This Roasted Roots and Squash Kale-Quinoa Salad is as equally suited for family gatherings as it is for mason-jar lunch salads. How's it going? Are you surviving this winter? While the days are definitely getting longer, it's still noticeably cold and wintery here in New England. All winter I happily don my long gray down jacket, gray hat, black boots, and...well, you get the idea. ...
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Arugula, Pear and Roasted Chickpea Salad and Tips on Getting More Greens into Your Family
This Arugula, Pear, and Roasted Chickpea Salad is as equally suited for the weeknight dinner table as it is the holiday buffet. Over the past few years, I've been making a conscious effort to serve a bowl of greens with every dinner. I always call it a salad, but the reality is, on some super busy nights it's just plain arugula! Other nights it's a meal-worthy salad, packed with a ...
Fig, Farro and Arugula Salad
This Fig, Farro and Arugula Salad is a delicious way to showcase the season's fresh figs. It's perfect for everything from your work lunch to a festive potluck dinner. FIGS I've been smitten with the beauty of figs for quite some time. Like so many other fruits, it's quite photogenic, especially when sliced open. But since fresh figs aren't available that often here in the Northeast, I only ...
Strawberry, Spinach, and Farro Salad
This strawberry, spinach, and farro salad is perfect for showcasing those late spring and early summer strawberries. Salads like this are also a great way to use farro, an ancient whole grain wheat that is packed with fiber and protein. I'm back home after being away for 4 days for a nutrition conference in New Orleans. Leave it to me to spend way more time geeking out in seminars than on ...
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Cashew Cream
This roasted butternut squash soup is pure feel-good food. It's a delicious, cheerful soup that is easy for the whole family to love. And the cashew cream and roasted chickpeas provide extra flavor, crunch, and nutrition. Hello! How is February going? It's been cold and snowy week here in the northeast, but it's still winter after all and that's what it's supposed to be like! Lots of ...
Festive Roasted Acorn Squash
Pomegranate arils add a festive touch to this roasted acorn squash. It's an easy to make side dish that will dazzle a crowd, not to mention yourself, every time. Winter Squash I absolutely love all the different squashes of fall! Butternut squash is a classic and so versatile. Delicata squash is ultra-easy as you can eat the skin. A new one in my farm share this fall was buttercup ...
Freekeh-Stuffed Acorn Squash
This freekeh-stuffed acorn makes a festive side dish. It's perfect for a nourishing Sunday evening family dinner or as a side dish on the Thanksgiving table. Have you tried cooking with freekeh yet? Not only is this ancient Middle Eastern grain fun to say ("freek-ah"), it has a delicious, nutty taste and really packs in the nutrients. Freekeh is wheat that is harvested when young and ...
Farm Share Ratatouille
Looking for a simple way to use all those end-of-summer and early fall farm share veggies? This farm share ratatouille recipe is just what you need! It's simple. It's delicious. And it's definitely nutritious. Enough said! It's the time of year when all of a sudden my refrigerator is bursting with farm share produce: eggplant, cubanelle peppers, bell peppers, fresh garlic, fresh onions, ...
Raw Beet Salad
This raw beet salad shows that beets don't need to be cooked to shine. It's a perfect summer salad that will leave you feeling as healthy as drinking a green smoothie. This month's recipe redux challenge was "get your fruits and veggies in shape." "With produce galore, now’s a great time to enjoy lots of fruits and vegetables. Show us how you’re serving the bounty of gardens and ...
Kale, Avocado & Raspberry Salad
Do you like kale salad? If not, this may be the salad to change that. Topped with goodies such as raspberries, avocado, and goat cheese, and sweetened with a touch of honey, this salad is hard to resist. I was a kale skeptic for a long time. Kale was not part of my Scandinavian cuisine growing up, but rather something I learned to use as garnish and decoration while working in a Marriott hotel ...
