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Farro – Italian whole grain – nutty and chewy
When I traveled to Italy with my mothers sister Gail in 2008, we ate a whole grain called Farro that appeared to be a common addition to most of the meals we enjoyed. Sure there were pasta dishes, but there were also bean soups and salads made with farro. At the time we thought it [...]
Farrotto Primavera
Farrotto is simply a dish that uses farro in place of rice and cooks it in the same fashion as you would to make a traditional risotto dish. Farro is much different from rice as it has a nutty flavor and slightly chewy texture (if cooked properly) so while risotto pairs well with everything from [...]
Marinated Flank Steak Recipe
SERVES 4INGREDIENTS1 tbsp. black peppercorns1 tbsp. coriander seeds1 tbsp. fennel seeds2 dried chiles de àrbol, broken2 fresh bay leaves1⁄2 cup red wine2 tbsp. r…
Strawberry Smash
We cannot get enough strawberries in our household. Everyone loves them and we eat them by the handfuls …. plain, dressed up or added to more »
Saladu Nebbe – Black-Eyed Pea Salad
SERVES 8INGREDIENTS¼ cup fresh lime juice1 cup roughly chopped parsley1 cup canola oil5 cups cooked black-eyed peas10 scallions, roughly chopped1 red bell pepper, …
Farro & Fava Bean Soup
In Umbria, farro is a popular grain used in salads, soups, as a grain side dish, or even in place of rice in risotto dishes. It has a slightly nutty taste and if cooked properly should be just tender to the bite. Farro goes well with many different vegetables, meat and poultry, and it’s possible [...]
Book Review: Jeannie Marshall’s Outside the Box – Why Our Children Need Real Food
[Full disclosure - book sent to me by the author]I’m a newly minted Jeannie Marshall fan. I first learned about Jeannie when she sent me a direct message on Twitter asking for my address so that she could send me a copy of her new book, Outside the …
Warm Shrimp Salad with Avocado
PrintWarm Shrimp Salad with Avocado Prep Time: 1 minuteCook Time: 5 minutes Serving Size: Serves 2 Smoked paprika is my new favorite seasoning. Toss with shrimp before a quick sear hit with cooling Greek yogurt and a bit of lemon or lime and you have a sauced dish that goes great with avocado slices that [...]
Rick Bayless’ Tortilla Soup with Shredded Chard
April 27, 2012 Every week, FOOD52′s Senior Editor Kristen Miglore is unearthing recipes that are nothing short of genius. Today: Tortilla soup escapes the 1990s. I’m going to blame the 1990s for sullying tortilla soup. By the end of that colorful, fusion-obsessed decade, every fast-casual restaurant seemed to be peddling the same muddy version. You [...]
You Are What You Drink! Cool Healthy Drinks
By Rena Unger A little fizz in your drink can be fun every now and then. However, store bought soft drinks are highly toxic and damaging to our systems. Soft drinks earned their name “soft” because of their distinction to hard drinks containing alcohol. This is very misleading, as the soft drinks widely available [...]
Artichoke Stuffed Mushrooms
SERVES 4-6Ingredients20 large white button mushrooms3 tbsp. unsalted butter3 cloves garlic, minced1 small shallot, mincedKosher salt and freshly ground black pepper…
Jamie Oliver’s Steamed Asian Chicken “Parcels”
When I first learned to cook, Jamie’s Kitchen was my most confidence-inspiring cookbook. The other day I pulled it down from the shelf and flipped through it. Dozens of recipes triggered memories, like the first time I discovered Italian salsa verde, and how to make risotto. But my goal was to find something in an [...]
Quinoa Salad With Roasted Cauliflower, Mushrooms & Garbanzo Beans
Quinoa, although often called a whole grain, is actually the seed of a green leafy plant that is still cultivated in South America. Quinoa is considered an ancient grain, and can be used in everything from porridge to salads. Since quinoa is a complete protein and has all 9 essential essential amino acids, it is [...]
