Butternut squash, carrots and parsnips are roasted until deeply browned, dressed with an assertive Thai vinaigrette laced with lime juice and fish sauce, then tossed with fistfuls of scallions, cilantro and mint. The original recipe calls for toasted rice powder but you can skip this (which we usually do when making this for clients), though it is a delicious addition. Feel free to sub other winter vegetables (cauliflower, romanesco, or sweet potato) or add in lightly browned ground pork or chicken, or crumbled and sauteed tofu, if you feel like you need the protein. It’s a one-dish meal or can be served with lettuce cups or rice.
FRESH RAVIOLI WITH RICOTTA, MASCARPONE AND PARMESAN
For anyone intimidated by making pasta by hand, ravioli is a great place to start. No need for a pasta machine as long as you are ready to roll, roll, roll out that dough by hand. The thinner you get your pasta sheets, the more delicate and special your ravioli. Let us know what you think!
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ROSEMARY SPICED NUTS
This week while reorganizing my cabinets, I kept finding random caches of nuts that weren’t really enough to repackage and store so I decided to toast them up. Enter a delicious spiced-toasted-nut moment that I promise will be a huge hit. At the very least it’s definitely worth emptying out the cabinet (or freezer) for!
ISOLATION CAKE!
Times are weird. News is daunting at best. We all feel it. In an effort to alleviate some stress and celebrate the small things in life, a trend was born with our team. Isolation cake! Because when you are quarantined and things are looking dim- cake brings joy. That’s what it’s all about right? So when Tricia told us she was baking an Isolation Cake, the idea stuck with us. Hers was the New York Times Plum Cake- but with plum jam- because…quarantine. I went the tropical route because…quarantine. So if you have flour, butter and eggs what are you waiting for?
PLANT-BASED EXPLAINED
Guest post by Caroline Markowitz – MS candidate in nutrition and exercise physiology at Columbia University
Whether from the film Game Changers (I won’t even go into this) or the environmental movement, the term “plant-based diet” has been frequently thrown around. And it is often used inaccurately. The term “plant-based” is vague and can lead to confusion. However, its meaning is simple: a diet based on plants.