Nutritious choices made simple®
Cabbage is a great leafy green to use in soups as it holds up well under a simmer and keeps beautifully in leftovers. Paired with tomato paste and some of the favorite products of a late summer or early fall harvest, this recipe is a lovely option for making a garden-based meal towards the end […]
If the words “mushroom soup” conjure up a can of condensed soup that your grandmother poured into various casseroles as a sauce, do yourself the favor of seeing mushroom soup through new eyes. Made fresh mushrooms, with a delicate balance of herbs and savory veggies, mushroom soup is a wonderful side, and yes, sauce, that […]
Commercially produced tomato soups often rely on added sugar and salt for flavor. This recipe uses roasting to concentrate the sugars naturally present in the vegetables and a lovely blend of fresh herbs for a more nutritious take that’s absolutely delicious. Great with a chunk of warm crusty bread.
Potatoes are often seen as a food to be avoided by people trying to eat nutritiously, but the truth is, they have a lot of good nutrition, especially if you pick a variety that allows you to eat the skin. Roasting is a wonderful way to bring out the best natural flavors of this root […]
Crisp on the outside, tender on the inside: searing is a simple cooking method that treats scallops exactly right. Serve these over a bed of seasonal greens and enjoy.
Sweet mango and spicy red onion pair perfectly in this fresh salsa. Garnish your favorite grilled fish with this zippy concoction, or dip into it with Guiding Stars-earning tortilla chips.
Posole, also spelled “pozole,” is a Mexican dish which takes its name from the Nahuatl languages and their name for hominy, a product made by soaking dried corn in an alkaline solution. This traditional soup contains a few ingredients that are less commonly used in the northern United States, like hominy and tomatillos. They’re still […]
Lemon and garlic pair with fresh ingredients for a sauce that will bring a lovely, light zing to your angel hair pasta. Both the sauce and the pasta in this recipe cook up in a flash, making it ideal for a last minute dinner, perfect for using up the last tomato in your fruit basket.