Family Food Traditions: Helping or Hurting?

Family Food Traditions: Helping or Hurting?

Family Food Traditions: Helping or Hurting? Many people have family food traditions and dishes that have been passed down from generation to generation. Though we sometimes say that our health issues are “hereditary” it is often our family recipes and...
Hearty Tomato Soup with Pesto

Hearty Tomato Soup with Pesto

Hearty Tomato Soup with Pesto This soup is fast to make and very satisfying. The pesto adds both color and flavor. Serve with a side salad or cooked greens and some bread.  Ingredients Soup1 onion, chopped2 cloves of garlic, minced or pressed1 28-ounce can or carton...
Tropical Teriyaki Rice Platter

Tropical Teriyaki Rice Platter

Tropical Teriyaki Rice Platter Lots of ingredients, but not hard!  Combining whole grains with fresh vegetables and fruits makes an easy one-dish meal. The vegetables can be changed, but try to keep the various colors represented: some green, some red or orange, and...
Family Food Traditions: Helping or Hurting?

Beet-Horseradish Hummus and Smoky Lemon Hummus

Beet-Horseradish Hummus and Smoky Lemon Hummus This recipe makes two bowls of flavorful hummus: smoky lemon hummus and a brilliantly colored beet-horseradish hummus. Unlike the hummus you purchase in the grocery store, there is no added oil in this recipe. The only...
Sweet Potato Salad with Cranberries

Sweet Potato Salad with Cranberries

Sweet Potato Salad with Cranberries  With its lemon-mustard dressing, this colorful salad has a bright, tangy flavor. Packs well for a picnic or lunch at work. Serves 4-6 Ingredients Salad3 C peeled and cubed sweet potato (bite-size pieces)1 C chopped scallions1 C...