By Erica Galindo – A Fanciful Christmas Feast: Beef Tenderloin Stuffed with Red Peppers, Spinach & Goat Cheese Oregon Peas with Tarragon Butter, Fennel & Herbs Roasted Rainbow Carrots & Fancy Green Squash Creamy Whipped Potatoes Char Roasted Asparagus Toasted Angel Food Cake with Java Ice Cream & Chocolate Drizzle Beef
By Jennifer Cote, Chef at The New Deli, Pinole, CA– What do folks really need, anyway? If they need something badly, they’ll probably buy it for themselves. So, if we’re on a budget and can only spend so much, but want to show someone we’ve been thinking of them, what
By Jennifer Cote, Chef at The New Deli , Pinole, CA– “Frazzled Housewife” is almost becoming a foreign word. With the convenience of fast food and store-bought items that require minimal preparation, we can spend very little time in the kitchen. If a special event comes up, we can call
Submitted by Sandi Thompson – Spicy Sweet Potatoes Serves 6-8 Preheat oven to 425F Ingredients: 2 large jewel or garnet yam, cut in 1” cubes Seasonings:3-4 Tbls. olive oil ½ tsp. ground chipotle pepper (or more to taste) 1 tsp. smoked paprika (add more for a smokier flavor) salt and
By Meg Wolff – One of the world’s leading experts on plant-based eating was in my neck of the woods (Greater Portland, Maine) this week, and it was a great thrill to spend some time with him. T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., is my all-time favorite hero. When I first started
By Karen Olsen – Christmas items are taking over our shops and I can’t help but cringe when I look at the price tags. Most of us start the festival spree with shopping and by the time the gifts are purchased and wrapped, more than 90% of the budget is
By Jennifer Cote, Chef at The New Deli , Pinole, CA– It seems to come as a package deal with the approaching holidays: Planning menus, arranging dates, organizing parties. One thing I don’t want in that package: A stress-induced frenzy from biting off more than I can chew! So I
The only Christmas gift more maligned than a Christmas newsletter is a fruitcake. Sending a newsletter costs you both time and money, so make sure that your newsletter will be welcomed by its recipients. Your newsletter is a gift. Just as you would not crochet a shoddy afghan with strings
By Mary Papoulias-Platis – When you feast on that special dish your mother created for the holidays year after year, memories from holiday past dinners begin to flood through your mind as you once remembered your first bite! Well, this pumpkin holiday pie does that for me. My mother’s specialty, her pumpkin phyllo
By Holly Clegg – When you can’t decide between cornbread dressing or sweet potatoes, with this dish you can have them both! Yam Cornbread Stuffing from my diabetic cookbook, Holly Clegg trim&TERRIFIC Diabetic Cooking is the ultimate holiday time saver recipe as it combines the seasonal favorite naturally sweet Louisiana yams in
By Palma Hansen – Host your own Italian dinner party! 1. Invite guests who will enjoy participating in the cooking process. Ask them to wear red or green. When they arrive, give them an apron, some wine, and put them to work! 2. Set a festive table using red, white and
Submitted by Rhonda Sauls – Zucchini Pie (1 serving of vegetables, 1 serving of dessert) 4 cups zucchini (peeled, seeds removed. Use BIG zucchini) ½ cup of water 2 T lemon juice Dash of salt Cook until zucchini is tender. Mix together: 1 cup sugar 1 ½ t cinnamon 1
By Holly Clegg – Turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes—how much oven space do you have? Cooking and reheating with limited oven space can place added stress on the holiday cook. Check out your menu and include this mouth-watering Wild Rice Fruit Pilaf as this tasty side is prepared on the stovetop!
By Holly Clegg – With the hustle bustle of the holiday season, bar cookies are the ideal solutions for holiday baking. Instead of preparing numerous cookie sheets and waiting for precious oven time, a 13x9x2-inch pan produces forty-eight bar cookies in one step baking. Festive Holiday Bars from my new
By JoAnn Martin and Vickie Hutchins, Gooseberry Patch – The months of November and December are full of opportunities for wonderful get-togethers with family and friends. Since many of these occasions usually involve calorie laden main dishes and desserts, we thought we would send you a recipe for a salmon
By Erica Galindo – As believers we carry in our hearts the sacred truth that the Lord God fashioned the entire world and everything in it. This foundational fact of our faith has a way of stirring a longing within us to stop, breathe it in, and thank the Lord
By Vickie Hutchins and JoAnn Martins of Gooseberry Patch – Here is a recipe that simply can’t be beat for those cool days in October. As the leaves change, the clock turns back and the busy holiday season approaches, take the time to make a nice hot pot of this
By Jennifer Cote, Chef at The New Deli, Pinole, CA – The kids never heard of the season we spent living off of hummus, back in the late seventies! Now that folks actually know what hummus is, mention of the story piqued their interest. Maybe we were ahead of the
By Holly Clegg – Research seems to support that old wise tale, “An apple a day keeps the doctor’s away.” Apples are an excellent source of vitamin C and dietary fiber and also a good source of potassium and are rich in the flavonoid, quercetin, which has been shown to
By Francesca Pucher – This is a great and simple fall show stopping meal for a Fit Cuisine Party. There are lots of other healthy options but the following recipes are easy and sure to be a hit. Presentation Salad Ingredients: 1 small can Mandarin Oranges (drained) 1 English Cucumber sliced 1 package
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