Bok choy ranks right up with the rest of the dark, leafy greens at the top of any super foods list. Low in calories and nutrient dense, bok choy contains a healthy dose of calcium for bone and cardiovascular health, iron for muscle and red blood cell building, and lots of Vitamins A and C. […]
Veggies
Cauliflower Mac & Cheese Muffins {Low Carb, Gluten Free}
Finally, a macaroni and cheese recipe that is not only gluten free, but lower in carbs, calories, and fat – yet, still satisfies your inner craving with all its cheesy goodness and crunchy crumblies. The low carb secret is in the cauliflower – half gluten free pasta and half roasted cauliflower, which adds nutritional value […]
Chinese Long Beans and Cashews with “Not Ketchup” Smoky Date Sauce
Have you ever cooked with Chinese Long Beans instead of regular green beans? They are actually part of the same plant family as the black-eyed pea, but look more like very long green beans and hold up better under high heat, making them perfect for stir fries. You can buy Chinese Long Beans in Asian […]
Eggplant Parmesan with Fresh Mozzarella
The beginning of the Winter Olympics captures the world’s attention in excited anticipation but also provides much food for thought as controversies arise: from post Cold War foreign relations to amazement at the barrage of images of #sochiproblems and consternation about the monumental scale of security issues in our digital world. Always thinking food, it […]
Super Bowl Party: 7-Layer Mediterranean Dip
I’m late to the party and it has a lot to do with the Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year) and Super Bowl falling on the same weekend. Considering we were just in Shanghai, it seemed more pertinent (and interesting) especially since hub’s team, the New England Patriots, put up a good fight but eventually […]
Chinese New Year – Snow Pea and Radish Stir Fry
Festivities for the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, Spring Festival, or Tet if you’re Vietnamese, begin two weeks prior to the official day. As you can imagine, there are many traditions involved in a centuries old celebration. Many old school traditions are still observed, but “thanks to a nearly 50-year Communist-mandated freeze, […]
Autumn Apple, Quinoa and Butternut Squash Salad
Apples = Autumn to me. The signs are everywhere – the days are cooler, evening settles in sooner, and kids are back in school. It must be apple season. One of the earliest cultivated fruits, the apple has come a long way from its crabapple-like ancestors. Careful cultivation has transformed those original small, sour apples into large, […]
Butternut Squash GF Pizza and a #PizzaParty
Does your family do a Friday night or Game Day Pizza Party? It’s a fun way to end a hectic week and have an all-ages party to welcome the weekend. Make our buy pizza dough, have a spread of all the fixin’s and get everyone in the kitchen making their own pizza. I do this […]
Hatch Chiles Morning, Noon, and Night
Hatch Chiles are all the rage! Seriously, you can find a delicious way to eat them, for breakfast, lunch or dinner – and, if you haven’t tried them, you simply must experience them while you can. The season for these unique tasting chiles named from the original growing area in Hatch, New Mexico is short […]
Purple Power: Eggplant, Hatch Chile and Roasted Tomatoes
Eat the colors of the rainbow, super foods are not limited to green, yellow, orange, and red. But also, the cooler colors of the rainbow: blue and purple. Blueberries are loaded with antioxidants and the same compounds that put blueberries on the healthy map as a superfood are what make make purple vegetables like eggplant […]