Remember the first day of school when your mom packed your lunch and sent you off to the schoolbus? I experienced the grown-up version of that today. The first time since I attended college. Today, I started the Certified Natural Chef Training Program at Bauman College. What an amazing day. We get to cook and eat [...]
Tags: healthy eating, raw, vegan
I went out with a friend last night to India’s Pearl and wanted to try something new. I chose Bhindi Masala – okra cooked with onions, tomatoes and spices. I envisioned something akin to the wonderful vegetable casserole dish I had while with my parents in Istanbul. What I got was a dish so salty that [...]
It’s blistery cold out. I don’t like to go out on cold days. And there’s not much left in the cabinet – this is when my most creative recipes come to life. I do have plenty of coconut milk for some reason. And following up on my lentil kick from the weekend, I [...]
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I’m pretty much like everyone else – when the cold weather rolls in to town, so do the soups. There’s nothing better to stay warm than a flavorful, hearty bowl of soup. For this one, I had a bunch of sweet peppers that needed to be used, so they became a highlight to the soup [...]
It’s amazing what you can do with leftovers. The fundraising event was a great success and I had a little bit leftover of just about everything. So I decided to combine a lot of it into a thai coconut noodle soup and loved the results. My ingredients were dictated by what I had on hand. [...]
I haven’t tried this, but want to. I heard about it while watching this video, “Cooking Healthy: An Evening with Canyon Ranch Chef, Scott Uehlein” presented by MD Anderson Cancer Center:
http://www3.mdanderson.org/streams/MDACCFlvPlayer2.html?xml=publicEd%2Fconfig%2FCanyonRanchSpa-ScottUehlein_cfg
watermelon
lime juice
evaporated cane juice or turbinado (I’ll probablly use agave nectar)
salt
garnish with diced mango and toasted cumin seeds
There are also some great tips and recipes [...]
Fall is in the air today. One of my favorite recipes in the fall is cheesy potato soup. So I made this classic soup for lunch today with a cashew cream sauce and fresh, sauteed vegetables instead of canned creamed soup. Comforting and delicious and much healthier than the original.
Red potatoes
Yellow onion
Celery
Garlic
Mushroom (I used enoki)
Leeks [...]
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boil 4 cups water with vegetable buillon – talk about my brand
braggs amino acid
rice vinegar
thai chili paste
minced garlic
minced ginger – talk about freezer storage tip
cabbage
red bell pepper
celery
enogi mushroom (look up label – show picture) – explore with your favorite varieties
cubed tofu – talk about types of tofu – denver brand
from the garden:
leeks, chives, scallions
bring to [...]
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tvpvegetable brothcabbagemushroomsseaweed (optional)rice noodlesbraggs amino acidlemon juicegingerscallions
heart-healthy, grown-up, etc
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