Hi there! Welcome to Legally Healthy Blonde.

My name is Emily Eggers. I'm a classically trained chef who specializes in health-focused, yet indulgent food that tastes and feels good. I attended the Institute of Culinary Education in NYC and graduated at the top of my class in 2022.

I love to cook and I am passionate about teaching others. That being said, this isn't just a website full of random recipes with no context.

I am here to teach you how to cook like a chef & make food that makes you feel good.

What you'll find on Legally Healthy Blonde

Many of the recipes on this site will fit into a plant-based or pescatarian lifestyle. However, I like to make recipes that are representative of how I like to eat. This means you'll find a lot of recipes involving pasta, lots of seafood recipes, and I love creating dishes out of Asian flavors and Italian influences!

The recipes contain detailed step by instructions, along with step-by-step photos to ensure you have success in your own kitchen. My goal is to enable you to recreate all the recipes on this site, as well as learn a bit more about different cuisines and fun new plant-based ideas.

Tip: If you're looking for one of the easiest and most flavorful recipes on my site, start with my Creamy Green Avocado Gazpacho!

My biggest goal here is for you to be able to find easy, approachable, and absolutely delicious plant-forward recipes! I am here to show you that healthier eating is not boring, bland, or difficult!

My Background with Food

My journey with food has grown so rapidly in the past few years. I grew up as a very picky eater. My favorite meals were ramen noodles (yes, the cheap kind), mac and cheese (always from the box), and buttered pasta (which, truly, is still great). 

When I got to Clemson at age 18, I didn't live in a dorm, so I never had a dining hall meal plan or anything. Quite frankly, I was afraid that if I kept up my junk food habits paired with a dramatic decrease in physical activity due to no longer being a competitive cheerleader would ultimately lead to unhealthy weight gain.

I started to try some healthy recipes and I immediately fell in love with all things food, restaurants, and cooking. I watched the Food Network obsessively, picked up on the techniques used by the chefs, and learned about how to properly compose dishes.

After graduating at Clemson University in 2019, I planned to attend law school. During Covid, I chose to opt out of law school and, a few months later, enrolled myself in culinary school and moved to New York City.

Now, I still live in NYC with my boyfriend, and I am a graduate student at New York University for a Master's degree in Food Studies.

“Food is everything we are. It’s an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It’s inseparable from those from the get-go.” —Anthony Bourdain

Fun Facts about Emily

• I have a 5-year old golden retriever named Frank, and very large cat named Gnocchi, and I live with my boyfriend who has another golden retriever named Howie. See them all down below 🙂
• In January 2024, I'll be traveling to 9 cities across East Asia for my first ever solo-trip and my first time in Asia! The trip will be heavily food focused, and I am most excited for Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan!
• In 2022, I graduated (at the top of my class!) at The Institute of Culinary Education in New York City through their Health-Supportive Culinary Arts program.

Emily's Favorite Recipes:

Getting Around

There is a Recipe Index where you can browse all sorts of recipes by category.

Keeping in Touch

*If you are interesting in working with me, please head to my Work with Me page to see the services I offer.*

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