Main Dishes

Asian Noodle Salad

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A good friend of mine kindly had me over on New Year’s Day. She prepared a delicious Asian salad that I tried to replicate and slightly tweek. I opted not to use ramen noodles and its flavor packet (which was sinfully delicious) and instead used some rice noodles I had in my cupboard and just [...]

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Wild Mushroom Risotto with Sundried Tomatoes

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This is one of my favorite wintertime dishes. It’s hearty, flavorful and comforting. The wild mushrooms I tend to use for this recipe are either shiitake or porcini. This time I used shiitake. Not only do I love the flavor of these mushrooms but their nutrition profile as well. Did you know the shiitake mushroom [...]

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Red Chard & Goat Cheese Frittata

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Chard is such a lovely green vegetable. The vibrant colors of the stems are so rich. The flavor so subtle and versatile. And its incredibly nutrient-dense as an excellent source of vitamin C, A, and K. This simple frittata makes a great main dish for lunch and dinner served with a green salad. Or, of [...]

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Mixed Veggies with Tamarind

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I have a special treat. It’s a guest blogger. Her name is Purabi and she’s got an amazing tamarind mixed veggie recipe for you. She manages a lovely blog called Cosmopolitan Currymania, home to a plethora of delicious Indian recipes. Here she is. Have a great weekend, friends Hi, I am Purabi Naha. Let me [...]

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A World of Flavor at CIA: Brazilian Palm Puree, Homemade Italian Pasta & Vietnamese Veggie Curry

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I spent last weekend in Napa cooking in the beautiful kitchen of The Culinary Institute of America (CIA). A conference was being held by a subgroup of the American Dietetic Association so the group was mainly comprised of culinary dietitians. The theme was “Passport to Flavor: A World Cuisines Culinary Workshop.”

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Coconut-Cashew Red Quinoa

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It may be the dead of winter but I’ve been craving Thai flavors lately. Yes, that’s right. I’m fantasizing about sunbathing on a tiny island somewhere in the South Pacific sipping a Mai Thai. Sadly, a Thai-inspired dish will have to do for now. As I mentioned in a previous post, quinoa is classified with [...]

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Red Lentils with Stewed Tomatoes

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One of my new year resolutions is to work on my memory. Somehow I have forgotten big pieces of my past. And this really saddens me. My hubby is always like, “remember when…?” And I stare blankly back at him, honestly not a trace of memory. He kind of gets annoyed, I can see it. [...]

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Creamy Wild Mushroom Soup

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I promised myself I wouldn’t fall into the Christmas frenzy trap this year. So much for that. If only I was a better planner. Is there an award for most skilled holiday procrastinator? If there is, I think I definitely deserve that award. But I have finally put together my Christmas menu! And I’m sharing [...]

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Parsnip & Sweet Potato Bisque & a Giveaway!

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I know what you’re thinking…parsnips, how exciting… But really, this soup is fabulous. We’ll get to that. First, a couple of things I wanted to mention. 1. All month long, I’ll be the featured nutrition expert on Sweat & the City. You’ll be able to find my recipes, tips, and articles during the month of [...]

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Fall Flavors & Coconut Pumpkin Soup

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I apologize for being rather quiet lately. It’s been a little while since my last post. Recently, I visited friends and family in New Jersey and New York. There, the season of fall is flourishing, though we did get one or two unseasonably warm days. As much as I love the temperate climate of the [...]

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Wheat Berries with Arugula & Ricotta

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One of my favorite chefs, Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, makes a Farro Pasta with Arugula and Ricotta dish. The last recipe I made of hers was Baked Eggplant Parmigiana and it was wonderfully delicious. I was anxious to try another recipe of hers and cook with farro for the first time. Although I made this recipe, [...]

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Chili Lime Peanut Noodles

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With my hubby’s persuasion, I picked up tennis a few summers ago. We would just hit the ball casually, as a means of a little exercise and sunshine. Last September, when we moved out to California, my hubby thought it would be a great idea to join an official league at a club. I was [...]

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Tomato Mint Quinoa Salad

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Quinoa is a very intriguing ingredient. It’s classified with the rest of the grains but it’s not even a grain, it’s a seed. Pronounced “keen-wah,” this grain-like crop has been around for over 6,000 years, originating in the Andean region of South America. The Incas held the crop to be sacred and referred to it [...]

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Baked Eggplant Parmigiana with Onions & Fresh Tomatoes

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The word “parmigiana” literally means from Parma, but don’t be fooled in this case. This dish has its roots in Sicily and Sardinia, the regions that first introduced eggplant to mainland Italy. The origin of the dish actually came from the word, “parmiciana,” a Sicilian dialect word meaning shutter or shingle because the eggplant layers [...]

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Pizza Provençal

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For some reason southern France has been on my mind lately. I went a few years ago and I fell in love with it. I promised myself I’d go back, if not to live, for a very extended vacation. Although I’m not visiting any time soon, I did the next best thing: eat in its [...]

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Sweet Sunday Crêpes

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I dedicated my lazy Sunday to much-needed laundry, house cleaning and crêpes. And I am so glad I did. I have been meaning to make crêpes for a while now. I finally set time aside exclusively for crêpes, even though it doesn’t take much time at all. What does take time is the 2 hours [...]

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