Saturday, January 29, 2011
Traditional sauteed kale dressed up with caramelized onion, garlic, balsamic vinegar and almonds.
It’s been a healthy month, Ballston and Virginia Square! In January, we featured the healthy leafy green veggie kale. We started the New Year with a warm, hearty Kale and Roasted Vegetable Soup-perfect for these cold winter days. We moved on to crunchy, satisfying, and slightly salty Kale Chips-a healthy substitute for potato chips that actually taste pretty good! We then got to our main dish: Sweet Pepper Pasta Toss with Kale. This is a refreshing, delicious dish: the pairing of the fresh, juicy peppers, the bite of the kale, and the feta cheese...it all mixes into a fantastic healthy meal. Last week, we tried my FAVORITE recipe with kale: Green Smoothies. Studies have shown that eating kale raw gives you the most nutrients, so if you …
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Red and yellow peppers mixed with kale and cayenne pepper make this a delicious, nutritious and spicy dish! Serve it as a side, or as the main course!
Happy three-day weekend, Ballston and Virginia Square! I love three day weekends! Rest, relax, and enjoy some extra time off! On my agenda...sleeping in, maybe picking up that book collecting dust in the corner (one of my 2011 resolutions is to read a book a month...yeah....about that....) and cooking! Are we surprised by that last one at all? Since many of us have fallen away from our resolutions of healthy eating already, this could be a great weekend to get back on track, jump start your diet, and eat healthier with me! The month of January is dedicated to kale-a nutritious, delicious leafy green vegetable that can be used in a variety of recipes. We started out making a Kale and Roasted Vegetable Soup, which is a fantastic and …
Saturday, October 16, 2010
This unique side dish is a perfect substitution for typical cranberry sauce. The presentation is amazing and it tastes GREAT! I highly suggest it: perfect for Thanksgiving or a fall party.
We decorated our apartment for Halloween this year, after one year off when we were too busy with wedding plans. My husband teased me all night about how much pumpkin stuff I have. It's a little ridiculous. I love pumpkins (haven't heard that enough, have you?)!!! So...when I came across this recipe I got really excited. I mean, what could be better than cooking something and eating it out of a pumpkin?! The presentation alone would be amazing! And if it tasted good...even better. Well, we tried this out earlier this week...and it is AMAZING! We had it as a side dish to some baked chicken, and it was great!!! This would be a perfect WOW recipe for Thanksgiving dinner-replace traditional cranberries (ok, or canned cranberries) with this to …
