5 WAYS TO INCREASE VEGETABLE INTAKE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY 1.PURREING/BLENDING/PROCESSING Cooked veggies into sauces, spreads, and casseroles! As you venture into the vegetable world, you may be ready to encounter new tastes, shapes, and textures, but some family members may oppose. In the beginning it can be helpful to steam or roast vegetables…
CARAMELIZED ONIONS RECIPE Cooking your onions may reduce the vitamin C content in them; however, you will not lose too much of the key ployphenols quercetin and glutathione. Carmelization is the most rich way to enjoy onions and they can complement a variety of recipes! INGREDIENTS: Makes about 2 cups 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick)…
BEING A LOCAVORE AND THE TOP 4 REASONS TO EAT LOCAL! With the spirit of earth day and the spring abundance of local produce popping up at your area farmers’ market, I wanted to touch on the significance of eating as a Locavore and supporting your local food systems. The term ” locavore ” was…
ROASTED NUTS AND BRUSSLES SPROUTS SLAW INGREDIENTS: 1/3 cup pecan halves 1 1/2 tsp. butter, melted 1 Tbsp maple syrup 1/4 tsp. sea salt, plus more, to taste 1 Tbsp each fresh chopped rosemary and thyme Pinch of cayenne pepper 2 lb. brussels sprouts, trimmed and fibrous stem and cut in half 1 small head radicchio, quartered/cored…
PARMESAN BRUSSELS SPROUTS You are NOT allowed to say you “don’t like brussels sprouts” until you have tried this dish and if you still don’t like it…just add bacon (pasture-raised nitrate-free)! INGREDIENTS: 1 Tbsp grass-fed butter 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1# brussels sprouts 1 Tbsp butter, divided 2 Tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese 1/2 tsp sea…
