Red Lentil Vegetable Soup is a hearty, healthy cold weather soup. Enjoy for lunch or dinner. It is cold and pouring out today, which makes me want to curl up on the couch with a warm blanket and a hot bowl of soup. A nice bowl of Red Lentil Soup chock full of vegetables would…
Healthy Vegetarian Recipes
How To Cook Brown Rice – Vegetable Fried Rice and Kimchi Fried Rice Recipes
Kimchi Fried Rice served with bean sprout salad What you will learn: How to Cook Brown Rice on the Stovetop How to Make Chinese Vegetable Fried Rice How to Make Kimchi Fried Rice One of the easiest whole grains to introduce into daily meals is brown rice. Brown rice comes in three basic varieties –…
Steel Cut Oatmeal with Blueberry Compote Recipe
Steel Cut Oatmeal with Blueberry Compote is a healthy, nutritious, and delicious breakfast made with whole grain steel cut oats. I grew up eating regular oatmeal. I’m not even sure if we could buy steel cut oats back then. When I first tried steel cut oatmeal, I was intrigued by the chewy texture, and the shape…
Recipes for Roasted Cauliflower and Stir-Fry Broccoli {Guest Post by Lisa Corrado: Cruciferous Vegetables}
I am thrilled to present Lisa Corrado as my guest blogger today, who shares a similar interest in healthy living. Lisa, a registered nutritionist and chef, provides nutritional counseling and coaching, and supports corporate wellness initiatives. I really like Lisa’s approach that combines clinical nutrition with the practical side, which is cooking healthily. Not only…
Vegetarian Mushroom Barley Soup Recipe
Vegetarian Mushroom Barley Soup Today, I made a big pot of Vegetarian Mushroom Barley Soup for some friends with cancer. I tried to include a lot of different cancer-fighting ingredients as the American Institute for Cancer Research stresses the importance of eating a variety of plant foods to ensure the most protection against cancer development….
French Lentil Soup with Cilantro
This humble French Lentil Soup with Cilantro gets its rich flavor from deeply browned onions. As the weather gets cooler, I crave lentil soups. I’m always on the lookout for a good recipe for lentil soup, especially one with a twist of flavor. I came across several interesting lentil soups, but the one in Suvir…
Chimichurri Sauce Recipe
Chimichurri sauce is a versatile sauce that can dress up fish, chicken, steak or vegetables. When I first discovered chimichurri over seven years ago, I couldn’t believe I’d never had it before. My kids ordered skirt steak with chimichurri sauce at one of our favorite Cuban restaurants while on vacation in Sand Key, Florida. As…
How To Cook Beans
Dried Black Beans Beans are a great source of fiber and protein, and are naturally low in fat (1 cup of cooked black beans has 15 grams fiber, 15 grams protein, 2 grams fat, and 0 grams saturated fat). In addition, beans are considered antioxidant “superstars,” given their rich antioxidant level, which helps fight…
Farmer’s Market Vegetable Soup Recipe
Farmer’s Market Vegetable Soup I was inspired to make a Farmer’s Market Vegetable Soup this morning after I saw Melissa Clark’s Minestrone with Shell Beans and Almond Pistou recipe in the New York Times. What appealed to me most about the recipe was that it was a great way to clean out my refrigerator. I…
Easy Curry Tomato Spinach Lentil Soup Recipe
This Curry Tomato Spinach Lentil Soup can be put together in minutes, using high quality, store-bought ingredients. It just goes to show eating healthy doesn’t mean difficult. A number of years ago, I taught a series of cooking classes at our local senior community center. I had read an article about the growing trend of…
Vietnamese Vegetarian Pho Recipe
I was first introduced to Vietnamese Pho, a popular Vietnamese dish, six years ago, when I met a Vietnamese woman, Thuy, at the local Asian grocery store. She had an amazing story of how she came to the United States, having fled the war-torn city of Saigon, Vietnam, as a young girl. She went on…
Mixed Vegetable Soup with Wheat Berries and Baby Spinach Recipe
Yesterday was “soup day.” I made two big pots of vegetable broth so I would have the base for making some homemade vegetable soups for some friends. Homemade vegetable broth is so much better than the boxed variety. It is clean, clear, and light. As I was thinking about what soups to make, I came…
Pear Cranberry Walnut Salad
Pear Cranberry Walnut Salad is a wonderful fall or winter salad. One of my husband’s favorite salads when we eat out is pear salad, so when I saw the first pears of the season at our local farmer’s market, I bought a bag and tried to recreate the salad he had on a recent vacation….
What To Do With A Box Of Tomatoes
My stash of organic plum tomatoes One of the things I look forward to most during the summer is the supply of tomatoes at our local farmer’s market. From 10am-2pm every Saturday morning, a commuter parking lot in town is transformed into a bustling gathering place, with vendors selling fresh produce, pies and breads, local…
Fruit and Nut Breakfast Quinoa
Fruit and Nut Breakfast Quinoa is a healthy and delicious way to start the day. Are you bored with your breakfast routine? Then, try this Fruit and Nut Breakfast Quinoa. This breakfast quinoa can be made ahead of time and reheated throughout the week. To keep things interesting, switch up the fruits and nuts you…
French Lentil Soup with Barley and Rainbow Chard Recipe
With the threat of a storm as Hurricane Earl made its way up the East Coast, it was a good day to stay inside and make some homemade soup for my friends with cancer, “B” and “J.” My friend “B” had suggested some lentil soup, which seems to be her favorite kind, so I set…
Farm Fresh Chopped Salad Recipe
At a recent farm-to-table dinner in Connecticut, Chef Michel Nischan prepared “Use a Spoon” Chopped Salad using farm fresh produce. Michel Nischan is President and CEO of Wholesome Wave, a non-profit organization that is trying to increase accessibility and affordability of fresh fruits and vegetables in underserved communities, while providing business to local farmers. He is also the renowned chef/owner…
Enjoying the End of Summer’s Bounty
Towards the end of summer, our local farmer’s markets are filled with tomatoes, corn, zucchini, peaches and other goodies at their peak sweetness and flavor.I always look forward to my weekly visit to the farmer’s market. Today, I came home with a basketful…curly and Russian kale, rainbow swiss chard, a variety of tomatoes (heirloom, green…
Kale Avocado Salad and Simply Sauteed Leafy Green Vegetables
Your mom probably told you that leafy green vegetables were good for you, but you still might not eat them that often. Studies have already shown that diets high in fruits and vegetables reduce both cancer and heart disease. However, a recent study reveals that eating just 1.5 extra servings of leafy green vegetables a…
Korean Cold Soba Noodles
There’s nothing better than cold soba noodles in 90 degree weather! Soba noodles are made from buckwheat flour, a whole grain, naturally high in fiber and protein. Here’s one of my favorite Korean recipes for soba noodles. It’s soba noodles, topped with cold cucumber salad and kimchi. I serve it with a couple of Banchan (I’ll…
The Beginner Green Smoothie
This Beginner Green Smoothie is a great introduction to adding greens to your morning smoothie. I have to admit that the idea of drinking something green really doesn’t appeal to me. So, when I was given a green smoothie to try for breakfast recently, I was hesitant to say the least. Visually, I wasn’t sure…