I know, I know. This bowl of brown who-knows-what isn’t much to look at. But bear with me, because it tastes amazing. This month’s Recipe ReDux theme is “Fresh Start – A New Approach to Breakfast.” So you may be wondering why I made oatmeal for breakfast, since its really nothing new. The method I [...]

A while back, someone from Ruth’s Foods contacted me asking if I’d like to try their Chia Goodness products. I’ve been incorporating chia seeds into my diet pretty regularly in the past year, especially in smoothies, and as an egg replacer, so I was eager to try them. (1 Tbsp chia seeds soaked in 3 [...]

Recently I’ve had tomatoes on the brain. I’ve been craving things like tomato soup and veggie lasagna (with loads of chunky tomatoes) now that it’s so cold out, and I’ve officially stopped buying fresh tomatoes at the grocery store until they’re back in season. There’s nothing worse than mealy, dry, colorless “fresh” tomatoes in the [...]

Lately I’ve been eating oats – lots and lots of oats. Usually I’ll make a humongous batch of steel cut oatmeal in the rice cooker made with coconut milk, nuts and dried fruit so I can pop it in the micro for a quick, hot breakfast each morning. For this meal, I made something savory [...]

          I did it! I fi-na-lly successfully made bread in my bread machine! Funk’s grandma gave me her old bread machine a few years ago, and after two failed attempts at bread, I put it away in the basement. I wanted to give it another try this weekend, since everyone says [...]

As an Attune brand ambassador, I’ve been charged with spreading the good word about Attune foods, from the Erewhon cereals to Attune chocolate bars and New Morning graham crackers. They’re all products I eat and support as a dietitian, so I’m always more than happy to spread the food love to others. Over the weekend [...]

Another month, another Recipe ReDux post! This month’s food theme is: pumpkin!!! I really do love all things pumpkin, from pumpkin alfredo to pumpkin blondes, and pumpkin pie ice cream. I always have at least a can of pumpkin in my cabinet, ready to mix into savory dishes like chili, or into cake mix to [...]

I don’t know why, but I seem to be in a cooking funk (not Funk) lately…no pun intended. This month has been overly crazy for the two of us, and I think it is sapping all of my creative cooking energy. Yes I’ve still been cooking, but it’s been the basics in our kitchen with [...]

This past weekend Funk and I got to finally celebrate Jess‘ birthday, which was rain-delayed after hurricane Irene’s arrival a few weeks ago. Fun fact about our friendship with Jess: she used to work with Funk at UMass when they were undergrads, but then lost touch. Jess and I met a few years later through [...]

Every Saturday and every Sunday for the past few weeks I’ve been waking up wanting pancakes. I’m not a huge breakfast eater. A simple bowl of cereal or loaded fruit smoothie will do the trick but every once in a while, I just want something for breakfast that just screams “weekend!” But, our weekends have [...]