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Knife And Fork Turkey Jalapeno Burgers
I love burgers, but I only eat them occasionally although even more in the summer season. When I do eat burgers, 99% of the time I make them at home so I can fill them with unique ingredients and less judging from waiters on my specific requests. 🙂 A leaner meat to use for a burger that is just as juicy and still really amazing is turkey. I also found that these burgers hold together perfectly without needing breadcrumbs. Therefore, it’s great protein and even better, gluten free. I made these burgers cheesy and pretty big. We call these type of burgers, knife and fork burgers. You could still certainly…
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Quinoa And Brown Rice Custard
Why is Quinoa so AWESOME? Pronounced keen-wah, this is a seed that is healthy and quick cooking. It has a great soft flavor that blends well with rice. Health Benefits of Quinoa 1. It’s protein balance is similar to milk and has more protein compared to rice, millet or wheat 2. A good source of riboflavin — riboflavin helps reduce the frequency attacks in migraine sufferers by improving the energy metabolism within the brain and muscle cells. 3. Quinoa is used to promote healing of skin injuries in South America, making it a good antiseptic. 4. It only has 172 calories per ¼ cup dry quinoa. 5. Since it is…
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Decadent Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
I have two younger nieces who visit me regularly and a boyfriend who just loves chocolate. This weekend, I went on the hunt looking for a super simple and delicious treat that I could cook with the girls that was going to satisfy our chocolate cravings and going to be lower in sugar too. Especially for the kiddos. Bonus: Its gluten free too! I love to cook with the girls when I can and this is a dessert that they can help with as long as they are supervised by an adult. This recipe requires that you melt some chocolate chips. I like to use a double boiler method on the stove…
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Chef Julie’s Kale Slaw
In Western Washington, it can be a very rainy time of year. Nutritionally, our bodies need lots of healthy foods to continue maintaining lots of vitamins from foods such as dark leafy greens and citrus fruits. Did you know citrus fruits including lemons, limes, oranges and grapefruit are at their juiciest in the wintertime? Keeping with our vitamin routine and taking a look at other vitamin rich foods, it’s great to also consider an important aspect sometimes overlooked or lesser known called folate or folic Acid. One of the many functions of folate is that it helps to create normal red blood cells and hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a red, iron…
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Za’atar Chicken
I recently discovered this wonderful combination of ingredients and spices that make up Za’atar. A delightful earthy smelling and light flavor of seasonings used a lot on bread, tofu, yogurt and other proteins like chicken in Eastern Europe and parts of The Middle East . This combination of spice and cuisine is gaining in popularity in my neck of the woods for its great unique taste (and smell!) and its wonderful flavor addition. One of the primary ingredients is called Sumac which was originally grown in the Middle East as a bush. The Sumac bush produces these deep red berries which are dried and ground into a course powder. The…
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Pumpkin And Sweet Potato Soup
It’s still pretty cold in Western Washington but we’re marching towards spring. There are a few extra minutes of day light every afternoon now but as soon as the sun goes down, there is still a strict chill and cravings for something creamy and delicious. This soup is loaded with vitamins and it has just the right amount of sweetness. Let’s dish on milk real quick. I make this soup dairy free because I love the light flavor and texture of almond milk. This soup was created for its ability to dairy swap. You could certainly use regular cows milk (low fat) or even cashew milk would be okay. At…
