‘HEALTHIFIED” RECIPES – HARMLESS OR DIET CULTURE?

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It might be time to ditch your “healthified” recipes.

"Healthified" Recipes

Feel free to sub any of the following in for black bean brownies…

  • Chickpea and carob “chocolate chip cookies”
  • Avocado and cocoa “chocolate mousse”
  • Cottage cheese “ice cream”
  • Banana “ice cream”
  • Butternut squash mac and “cheese”
  • Cauliflower “rice”
  • Zucchini “noodles”
  • I could go on forever with these examples

… And the real deal food for the latter part of the above sentence. We have SO any “healthified” versions of foods at this point.

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NOVEMBER 6 VIRTUAL COOKING CLASS

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Come cook with me this Sunday, November 6 from 4-5:30pm ET. Cooks of all skill levels are welcome and our menu is vegetarian. $40 per Zoomer. Sign up here!

Our Menu

Deconstructed Lasagna with Roasted Wild Mushrooms and Salsa Verde

This “lasagna” is a one-dish meal with a big WOW factor that can be prepped a bit ahead. That means it’s an ideal back-pocket dinner party recipe, which we all will be in need of as we officially enter the holiday season.

It is at once deeply earthy and comforting with crispy, umami-packed mushrooms and milky cheese, and vibrant and fresh with the salsa verde, spicy arugula and lemon. The dish is equally loaded with textures in a way that I find compelling – chewy noodles, crispy mushrooms, snappy greens and crunchy hazelnuts.

Finally, this recipe is a roadmap, not a mandate. Once you have the idea, you can riff on the lasagna depending on what vegetables you love and the season, or simplify it so it would easy to pull off even on a weeknight. We’ll talk about all of these ideas in class.

As always, after you register I’ll send you an invoice and more information about the class including our grocery list, recipes and answers to common questions. Hope I get to cook with you!

BBQ CHICKEN AND APPLE MEATBALLS

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It’s happening, I’m being ever so gently sucked into fall cooking and it’s starting with these BBQ Chicken and Apple Meatballs.

What makes them fall-ish? A little bit of grated apple. They are a little sweet, a little tangy and very very good.

I served them with roasted broccoli, quinoa and a simple arugula and (more) apple salad with crumbled blue cheese and toasted hazelnuts and for a small moment felt at peace with the shorter, cooler days to come.

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EASIEST APPLE CRISP

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This is the one and only apple crisp recipe you’ll ever need—one you can have in the oven in less than 10 minutes with ingredients you might already have on hand this time of year and make pretty much make with your eyes closed. It’s not far off from a recipe for the “Fruit Crisp or Crumb Pie” by James Beard in his American’s Cookery but with the amount of fruit increased, and the ingredients solidified. Its topping is crisp but with a sticky chew and the the flavor of the dessert is like a caramel apple in crisp form. Served warm with vanilla ice cream, there is no better (or easier) fall dessert.

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OVEN BAKED POLENTA WITH FRESH CORN (+ HOW TO USE LEFTOVERS)

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If you’ve never made polenta, let this be your introduction. Its so creamy and satisfying – just what I want to eat now that temperatures are dipping. Don’t bother with tons of stirring and slow cooking on the stovetop. Let your oven do the work. At this time of year I like to add a little fresh corn at the end so do that while it lasts. If it’s already out of season, just leave it out.

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