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  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week The colors are changing, days becoming shorter, temperatures dropping, and last weekend marked the official Autumn equinox. What better time for a healthful stew to warm our bellies! What is your favorite Fall recipe, snack, or beverage? Try this healthy, seasonal stew with a comforting nature!   Minestone Stew Ingredients 1/4 cup…

  • Stir-Fry Saturday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Do you have leftover brown rice from an Asian restaurant ? Oftentimes, the rice will be dry, firm, and unsticky the next day… A perfect starter for a fried rice stir-fry adventure! Tex Mex Fried Rice Ingredients 2 tablespoons + 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil 3 Garlic Cloves (minced) 2 tablespoons…

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week British-ish No Bake Beans Similar to beans served with a full English breakfast and far less sweet than Boston-style beans.  Lots of flavor, easy to prepare, and freezes well! Ingredients 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 Onion (sliced) 1 Garlic Clove (minced) 1 tablespoon Tomato Paste 1 Bay Leaf 1…

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Fiesta Bowl It’s Summer in a bowl! Ingredients 2 tablespoons Extra-Virgin Olive Oil 1 large White Onion (1/2 diced and 1/2 thinly sliced) 1 Garlic Clove (minced) A pinch Dried Oregano 1 15-ounce can Black Beans (no salt added) 1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt 1 cup Cabbage (shredded) 1/2 cup White…

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Green Risotto Short-grain brown rice is Chef Kate’s recommendation for an “amazingly creamy risotto”! Do you have an enameled cast iron pot? It will help the risotto cook evenly. Image source: https://inharvestfoodservice.com/products/short-grain-brown-rice/ Ingredients 3 tablespoons Extra-Virgin Olive Oil 1 Onion (finely chopped) 1 cup Short-Grained Brown Rice 1/4 cup Dry…

  • Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week Spring Edamame  The other green bean! Edamame (immature soy beans) have a velvety texture and a less-starchy taste than typical beans, peas, or lentils. They are a tasteful match with spring vegetables such as, asparagus and chives. Image source: https://www.wineboxgardener.com/home/2019/4/14/spring-vegetable-saute Ingredients 2 tablespoons Extra-Virgin Olive Oil 2 Leeks or 1 bunch Scallions, with…