Get ready for cheesy desserts all summer long!
EatingWell:Let’s talk about your partnership with California Walnuts!
How do you incorporate walnuts into your everyday cooking?

Photo: Photo: Yumna Jawad and California Walnuts; EatingWell collage
What’s your favorite unexpected way to use them?
I’ll grab a handful of walnuts every day with a date, for example.
I have so many cool ways to incorporate walnuts into recipes.

Yumna Jawad and California Walnuts
Anyone that hears the idea of walnut meat is kind of confused and intrigued, but pleasantly surprised afterward.
I think it’s really fascinating because all you really need to make walnut “meat” is walnuts.
Jawad:I have to do a snack and a meal.
They’re literally a ball of energy made of only two ingredients.
EatingWell:Do you have any predictions for this summer’s top recipe trends?
I think we’re going to see a lot more variations of cottage cheese-inspired desserts.
EatingWell:What does “eating well” mean to you?
Jawad:To me, eating well means eating whole foods that make my body feel good.
That’s the whole premise of Feel Good Foodie.
That’s what I think of when I think of eating well.