Tag: Healthier Fare

Healthier fare

by KD

Green Chili Chicken Pozole

This is the easiest recipe for Green Chili Chicken Pozole you'll find!
If you’ve never had pozole, the traditional hominy stew, you’re in for a treat. This the easiest and tastiest recipe for pozole you’ll ever find! After making a pared-down salsa verde, you add a delicious combination of seasonings and spices to a pot with vegetable broth, hominy, and chicken, and set it to cook on low heat.

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Garlic Soup

Luxurious and nourishing garlic soup for a health boost!
Garlic gets a bad rap sometimes. I’ve seen tons of tricks lately for mellowing its bite or getting the smell off of your fingers, and it makes me feel sorry for garlic. It rarely gets the positive attention it deserves, so let’s remedy that. If you’ve ever enjoyed the flavor garlic–even slightly–then you’ll love this luxurious and nourishing recipe for garlic soup. It’s so… French.

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Greek Spaghetti Squash

A tasty pasta alternative bursting with flavor!
Have you ever heard of spaghetti squash? Even if you’ve never seen the bulbous yellow fruit in produce aisles, I bet you can guess its characteristics from its extremely enigmatic name. When cooked, the flesh of a spaghetti squash can be removed in stringy bits that resemble… drum roll please… spaghetti! So why not make a delicious pasta dish tonight, and up the nutrition by substituting boring old spaghetti for some vitamin A- and potassium- packed veggie noodles?

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Wasabi Kale Salad

A spicy kale salad that makes a perfect summertime meal
Kale is so often mistreated. I don’t just mean verbally and culturally; it’s also mistreated in the kitchen. Have you ever tried to serve a kale salad and found the leaves too firm and bitter to stomach? Well, you’ve been missing an important step: marinating the kale. Check out the below recipe for Wasabi Kale Salad, and witness the method and benefits of this extra step firsthand!

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Lemon-Herb Sardine Salad

Crunchy, savory, and bright lemon-herb sardine salad

Sometimes, a light dinner is in order. You need something crunchy, savory, but bright, that requires as little “cooking” as possible. This recipe for lemon-herb sardine salad fits the bill; an excellent combination of flavors, with capers, lemon zest, and dijon mustard gives this salad a very French flair.

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Umami Sprinkles

umami sprinkles
Going vegan is difficult, especially if you’re a heavy meat or dairy consumer. But there is some fairly robust research indicating that a diet containing less animal product can be beneficial for our health and the environment. Instead of getting overly ambitious, going full-on vegan overnight, why not try incorporating some cheese, meat, and dairy alternatives into your everyday meals?

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Marinated & Steamed Chinese Eggplant

marinated eggplant
Eggplants are not quite in season (far from it, actually), but when a beautiful bunch of dark purple nightshades cropped up at the grocery store, I just couldn’t resist. These are Chinese eggplants, different from Italian eggplants in their long, thin appearance. The skin of Chinese eggplants is also thinner than the ones you’d normally find in the produce aisle.

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