetarian swaps - there’s something for everyone.

Let this serve as inspiration and let’s eat!

Posts tagged chia seeds

Salted Chocolate Chia Pudding

My chocolate cravings have been bonkers. Bonkers. They could very well be a result of stress. Call it perimenopause or, very likely, the early mornings and long days at the senior center with interrupted sleep to boot. I’m making an effort to steer clear of refined sugar, cookies, cakes and yes — even you my beloved ice cream — in an effort to avoid blood sugar spikes, stay mindful and in my best health before my next surgery in September. I’m back to a somewhat regular yoga practice, which I’ll once again be out of for 2-3 months after this upcoming surgery, so I’m being diligent. Well, as diligent as I can be as a woman who has a history of emotional eating — but, who doesn’t?

desserttina corradoAugust 9, 2025chocolate, chia seeds, chia pudding

Chia Pudding + How I Came to Love it 9 Years Late

Chia Pudding had its day in 2016 — well — from what I remember. I was getting my certification in Integrative Health Coaching and not only were these power seeds talked about in my health education courses, but every where I looked on health blogs and the internet — there they were. Some folks were putting them in water and drinking them, with an aim to promote better digestion and weight loss — while other bloggers were turning them into a sweet treat like pudding.

dessert, breakfast, vegetariantina corradoAugust 9, 2025chia pudding, chia seeds