For people who aren’t keen on the traditional St. Patrick’s Day fare of Corned Beef and Cabbage, this hearty and comforting Beef and Guinness Stew is the answer! Corned Beef is loaded with sodium which makes it a poor choice for people on a low sodium diet and even for those of us don’t like […]
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Quinoa Tabbouleh with Endive
About a month ago, I received a box of California endive from the wonderful people at Discover Endive! Inside the box was a bouquet of red and white endive as well as two packages of endive to play with in the kitchen. I had never seen endive still attached to the root ball and it […]
Tangerine Dream Parfait with Chia Seeds
I’ve been a supporter of the buy local, eat sustainable “movement” my entire life – in fact, I was an unknowing early adopter. I grew up in a household where nearly everything on our plate was a result of my family’s hard labor: dad’s planting and harvesting, mom’s constant cooking and canning, and the many chores […]
Super Food: Kale with Caramelized Squash and Onions
Depending on what Super Food list you’re reading , kale may or may not be on it. Regardless, kale is enjoying the limelight these days because “healthy” kale chips have found their way into markets such as Whole Foods and Trader Joes and publicity surrounding a Vermont T-shirt maker face-off with a certain fast food […]
Eleven Madison Park Granola
The grand finale to our three-day weekend in New York City was experiencing the gastronomical creations of Chef Daniel Humm at Eleven Madison Park, recently crowned with three Michelin stars to add to their impressive list of accolades including multiple James Beard Foundation awards. Since my former superior organizational skills and ability to plan in […]
Hoppin’ John and Football
Eating Hoppin’ John with blackeyed peas is a Southern New Year’s tradition to bring good luck and, with the addition of greens, which represent money, prosperity in the new year. Some suggest that the origin of this “good luck” tradition dates back to the Civil War, when Union troops, especially in areas targeted by General Sherman, typically […]
Baked Apples for Santa
We all want to eat, drink, and be merry during the holidays. The question is: how to avoid the high fat, high carb overload that greets us at every turn and flows so naturally from hand to mouth. Sure, it’s OK to break out the fat pants for a night, but that doesn’t mean we […]
Sweet Potato, Pork and Apple Skillet Hash
Weekends are for brunch, and you don’t even have to wait until Sunday any more! While every restaurant, hotel, and cafe serves brunch – jazz brunch, gospel brunch, champagne brunch, seafood brunch; you can also cook up a fabulous brunch at home with this easy, one-skillet sweet potato, pork, and apple skillet hash in a […]
Jeweled Forbidden Rice and a Star Giveaway
Today’s recipe has absolutely nothing to do with cookies or holiday baking, but everything to do with eating foods that are delicious, good for your body, and produced with the highest of standards. Don’t worry, you’ll find no preachy posts here, just a simple, heart healthy, gluten free, dairy free recipe that could grace your […]
Spaghetti Squash with Moroccan Tomato Jam
By this point you should have your Thanksgiving menu decided upon and your grocery list done. HA! I have fragments of ideas ricocheting around in my brain and past issues of favorite Bon Appétit Thanksgiving issues opened to appetizing sides, and still confuse myself by gazing at delicious creations in the blogosphere. Two things have […]