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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10 Tips to Help You Reduce Holiday Stress
Getting a home-cooked dinner on the table this time of year is challenging. Between holiday shopping, holiday parties, cookie making, and the usual kid sports and activities, there isn’t much time to spare! So while I’m going to give you my tips how to reduce holiday stress, I’ll get right to my conclusion: it’s really all about remembering to slow down and breathe. Do that and the rest will ...
Flourless Pear, Almond and Cardamom Cake
This Nordic and French-inspired flourless pear, almond, and cardamom cake is a serious crowd pleaser. It's also gluten-free and dairy-free, making it suitable for a variety of diets. Pure bliss. That is how I feel about this cake. I just can't get enough of it. Perhaps because it's made up some of my favorite ingredients: pears, almonds, and cardamom. But it's also about how these ...
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 ...
Whole Grain Gingerbread Waffles
These healthy gingerbread waffles are delicious on Christmas morning or any winter day! One bite of these perfectly spiced and fluffy waffles and you will be happy. In addition, it's hard to beat the aroma that will infuse your home as these waffles cook. Made with whole grain flour, protein-rich Greek yogurt and eggs, and molasses, they are healthier than most waffles and provide a ...
Pepparkakor (Swedish Gingersnaps)
Pepparkakor are thin and crispy Swedish gingersnaps. These cookies are traditionally eaten in December in Sweden with a cup of coffee or some glögg. Enjoy! One of my favorite parts of December is making Swedish Gingersnaps, called "pepparkakor" in Swedish. These classic Swedish Christmas cookies are thin, crispy, and spicy--and hard not to love. And while the dough can be a bit tricky to ...
5 Tactics for Healthier Holiday Eating
Food and the holidays go hand in hand. What would a get-together be without food? Chances are that you will find yourself surrounded by plenty of tempting calories on several occasions this season. So what's a trying-so-hard-to-be-healthy you to do? a. Not eat. Just sip on seltzer. b. Go crazy and eat it everything and lots of it, after all, New Year's is just around the corner, and then you ...
