Cumin-Chili Spiced Seven-Layer Bean Dip

Have your seven-layer dip and eat it too, with significantly less saturated fat and calories.

by Team Dudash

January 31, 2019 • 0 comments

Have your seven-layer dip and eat it too, with significantly less saturated fat and calories. This dip is as healthy as eating a salad, but tastes like your indulging big time, with black beans, Greek yogurt, and avocado. Cumin-Chili Spiced Seven-Layer Bean Dip 2 (14-ounce) cans...

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MSG: Get the facts on monosodium glutamate

Michelle answers your biggest questions about MSG

by Michelle Dudash, Chef and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

January 29, 2019 • 1 comment

This blog post is sponsored by Ajinomoto. Written 100% by me. My family and I have been enjoying MSG in our food for years. From our favorite ranch dressing to chicken noodle soup. I’m excited to be partnering with Ajinomoto, manufacturer of MSG, to bring...

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Easy Halloween Deviled Eggs with Avocado and Lime

Delight party guests with these ghoulishly green deviled eggs

by Team Dudash

October 25, 2018 • 0 comments

I have prepared deviled eggs for all sorts of parties, changing up the flavors and appearance depending on the event theme, and people go crazy for them. In this recipe, ripe avocado replaces most of the mayonnaise to color the eggs ghoulishly green. Lime,...

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Jackfruit BBQ

If you eat mostly vegan or vegetarian and find yourself jonesing for the taste of pulled pork, you are in luck.

by Team Dudash

July 8, 2018 • 1 comment

If you eat mostly vegan or vegetarian and find yourself jonesing for the taste of pulled pork, you are in luck. With jackfruit BBQ, you get the sauciness and meatiness you crave but without the saturated fat and cholesterol. Unfortunately, it’s low in protein...

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Baked Sweet Potato Fries with Garlicky Greek Yogurt Dip

by Michelle Dudash, Chef and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

November 29, 2016 • 4 comments

This post was sponsored by my friends at Chobani. Written 100% by me. We are in the midst of sweet potato season, with the majority of them hailing from North Carolina and California. Get excited! Baking them in an extra hot oven is my favorite...

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Pumpkin French Fries with Chipotle-Molasses Ketchup

by Michelle Dudash, Chef and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

October 8, 2015 • 0 comments

These pumpkin fries are sweet potatoes’ sassier sister with a smoky twist of cumin, chile and chipotle. The sweet and spicy ketchup will elevate any fry. Each serving offers more than two times the daily value for vitamin A (as beta-carotene), 3 grams fiber, and...

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Chili-Cumin Skinny Fries with Parmesan and Creamy Scallion Dip

by Michelle Dudash, Chef and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

March 11, 2015 • 0 comments

Potatoes as Mother Nature intended are nutritious, with fiber, vitamin C and potassium, but not when fried in the partially hydrogenated oils (aka trans fat) found at many fast food joints. These potatoes get their crispiness from oven frying, accomplished by coating lightly in...

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Crimini Mushroom Turkey Burger with Cumin and Chile

by Michelle Dudash, Chef and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

April 7, 2014 • 5 comments

Sometimes I just want a big ole’ burger. But these days, ordering a burger might induce stares from people as if you’re trying to bum a cigarette, depending on the company you keep. While I believe that beef certainly has its place within a...

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Michelle’s Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps as Seen on The Chew

by Michelle Dudash, Chef and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

January 27, 2014 • 2 comments

By Michelle Dudash, RDN We are nearly one month into the new year. How are you doing with your resolutions? If your commitment to eat healthier or lose weight is fading or already just a faint memory, allow me to tempt you with my latest...

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Slow Cooker Lentil Sloppy Joes

by Michelle Dudash, Chef and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

June 6, 2013 • 0 comments

Slow cookers offer so much more than hearty winter stews, and in the summer any way to escape the heat of the kitchen is welcome. How about a summertime sandwich of lentil sloppy joes? The inspiration for this recipe stems from a stovetop version by Heather McDougall,...

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