Category Archives: Lowfat

Amazing Roasted Butternut Squash Soup…and Revised Expectations

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Head Chef

My squash soup gets a makeover. So do my plans. Continue reading →

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A Winter’s Salad

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Head Chef

Even in the northeast, you don’t have to eat out of season produce in your winter salads. Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Cooking, Diet and Weight Loss, Dinner, Easy, Lowfat, Party & Holiday, Recipes, Salad, Vegan | Tagged carrot, radish, root vegetable, salad, winter | Leave a comment

What Not to do with a Pretty Radish PLUS Balsamic and Roasted Garlic Bean Dip to Eat up With a Spoon

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Head Chef

I make a delicious bean dip and also a big stink. Continue reading →

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Caribbean Style Black Bean Stew and Some Rules

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Head Chef

Amidst a bunch of major life changes in less than a year, (moving, going back to work, getting a divorce), I’ve lost 20-some pounds (yay!) and gained five back (boo). Before my friends chime in, I’ll acknowledge that I wasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Cooking, Beans, Diet and Weight Loss, Dinner, healthy, Lowfat, Recipes, Soup, Vegan | Tagged beans, black bean, cereal, diet, snacking, soaking beans, stew, sweet potato, tv, weight loss, whole foods | 2 Comments

Oats of Steel: A Love Affair

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Head Chef

I was at a retreat center when I took my first doubtful bite of steel cut oats. The chewy texture instead of the paste-like consistency of its rolled oats cousin delighted me so much I almost gasped aloud during silent … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Cooking, Breakfast, Easy, healthy, Lowfat, Recipes, Vegan, Whole Grain | Tagged groats, oatmeal, oats, steel cut | 4 Comments

Kung POW! Tofu (A Meditation on Spicy Food)

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Head Chef

Hot kung pao tofu and the love of spicy food Continue reading →

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Yucky…and then Yaki Udon

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Head Chef

Veggie Yaki Udon: take two. Continue reading →

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Fresh Rolls and a New Leaf

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Head Chef

Do you ever get a case of the I-Don’t-Wanna’s? An activity that is usually painless or even pleasurable suddenly seems like way too much work. You feel inertia like a big rock in your lap. Sure you could move that … Continue reading →