by Catherine McConkie, NC | May 15, 2024 | Recipes, Tips
Chewy farro, fresh herbs, cherries, and crunchy walnuts join forces to create a seasonal salad bursting with nutrition, flavor, and texture. Don’t toss the farro cooking water, it has a lovely flavor and is delicious as a soup or stew base. 1 cup farro, rinsed ½...
by Catherine McConkie, NC | May 15, 2024 | Recipes, Tips
While strolling along at the farmers market recently these beauties caught my eye. Loaded with stress busting magnesium, energy producing iron and bone strengthening vitamin K, dark leafy greens pack a wallop when it comes to a source of concentrated nutrition. 2...
by Catherine McConkie, NC | May 15, 2024 | Recipes, Tips
This dish was inspired by the bright, fresh, simplicity of classic Greek Salad. Lentils are an excellent source of fiber and vegetable protein, plus they are amenable to many flavor profiles. This tasty, satisfying version will fill you up while helping keep blood...
by Catherine McConkie, NC | May 15, 2024 | Recipes, Tips
Caramelization is another term for “browning”. It is a low and slow cooking technique that capitalizes upon sugars naturally found in foods. Caramelization coaxes out naturally sweet taste by creating many new, and more complex, flavor molecules. 3
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by Catherine McConkie, NC | May 15, 2024 | Recipes, Tips
Baking is my favorite method for producing perfectly cooked grain. The even surround of oven heat eliminates any wonder about whether the grains will cook at the same rate. The key is to bring the cooking liquid to a boil first before going into the oven. Temp I use...
by Catherine McConkie, NC | May 14, 2024 | Recipes, Tips
I was sitting in the dentist’s chair recently and out of the blue became inspired by red cabbage, red beets, red onion and red pomegranate. Delicious and visually stunning, this glistening, jewel toned side dish is the result of that inspiration. The slaw is...
