Roasted Butternut Squash Hummus Your calendar is filling with events where there will be lots of food and drink, including holiday treats we see once a year, making them all the more irresistible. The typical adult gains between 5 and 8 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s according to Susan B Roberts, PhD, director of […]
Bank Healthy Meals for the Holidays
November 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Simple Split Pea Soup Ready or not, holidays are on the horizon. Decorations are on sale and lights are illuminating houses and businesses. I even saw a Christmas tree in the window of a home. The first step to eating healthfully over the holidays is to bank a few meals in your freezer […]
Thai – In No Time
November 7, 2013 by 1 Comment
Thai Red Curry with Kobacha and Fall Vegetables Fall weather sends us looking for belly warming meals and this spicy Thai curry with winter vegetables, wrapped up in silky coconut milk sauce, satisfies on many levels. Lemongrass and lime add a fresh citrus zing and Thai basil contributes an herbal note we expect from Thai […]
Lentil Pasta Sauce
October 27, 2013 by 1 Comment
Lentil Pasta Sauce With or Without Meat Pasta with tomato sauce is a classic comfort food. There’s almost always a container of it tucked in my freezer for times when we need a cozy, home-cooked meal in a hurry. This version is particularly easy and economical. Lentils and umami-rich mushrooms stand in for meat […]
Eat Less without Effort…Or Very Little
October 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Weight-loss chatter buzzes about the benefits of eating mindfully. On the other hand, there are some almost mindless ways to eat less: Use Smaller Plates Research shows that people, kids included, eat less when they use a smaller dish. (Reference 1). The size of dinner plates has increased 36% since the 1960s. According […]
Willis Hall Wine
October 2, 2013 by 2 Comments
Wine, Food and Balance With over 750 wineries and some 12 million cases of wine produced annually in Washington State, it’s easy to get lost in the crush of choices. Once in a while you run into a winemaker who rises above the multitude. Given winemaking’s razor-thin margins, hard work and battles […]
A Gluten-Free Flatbread Everyone Loves
September 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Farinata Everyone who tries this pizza-like appetizer, made with a chickpea (garbanzo bean) flour crust, seems to fall in love with it. I was moved to try Farinata when I found a half-empty bag of garbanzo bean flour after testing Garbanzo Bean Gnocchi with Forest Mushrooms and Garlic Chive Coulis in my friend Braiden […]
When Less is More
August 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Angel Hair with Dungeness Crab, White Wine, Lemon and Herbs I often hear the phrase “life is complicated.” Well, sometimes food is complicated. Sometimes we crave something simple but still sustaining and satisfying – like fussier food. This very light crab pasta dish is just the ticket when you’re taste buds demand simplicity. If your […]
No-Recipe Summer Eating
August 16, 2013 by 3 Comments
Strawberry Salad with Crumbled Gorgonzola and Pistachios A surfeit of strawberries and a beautifully hot, summer day led to a craving for a classic – strawberry salad. Warm summer evenings call for no-oven, no-stove and no-recipe dishes that you can assemble while a lean entrée is sizzling on the grill. A salad […]
What is An Anti-Inflammatory Diet?
July 27, 2013 by 10 Comments
Mixed Grain, Mango and Black Bean Salad with Cumin-Chili Dressing I was recently asked, “What is an anti-inflammatory diet?” A simple answer: A diet built around whole foods with lots of produce, whole forms of grains, healthful fats and a couple of servings of fish each week (or equivalent omega-3 fatty acids). An anti-inflammatory […]
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