Recipes
It’s said you are what you eat, so dolls, let’s ensure what you’re eating is healthy! When our lives are constantly on the go, it’s easy to head down the road of meals that aren’t the most nutritional. Eating healthy and maintaining your weight can help reduce the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases. A healthy diet isn’t about a short term affair – it’s about changing your lifestyle for yourself and your family. So let's get cookin'!
Celery Root and Wild Mushroom Soup
Serves 4 Full-bodied and full of flavor, wild mushrooms enrich the earthy taste of celery root in this pureed winter bisque. Makes an excellent side for meat, tempeh or ...
Luscious Beet Salad with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
This recipe was inspired by Jeff Basom and his friend Tara. I love it because it uses the whole beet, greens and all. Adds beautiful color and a bounty of ...
Pumpkin Pecan Muffins
www.CookusInterruptus.com Reprinted from Feeding the Whole Family by Cynthia Lair (Sasquatch Books, 2008) Baked sugar pie pumpkin or buttercup squash are delicious in this recipe. These muffins make excellent snacks ...
Chili con Carne
June’s Chili Con Carne Original recipe by C. Lair 2009. www.CookusInterruptus.com This is an adaption of my mom’s recipe coupled with instructions from The Joy of Cooking. When it starts ...
Pot Roast
www.CookusInterruptus.com My daughter will drop anything she is doing to rush over to her good friend Emi’s house for some of her mom’s pot roast. Gay’s two radiant daughters reflect ...
French Lentils with Sage Butter
www.CookusInterruptus.com This is a gorgeous vegetarian dish - tasty, impressive, satisfying. Also makes a beautiful side dish. Enjoy! 3 cups cooked French lentils 1 tablespoon butter 3 tablespoons finely chopped ...
Orange Glazed Salmon Kabobs with Yogurt Garlic Dip
www.CookusInterruptus.com Instead of salmon chunks, you can try chicken breast, beef, tempeh or tofu. Directions are for broiling but these are yummy grilled too. For fun use rosemary stems instead ...
Fruitsicles
www.CookusInterruptus.com You can buy Popsicle holders in the summertime at most stores that carry toys or kitchenware. Dream up an endless variety of frozen treats to delight sun-soaked children and ...
Teriyaki Chicken and Vegetables
www.CookusInterruptus.com Make mounds of rice and serve this easy-to-make, kid-pleasing dish heaped on top. Perfect blend of carbohydrates, vitamin-rich vegetables and protein to fuel-up the athletic body. Use any combination ...
Ben’s Friday Pancakes
www.CookusInterruptus.com This unique pancake has no flour but uses highly digestible soaked whole grains. Adapted by Bastyr student Ronit Gourarie from Rebecca Wood’s superb cookbook The Splendid Grain (William Morrow ...
Soba Noodles
www.CookusInterruptus.com Soba noodles are made from a combination of wheat and buckwheat flour. You can also purchase 100% buckwheat soba noodles which are fine for gluten intolerant folks since buckwheat ...
Braised Greens
My friend and colleague from Bastyr University, Becky Boutch, makes simple foods taste divine. Her simple method of braising is a wonderful for greens, as it gently tenderizes and adds ...
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