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Member-Only Articles
Revitalize Your Salad
This salad offers an explosion of flavor and texture that is sure to please any palate! Plus, it's infinitely adaptable. What's not to love?
Tasty Weeknight Dinner
This recipe reduces the fat and amps up the flavor of a classic dish. Check it out!
Whole Grain Cooking Demonstration Success
When was the last time you did a cooking demonstration? My latest demonstration taught me a lot, and today I'd like to share what I've learned with you. I offer these tips to help you make your cooking demos easier, more exciting, and more engaging!
Baked Whole Wheat Ziti
It's easy to make whole grains enjoyable when you have a big batch of this baked ziti on hand!
Arroz Con Pollo
Want a tasty whole grain meal that is sure to please a crowd? Try this chicken and rice dish!
Spanish Rice
This versatile side can be prepared in the oven with largely hands-off techniques.
Whipped Cream: You Can Make It at Home!
Whipped cream is the perfect way to make a dish look polished and tasty. Plus, when used in moderation, it's a great flavor and texture booster. Check out my tried-and-true whipped cream tips in this members-only post!
Paint Me a Snack: Fun Ideas for Kids
It’s time to revamp your snacks. Find a new recipe and a guide to making it shine, all in today's post!
Pastry Brushes: Snacking's Trump Card
Sometimes all you need to pep up a snack is a little bit of pizazz. Instead of pouring a bit of dip or a dollop of nut butter into a dish to put on the side of your snack, consider making it into a line on the plate and arranging the rest of the snack on top of it. How do you make this look its best? With a pastry brush, of course!
Try a Vegetarian Meal!
Try this tasty recipe for a healthful vegetarian meal!
Aromatics: Your Secret Weapon
Aromatic herbs offer a lovely way to finish soups, rice, or pasta dishes. Find new ways to help your clients use more aromatic herbs and pep up their meals in today's post!
A New Spin on Whole Grains
The sweet raisins and crunchy almonds combine to enrich this dish with lots of different flavors and textures.
Pudding or Pie? Why Not Both?
This tasty dessert is rich in protein and calcium. It also has way more fiber and nutrients than most typical desserts.
Do a MyPlate Challenge!
Tuna: What Do You Know About It?
Remember when you could buy tuna canned in water or oil and these were the only options? Now the choices seem endless. Can or pouch? Light, albacore, or yellowfin? Lemon Dill or Spicy Thai Chili? Add in nutrition concerns like sodium and omega-3 fatty acids, and buying a simple can of tuna can be overwhelming! To cut through all the craziness, let’s take a closer look at tuna…
How To Stir-Fry
This members-only guide to healthful stir-fries is a perfect resource for health educators and their clients.
Enjoy Summer Produce!
This amazing salad was inspired by a trip to Berkeley Bowl, where fresh produce spans the aisle as far as the eye can see. Use it in your Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month celebrations!
Cooking Demonstration Tips
I recently began teaching an advanced pastry class for the culinary art students at Johnson and Wales Denver (JWU). I am totally loving it, but the topic and group posed a few new challenges to my usual cooking demonstration approach...
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