Archive for the ‘Main Dishes’ Category

• A mandoline to make ratatouille: Guest post by Janel Ovrut

  Monday, August 16th, 2010

  This is a guest post by Janel Ovrut
  A Mandoline to make Ratatouille
  A few months ago I picked up a great gadget at our local Marshall’s discount store: a mandoline. I originally put one of these on our wedding registry, but couldn’t wait another year to receive it, and couldn’t pass by the [...]

• Sicilian pasta with smoked sardines: a canned sardine that’s close to fresh

  Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

  In 3 short weeks I head to my favorite spot in the world–the Mediterranean sea. Once landed, I always make a beeline to the closest outdoor taverna and order me up some fresh grilled sardines. I know a lot people won’t bother to order them let alone eat them as they take a little work [...]

• Linguine with black olives, capers and walnuts: a drainer for tight spaces

  Monday, July 19th, 2010

  I’ve had many kitchens in my life. The cozy warm kitchen I grew up with, the mess of a dorm room kitchen  (if you could call it a kitchen) and my beautiful, sprawling, well designed kitchen of today. But the one I really have the most delicious memories of was my cramped, 2X4 kitchen in [...]

• Brown rice with cashews and raisins

  Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

  Germinated Brown rice cooks quicker and is more nutritious than white rice.
  There’s Brown Rice and then there’s brown rice. Ever heard of GABA rice? Neither have I. I thought it was a new strain of rice only available in some obscure foreign country. That foreign country turned out to be as basic as Whole Foods, where I [...]

• Moroccan spice ~ Recipe: Israeli couscous salad with Moroccan mustard dressing

  Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

  When visiting Israel last year, the Moroccan influence was palpable when it came to food. I was so inundated with preserved lemons, rose water, cinnamon sticks and golden raisins, I think I might not need to plan an actual trip to Morocco after all (kidding, it’s on the calendar for 2012).
  I was delighted to see [...]

• When it comes to food, the Italians get it right every time ~ Recipe: Salad Nicoise

  Monday, May 10th, 2010

  You can take two versions of the same exact food and have an entirely different culinary experience. Case in point: canned tuna. As a nutritionist, you might guess that I’d only recommend water packed tuna. But when it comes to flavor, I’m not that daff to suggest water packed tuna is a tasty delight. So [...]

• Drumroll please…our grand prize Gold Medalist winner is…

  Friday, May 7th, 2010

  Sonja Pavlov, from Los Angeles California is our Kitchen Olympics Gold Medalist with her recipe for Meyer Lemon Scented Farro and Asparagus Salad!

  When searching for the very best recipe to represent the Kitchen Olympics it had to be one that encompassed all that this blog is about: 1) profiling a great product that may be [...]

• Want to indulge? The secret is in the size ~ Recipe: Individual mac n cheese

  Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

  I’ve never written a book solely with nutrition facts in mind. I write cookbooks peppered with that good information, but if I was ever to write just a nutrition text, it wouldn’t get pass the first round with a publisher. Why? Because mostly what I’d have to say is this: Eat less, smaller portions. Yep, [...]

• No soy for you? No problem ~ Recipe: Stir fried pork with snow peas and ginger

  Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

  So in addition to diagnosing my nutrition clients with wheat allergies, as of late, I have at least a half dozen clients who cannot tolerate soy either. This may not be problematic if you don’t care for tofu, tempeh, soy milk, soy nuts, edamame or any of the other forms of soy. But when it comes [...]

• The truth in couscous ~ Recipe: Cinnamon and raisin couscous

  Monday, March 22nd, 2010

  I love authenticity. And I am spoiled by it too. Take my trip to Japan for example. After having beyond heaven on earth sushi, I didn’t eat it here for several years. My encounter with pineapple during my most recent trip to Hawaii has left the tropical fruit off my plate for now.
  While researching products [...]