How to Cook Everything: The Basics: Roasted Chicken Cutlets
By Alaina Sullivan
Baked chicken wrapped in breadcrumbs immediately conjures up memories of the dry, bland versions I used to endure as a kid. (The kind where a vat of dipping mustard was essential and you needed a glass of milk to wa…
Grilled Fish Tacos with Creamy Chipotle Sauce
SERVES: 8-10INGREDIENTSFOR THE CHIPOTLE SAUCE:½ cup mayonnaise⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt½ tsp. dried oregano¼ tsp. ground cumin¼ tsp. dried dill1 canned chipotl…
7 Emotional Health Tips for the Bariatric Patient
Dr. Peter LePort Emotional Health is the single most talked-about topic for the patients at our support group meetings. And it makes sense. So much of what leads us to make unhealthy life choices is rooted in what we FEEL about ourselves, about the world, about the way we grew up and about what other [...]
Proper Nutrition Matters, Even After Bariatric Surgery
We hear often that bariatric surgery is a “quick fix” or an “easy way out.” Well, we’ve discussed time and again in this blog just how untrue those statements really are. Bariatric surgery patients MUST commit to hard work if they’re going to be successful in achieving lasting weight loss, ESPECIALLY after surgery. We know [...]
Grilled Baby Artichokes Recipe
SERVES 2INGREDIENTS10 baby artichokes1 lemon, halved4 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oilSea salt, to taste1. Prepare a medium-hot charcoal fire. Using a serrated-blade kn…
Beef Satay with Peanut Dipping Sauce Recipe
With spring here, we’re increasingly looking for new recipes that give us reason to fire up the grill. What better reason to start up the fire than with this easy Satay recipe.
Satay is a popular Indonesian dish that …
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Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Madeleine Ignon Maybe I am slow to catch on, but my new favorite baking ingredient is almond meal, also known as almond flour. I don’t have a gluten allergy, but I love baking with it as an alternative to flour because then everyone can afford to indulge in a sweet treat. I find that baking [...]
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Tilapia with Tomato-Olive Sauce and Farro
Tilapia with Tomato-Olive Sauce
Top tilapia fillets with a savory tomato-olive sauce that comes together in just 5 minutes. Look for tapenade near jarred olives in the supermarket. Serve with sautéed broccolini and farro tossed with toasted almonds.
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Is eating fat chickens making us fat?
A new study targets nutritional value of chickens Can eating today’s overweight and often deformed industrial chickens be contributing to our obesity epidemic? Is it possible that the white lean meat we’ve been told is better for us than heart attack-inducing red meat is actually full of fat? According to a 2009 British study — [...]
Steamed Fish with Leeks
By Alaina Sullivan
Steaming fish with vegetables is a foolproof way to serve up a main and a side dish in a single pan. The recipe for steamed fish in The Basics features a classic summertime cast of eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes, b…
Pico de Gallo
Pico de gallo, also called salsa fresca, is a fresh, uncooked condiment made from chopped tomato, white onion, and chilies (typically jalapeños or serranos). This more »
Mexican Black Bean & Corn Salad
We were recently visiting family up in Michigan and decided to do something a little different for dinner. My idea was to throw in mini more »
Chile con Queso
Chile con Queso is a part of Tex-Mex and Southwestern cuisine taken from Northern Mexico, and is a smooth, creamy sauce, used for dipping, that more »
Strawberry Mini Muffins low sugar & vegan
Easter is a few days away, and if you’re as concerned as I am about the amount of sugar your children are eating, you may be looking for healthy alternatives to the jelly beans and vegan chocolate the Easter Bunny usually leaves (at least that’s what he usually deposits in my daughter’s basket). These tiny [...]
Bittersweet Chocolate Cups
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate per 8 cups -I like Ghirardelli as it is available in the chocolate chip section of the grocery store or 8 ounces high quality sugar free chocolate – I have used Dove dark chocolate pieces with great results Melt chocolate in a small metal bowl on top of a boiling [...]
How to Cook Everything: The Basics: Curried Chickpea Salad
By Alaina Sullivan
Chickpeas – aka garbanzo beans – have a distinct flavor and a meaty bite that make them exceptionally versatile for mashing, roasting, frying and serving in a variety of ways. Here they are used as…
Easter Menu’s – wrapped up with a Chocolate Bunny!
Easter is a lovely holiday – the simplicity of Spring wrapped up in a meal that features some of my favorite foods like asparagus, lemon, feta, lamb, CHOCOLATE and JELLY BEANS. Yep, other than Halloween, Easter is yet another huge candy holiday. I know folks who go insane over Cadbury Creme Eggs – IF YOU [...]
