Tag Archives: healthy vegetable recipes

Coleslaw with Red Wine Vinaigrette & Caraway (and a word about the one food I despise)

By Michelle Dudash | Published: March 8, 2013

Coleslaw with red wine vinaigrette and caraway seeds

I’m not a picky eater in any sense whatsoever. I’m proud to say that I enjoy eating most foods. There are very few that I dislike purely from a taste standpoint and only one that I despise.…

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Oven-Fried Onion Bloom with Tangy Dipping Sauce

By Michelle | Published: February 13, 2013

Oven-Fried Onion Bloom with Tangy Dipping Sauce

If you’re like me, you love a good deep fry. I was born and raised in Wisconsin, after all, where I was no stranger to Friday fish fries…

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Roasted Cauliflower with Cashews & Curried Dip

By Michelle Dudash | Published: February 6, 2013

Roasted cauliflower with cashews and curried dip

Get excited…. today cauliflower gets made over with a flavor explosion! Cauliflower naturally gets sweeter as it roasts and its flavors concentrate. If you’re like me, you will find yourself spooning…

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Roasted Baby Broccoli with Toasted Almonds & Lemon

By Michelle | Published: January 10, 2013

Roasted Broccolini with Lemon and Parmesan

Though a quick steam in the microwave serves a purpose when it comes to my weeknight vegetable routine, sometimes I’m looking for a side dish with a bit more excitement. Vegetables take on unexpected flavors and…

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Recipe: Oven Pumpkin Fries with Cumin, Feta Cheese & Pepitas

By Michelle | Published: October 31, 2012

Oven Pumpkin Fries with Cumin, Feta Cheese & Pepitas

Pumpkin bread, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pie. All of these orange-hued, holiday-spiced foods excite me this time of year, signaling that Thanksgiving and Christmas are near. Since most pumpkin offerings are sweet, I thought it…

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Kale, Grape & Walnut Salad and Lunch with Ellie Krieger at FNCE

By Michelle | Published: October 24, 2012

Kale, Grape & Walnut Salad with Parmesan and Red Wine Vinaigrette

Now that tomato season has ended, we need a satisfying substitute for this quintessential salad ingredient. Fortunately, California grape season is in full swing, from late spring through December. I keep grapes on hand for snacking,…

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Recipe: Fresh Mozzarella with Tomato Coulis and Basil

By Michelle Dudash | Published: August 22, 2012

Fresh Mozzarella with Tomato Coulis (caprese salad variation)

Italy, take me back. I dream of the day I’ll return for a visit and dine on oodles of freshly made pasta, sipping wine on a veranda overlooking rolling fields of vineyards.

Years ago in Tuscany, my…

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Recipe: Chilled Corn Soup with Tomatoes, Avocado & Feta

By Michelle | Published: August 1, 2012

Chilled Corn Soup with Tomatoes, Avocado & Feta

Whenever I list corn as a healthy food, people never fail to stare with a mix of amazement and concern. “Isn’t corn fattening?” Ah…No.

You’re entering a carb no-hater zone.

Virtually all vegetables offer nutritional benefits. As…

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Recipe Honoring Julia Child: Grilled Basil-Walnut Tomatoes Provencal

By Michelle | Published: July 12, 2012

Grilled Tomatoes Provencal Recipe Honors Julia Child

I’ll never forget the television clip of Julia Child and David Letterman eating raw hamburger live, on-air, due to a stovetop malfunction. She acted like it was no big deal and it was outrageously hilarious. Her vivacious…

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Recipe & Giveaway: Tuscan Bread, Grilled Bell Pepper, and Tomato Salad (Panzanella)

By Michelle | Published: May 17, 2012

Panzanella Bread Salad Recipe from James Peterson's Cookbook "Vegetables"

The first “serious” cookbook I ever bought was Sauces by James Peterson, a James Beard Cookbook of the Year. I was enrolled in the culinary basics boot camp in culinary school at the time, and was following…

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